Master Closed Word Classes

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Which category do proper nouns fall into?

Pronouns

Adjectives

Nouns (correct)

Verbs

What is the role of pronouns in a sentence?

To describe nouns

To communicate ideas clearly

To substitute for specific nouns (correct)

To name a person, place, concept, or object

What do adjectives do in a sentence?

Substitute for specific nouns

Communicate ideas clearly

Describe nouns (correct)

Name a person, place, concept, or object

Which part of speech describes specific actions?

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What part of speech describes how frequently something happens?

Adverbs Signup and view all the answers

Which part of speech tells you the relationship between other words in a sentence?

Prepositions Signup and view all the answers

What type of article describes one specific noun?

Definite article Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an interrogative pronoun?

These Signup and view all the answers

Which pronoun is used to refer to the objects of a verb, a verbal, or a preposition?

Whom Signup and view all the answers

In the sentence 'Whichever manuscript arrives first, I will read,' what does the pronoun 'whichever' modify?

Manuscript Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an indefinite pronoun?

Each Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the 9 parts of speech in English?

Adverbs Signup and view all the answers

Which part of speech is used to describe nouns?

Adjectives Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of adverbs in a sentence?

To describe verbs Signup and view all the answers

Which part of speech can be a person, place, or thing?

Nouns Signup and view all the answers

Which type of pronoun refers to a specific person or thing and changes its form to indicate person, number, gender, and case?

Personal pronoun Signup and view all the answers

Which type of pronoun points to and identifies a noun or a pronoun?

Demonstrative pronoun Signup and view all the answers

Which type of pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun to make sentences less cumbersome and repetitive?

Indefinite pronoun Signup and view all the answers

Which type of pronoun is used to refer to things that are nearby in space or time?