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Quiz about Parts of Hilarious Speech
Quiz about Parts of Hilarious Speech

Parts of (Hilarious) Speech Trivia Quiz


Parts of speech...ho hum...Wait! I can make this fun. I'll give you giggle-inducing phrases to enliven your practice with identifying parts of speech.

A multiple-choice quiz by Pagiedamon. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Pagiedamon
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
299,786
Updated
Aug 24 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
8439
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
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Question 1 of 10
1. "How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter"? -Woody Allen

What is the function of the word "in"?
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Question 2 of 10
2. "Sex is one of the most wholesome, beautiful and natural experiences that money can buy". -Steve Martin

What is the function of the word "beautiful" in this sentence?
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Question 3 of 10
3. "I could tell that my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio". - Rodney Dangerfield

What part of speech is the word "a" ?
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Question 4 of 10
4. "You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try'". -Homer Simpson

What part of speech is the word "lesson"?
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Question 5 of 10
5. "I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally". - WC Fields.

What part of speech is the word "equally"?
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Question 6 of 10
6. "It takes forty-six muscles to frown, but only four to flip 'em the bird". - Unknown

What is the function of the word "but" in this proclamation?
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Question 7 of 10
7. "I'm in shape. Round is a shape". - George Carlin

What is the function of the word "is" in this declarative statement?
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Question 8 of 10
8. "Ugh, I hate people". Elaine Benes (from "Seinfeld")

What is the function of "ugh" in this statement?
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Question 9 of 10
9. "An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him". -Oscar Wilde

What part of speech is the word "he"?
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Question 10 of 10
10. "There are better things in life than alcohol, but alcohol makes up for not having them". -Terry Pratchett


Which part of speech is NOT present in the above statement?
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1. "How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter"? -Woody Allen What is the function of the word "in"?

Answer: preposition

A preposition is a word that shows the relationship of a noun to another noun. A prepositional phrase is the preposition, plus the words or phrase connected to the preposition. Examples of prepositions: after, at, by, in, for, from, to, with, etc.
2. "Sex is one of the most wholesome, beautiful and natural experiences that money can buy". -Steve Martin What is the function of the word "beautiful" in this sentence?

Answer: adjective

Adjectives are describing words. They describe or modify nouns.

Ex- What kind of experience? Beautiful.
3. "I could tell that my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio". - Rodney Dangerfield What part of speech is the word "a" ?

Answer: article

Articles are words that are used to indicate the presence of a noun. There are three articles: a, an, the. 'A' and 'an' are indefinite articles. 'The' is the definite article.
4. "You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try'". -Homer Simpson What part of speech is the word "lesson"?

Answer: noun

Nouns are persons (John, teachers), places (North Carolina, parks), things (dogs, computers), or ideas (honesty, love).
5. "I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally". - WC Fields. What part of speech is the word "equally"?

Answer: adverb

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or even other adverbs. Adverbs often, but not always, end in -ly. Examples of adverbs include calmly, quickly, fondly, lazily, quietly, shyly, and truthfully.
6. "It takes forty-six muscles to frown, but only four to flip 'em the bird". - Unknown What is the function of the word "but" in this proclamation?

Answer: conjunction

Conjunctions are joining words. They join words, ideas, phrases, clauses, or sentences. Common conjunctions include: and, if, but, so, or, nor, because, etc.
7. "I'm in shape. Round is a shape". - George Carlin What is the function of the word "is" in this declarative statement?

Answer: verb

"Is" is a state-of-being verb. State-of-being verbs function as helping verbs or the main verb of a sentence. Additionally, they can show time through tenses (am, are, is, was, were, etc).
8. "Ugh, I hate people". Elaine Benes (from "Seinfeld") What is the function of "ugh" in this statement?

Answer: interjection

An interjection is a word, phrase, or sound used as an exclamation. Interjections can stand alone (oh, ouch, God!, goodness gracious, etc. ).
9. "An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him". -Oscar Wilde What part of speech is the word "he"?

Answer: pronoun

"He" functions as a pronoun. A pronoun replaces a noun or another pronoun. In this sentence, "he" is replacing the name of the "excellent man".
10. "There are better things in life than alcohol, but alcohol makes up for not having them". -Terry Pratchett Which part of speech is NOT present in the above statement?

Answer: interjection

No interjections in this statement. Bah!

See, parts of speech are not as boring as you thought they were!
Source: Author Pagiedamon

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