Pronouns Overview Quiz

The part of a sentence that tells us what the subject is doing or being.

The noun or pronoun that performs the action or is the subject of the sentence.

A word or phrase that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

A phrase that tells us when an action took place.

A group of words that functions like an adverb, providing additional information.

A phrase that tells us how the action was performed.

A phrase that tells us where the action took place.

A phrase that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb, adding more detail to the information.

Words that name people, places, things, or ideas.

Names of specific people, places, or things. They start with capital letters.

Names of general things, places, or people. They can be singular or plural.

Names of materials that things are made from.

They express actions or states of being.

They describe nouns or pronouns, telling us more about them.

They connect words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence.

Words that are used to ask questions.

A question that can be answered with a simple "yes" or "no" .

Questions that start with words like "what", "which", "when", "why", and "how". These questions require more than just a "yes" or "no" answer.

A short phrase added to the end of a statement to make it a question. It consists of an auxiliary verb and a subject.

The question tag is negative if the statement is positive, and positive if the statement is negative.

Changing a sentence from a negative form to an affirmative (positive) form.

A statement that expresses an opinion, belief, or feeling.

Words like "is", "do", "are", "can", which help form a question.

Changing a sentence from a statement to a question.

A group of words containing a subject and finite verb, functioning like a noun, adjective, or adverb within a larger sentence.

A main, independent clause in a sentence, able to stand on its own and express a complete thought.

A dependent clause, needing a principal clause to make complete sense.

A type of subordinate clause that acts as a noun within the principal clause, replacing a noun or noun phrase.

A noun clause can function as the subject of a transitive verb within the principal clause.

A noun clause can function as the object of a transitive verb within the principal clause.

A noun clause can function as the object of a preposition within the principal clause.

A noun clause can function as the complement of a noun or pronoun within the principal clause, providing more information about the noun or pronoun.

A clause that functions as an adjective, modifying a noun or pronoun in the main clause. It often starts with relative pronouns like who, which, whom, that, or relative adverbs like when, where, why.

A type of adjective clause introduced by the relative pronoun that. That can sometimes be omitted from the sentence.

A clause that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb in the main clause. It tells us when, where, why, how, or to what extent something happens.

An adverb clause that answers the question when by indicating time.

An adverb clause that answers the question where by indicating place.

An adverb clause that answers the question why by indicating purpose.

A relative pronoun but used following none, no one, or nothing. This indicates anything except what is mentioned.

An adjective clause introduced by the words such or same followed by the relative pronoun as.

Words that name qualities, states, feelings, ideas, or concepts.

An abstract noun that describes a quality or characteristic of a person or thing. Example: 'Honesty' describes a person's character.

An abstract noun that expresses a state of being or a condition. Example: 'Childhood' denotes a period in a person's life.

An abstract noun that represents an action, process, or activity. Example: 'Walk' refers to the act of moving on foot.

An abstract noun that describes a feeling, emotion, or thought. Example: 'Love' is a powerful feeling.

Making an abstract noun from a common noun. Example: 'thief' becomes 'theft'.

Making an abstract noun from an adjective. Example: 'active' becomes 'activity'.

Making an abstract noun from a verb. Example: 'advise' becomes 'advice'.