Pronouns and Adjectives Quiz

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What is the term for items like noun phrases, noun clauses, adjectives, or adjective phrases that can function as complements in sentences?

Appositives

Subject complements (correct)

Copular complements

Object complements

Which term refers to a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase set beside another noun or pronoun to rename, explain, or identify it?

Appositive (correct)

Copular complement

Subject complement

Object complement

How are verbs traditionally identified based on their function?

By the structural changes they undergo

Based on their form

As action words (correct)

According to their tense

In what instances is a verb referred to as being in its 'bare form'?

When it undergoes no structural change Signup and view all the answers

If a complement directly follows and modifies the direct object of a sentence, what type of complement is it?

Object complement Signup and view all the answers

Which part of speech is a word considered if it modifies a noun or pronoun but does not replace one?

Adverb Signup and view all the answers

In the sentence 'John’s book has been lost', why is there considered to be no adjectives?

Possessive nouns are not considered adjectives Signup and view all the answers

What part of speech are adverbs traditionally defined as?

Words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs Signup and view all the answers

When does a word function as an adjective in a sentence or phrase?

When it describes or clarifies another noun or pronoun Signup and view all the answers

In the sentence 'Alaska is cold in the winter', what is 'cold' considered to be?

Predicate adjective Signup and view all the answers

'A winter coat must be warm.' In this sentence, what part of speech is 'warm'?

Adjective Signup and view all the answers

Which function of words is exemplified by the word 'Hello!' in the text?

Greeting Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about identifying the actual part of speech of a word?

It requires the word to function as it should in context Signup and view all the answers

In the sentence 'He looked up and saw the stars', what part of speech is the word 'up'?

Preposition Signup and view all the answers

Which sentence illustrates the use of 'up' to express a change in position?

He has just been upped to the position of a president Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the word 'up' in the sentence 'The list is full of some ups and downs'?

Showing contrast or variations Signup and view all the answers

Which pronoun can be used as both singular and plural?

They Signup and view all the answers

What are the singular third person pronouns in English?

He, She, It Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a demonstrative pronoun?

This Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an interrogative pronoun used to refer to animals?

Which Signup and view all the answers

What type of pronouns are 'who' and 'whom'?

Relative pronouns Signup and view all the answers

What part of speech are determiners?

Adjectives Signup and view all the answers

What do prepositions primarily link in a sentence?

Nouns, pronouns, and phrases Signup and view all the answers

Why are non-lexical items called closed class items?

Because they do not accept new members Signup and view all the answers

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