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This is the second quiz of a series of two that is dedicated towards helping you review your understanding of words and their value in a sentence. When we speak we really do not tend to think about the words that we are using – we just say them. However, when we write, knowing words does become a critical factor.
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No matter what career you will wind up choosing in life, you will always have to do some amount of writing – sometimes you will have to do a lot of writing. In essence, in order to continue to write successfully, you will need to stay alert with your understanding of words, not to mention verb tenses. In fact, being able to master words has been directly related to how successful a person will be in life.
In the following series of ten sentences a word or words have been underlined. You will need to determine what kind of a word the underlined word or words are, i.e., is it a noun, a possessive noun, a verb, a preposition, an adverb, an adjective, a participle, a gerund or an infinitive. If you can get all ten answers right – you are amazing! If not, then try taking this quiz and quiz [Part 1] over again until you feel that you really do understand words. Good luck!
1.
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Michael was in awe as he stood before the Statue of Liberty! |
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Possessive noun |
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Preposition |
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Noun |
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Pronoun |
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2.
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The Mayor wanted to give a speech at the high school’s annual charity party. |
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Infinitive |
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Participle |
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Conjunction |
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Gerund |
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3.
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She had to pull her gloves off to feel for his pulse. |
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Adjective |
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Conjunction |
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Adverb |
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Preposition |
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4.
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Mr. Milton bought a new Mazda and he bought a new speedboat. |
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Noun |
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Conjunction |
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Gerund |
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Verb |
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5.
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Flying is the only dream that Bob did not give up on. |
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Participle |
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Infinitive |
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Gerund |
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Verb |
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6.
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That is David’s house over there on the corner. |
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Noun |
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Pronoun |
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Preposition |
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Possessive noun |
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7.
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The falling rocks posed more of a problem than the engineer could have imagined. |
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Participle |
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Gerund |
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Verb |
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Adverb |
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8.
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He accidently spilled the soda all over his pants. |
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Adjective |
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Adverb |
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Possessive noun |
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Linking verb |
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9.
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William was a happy camper when they gave him the top bunk. |
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Noun |
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Verb |
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Adjective |
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Conjunction |
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10.
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The audience laughed when the clown came on the stage. |
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Noun |
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Adjective |
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Adverb |
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Verb |
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1.
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Michael was in awe as he stood before the Statue of Liberty! |
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[ ] |
Possessive noun |
[ ] |
Preposition |
[x] |
Noun |
[ ] |
Pronoun |
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2.
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The Mayor wanted to give a speech at the high school’s annual charity party. |
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[x] |
Infinitive |
[ ] |
Participle |
[ ] |
Conjunction |
[ ] |
Gerund |
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3.
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She had to pull her gloves off to feel for his pulse. |
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[ ] |
Adjective |
[ ] |
Conjunction |
[ ] |
Adverb |
[x] |
Preposition |
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4.
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Mr. Milton bought a new Mazda and he bought a new speedboat. |
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Noun |
[x] |
Conjunction |
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Gerund |
[ ] |
Verb |
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5.
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Flying is the only dream that Bob did not give up on. |
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Participle |
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Infinitive |
[x] |
Gerund |
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Verb |
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6.
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That is David’s house over there on the corner. |
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[ ] |
Noun |
[ ] |
Pronoun |
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Preposition |
[x] |
Possessive noun |
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7.
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The falling rocks posed more of a problem than the engineer could have imagined. |
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[x] |
Participle |
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Gerund |
[ ] |
Verb |
[ ] |
Adverb |
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8.
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He accidently spilled the soda all over his pants. |
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[ ] |
Adjective |
[x] |
Adverb |
[ ] |
Possessive noun |
[ ] |
Linking verb |
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9.
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William was a happy camper when they gave him the top bunk. |
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[ ] |
Noun |
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Verb |
[x] |
Adjective |
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Conjunction |
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10.
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The audience laughed when the clown came on the stage. |
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[ ] |
Noun |
[ ] |
Adjective |
[ ] |
Adverb |
[x] |
Verb |
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