Parts of Speech in English Grammar

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What is the primary function of a noun in a sentence?

To identify people, places, things, or ideas (correct)

To connect two clauses

To describe a verb

To indicate time and place

How do most nouns form their plural forms?

By changing the internal vowel sound

By adding '-es' to the singular form

By adding '-s' to the singular form (correct)

By adding '-ies' to the singular form

What is true about nouns borrowed from other languages that end with 'o'?

They form their plural forms by adding '-es' (correct)

They form their plural forms by adding '-s'

They are inherently plural

They remain the same in singular and plural forms

What is the term for the ability of nouns to change their singular forms to plurals?

Number changeability Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the plural form of nouns that do not follow the regular plural formation rules?

Irregular plural Signup and view all the answers

What are the three criteria used to define word classes?

Morphological, semantic, and syntactic criteria Signup and view all the answers

Why is it necessary to substitute Emeka with a pronoun in the sentence?

To avoid repetition of the noun Emeka Signup and view all the answers

What type of verb must be used when a clause serves as a subject?

Singular verb Signup and view all the answers

Which type of pronoun stands for persons, animals, and things?

Personal Pronouns Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of Possessive Pronouns?

To show possession or belonging Signup and view all the answers

What is the exception to the rule that singular subjects take singular verbs and plural subjects take plural verbs?

The first person pronoun and the second person singular always take the plural form of verbs Signup and view all the answers

What is the rule of concord for two or more items connected by 'and'?

A plural verb is used Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a Third Person Possessive Pronoun?

Its Signup and view all the answers

What type of nouns do not take plural verbs despite their plural form?

Singular nouns with plural forms Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of Demonstrative Pronouns?

To identify the thing or person referred to Signup and view all the answers

What is the exception to the rule of using plural verbs for two or more items connected by 'and'?

When two items are considered as one unit Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a First Person Possessive Pronoun?

Mine Signup and view all the answers

What type of clauses, when serving as noun phrases, follow singular or plural concord?

Nominal relative clauses Signup and view all the answers

What determines whether a verb is transitive or intransitive?

The presence of an object Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a linking verb?

run Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the word or phrase that follows a linking verb?

Subject complement Signup and view all the answers

How can you determine if a verb has an indirect object?

By asking 'to whom?' or 'to what?' Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a verb that takes an object?

Transitive verb Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following verbs is an example of a verb that can be either transitive or intransitive?

win Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary way to determine the subject of a sentence?

Isolating the verb and then making a question by placing 'who?' or 'what?' before it Signup and view all the answers

What is the implied subject in imperative sentences?

You Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of 'there' in sentences that begin with 'there' plus a form of the verb 'to be'?

It signals that the true subject will soon follow Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the subject and the predicate in a sentence?

The subject is the person or thing, and the predicate is the action or state of being Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct way to identify the subject of a sentence with a compound subject?

By identifying the verb and then making a question by placing 'who?' or 'what?' before the entire compound subject Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the verb in a sentence?

To relate something about the subject Signup and view all the answers

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What is the primary function of a noun in a sentence?

How do most nouns form their plural forms?

What is true about nouns borrowed from other languages that end with 'o'?

What is the term for the ability of nouns to change their singular forms to plurals?

What is the name of the plural form of nouns that do not follow the regular plural formation rules?

What are the three criteria used to define word classes?

Why is it necessary to substitute Emeka with a pronoun in the sentence?

What type of verb must be used when a clause serves as a subject?

Which type of pronoun stands for persons, animals, and things?

What is the function of Possessive Pronouns?

What is the exception to the rule that singular subjects take singular verbs and plural subjects take plural verbs?

What is the rule of concord for two or more items connected by 'and'?

Which of the following is an example of a Third Person Possessive Pronoun?

What type of nouns do not take plural verbs despite their plural form?

What is the main function of Demonstrative Pronouns?

What is the exception to the rule of using plural verbs for two or more items connected by 'and'?

Which of the following is an example of a First Person Possessive Pronoun?

What type of clauses, when serving as noun phrases, follow singular or plural concord?

What determines whether a verb is transitive or intransitive?

Which of the following is NOT a linking verb?

What is the term for the word or phrase that follows a linking verb?

How can you determine if a verb has an indirect object?

What is the term for a verb that takes an object?

Which of the following verbs is an example of a verb that can be either transitive or intransitive?

What is the primary way to determine the subject of a sentence?

What is the implied subject in imperative sentences?

What is the function of 'there' in sentences that begin with 'there' plus a form of the verb 'to be'?

What is the relationship between the subject and the predicate in a sentence?

What is the correct way to identify the subject of a sentence with a compound subject?

What is the primary purpose of the verb in a sentence?

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