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Introduction:
"Do you know the eight parts of speech and their functions? If not, let me introduce you."


1. Choose the word that best fits this definition: a word, or words, that relates a noun or pronoun to another word in the same sentence.
    pronoun
    predicate
    participle
    preposition


2. What part of speech is the word "barely" in the sentence "She barely passed the test?"
    article
    adverb
    adjective
    appositive


3. What is a word that "stands in" as a substitute for a noun called?
    pronoun
    participle
    preposition
    prefix


4. "Julia was a talented, lovely, gracious girl." What part of speech are "talented", "lovely," and "gracious"?
    Answer: (One word)


5. Sentences must usually contain at least two parts of speech. A subject is one part; do you know the other?
    a verb
    a conjunction
    a preposition
    a pronoun


6. Aha! Oops! Wow! are all examples of what part of speech?
    Answer: (thirteen letters)


7. Pronouns replace what part of speech?
    Answer: (4 or 5 letters)


8. "The dog came in and shook his wet fur, with the result that the water went all over the kitchen, but instead of being mad, Grandma just laughed, since Barkley looked so apologetic". How many conjunctions were used in the previous sentence?
    6
    2
    3
    4


9. Congratulations! You have just been introduced to PAPA VINC, which is one way of remembering the eight traditional parts of speech. What is the word for forming words from the first letters of each word?
    abbreviations
    acronyms
    allusions
    acrostics


10. Bonus Question: What do you call nouns that are capitalized?
    Answer: (Two Words formal)


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