Syntax Quiz-Parts of speech 1, Quizzes of Linguistics

Download Syntax Quiz-Parts of speech 1 and more Quizzes Linguistics in PDF only on Docsity! Syntax Quiz-Week 1: Parts of speech 1 (LING 201) Instructions: Work through the material assigned this week, then complete this quiz. You may also want to review the parts of speech, and how to identify them: nouns, verbs, adjective, adverbs, prepositions, pronouns (personal pronouns, possessive pronouns), articles (the, a), demonstratives (this, that, these, those). Then complete this quiz. Question 1 Determine the part of speech of the words in bold italic in each of the sentences in (a)-(e). (a) My sister makes delicious cupcakes. possessive pronoun (=determiner) (b) My sister makes delicious cupcakes. noun (c) My sister makes delicious cupcakes. (d) My sister makes delicious cupcakes. (e) My sister makes delicious cupcakes. noun Answer key to Question 1 above: Answer 1: possessive pronoun (=determiner) Answer 2: noun Answer 3: verb Answer 4: adjective Answer 5: noun Question 2 Determine the part of speech of the words in bold italic in each of the sentences in (a)-(g). (a) Those large flowers bloom in the summer. demonstrative (=determiner) (b) Those large flowers bloom in the summer. adjecttive (c) Those large flowers bloom in the summer. (d) Those large flowers bloom in the summer. (e) Those large flowers bloom in the summer. preposition (f) Those large flowers bloom in the summer. article (=determiner) (g) Those large flowers bloom in the summer. noun Answer key to Question 2 above: Answer 1: demonstrative (=determiner) Answer 2: adjective Answer 3: noun Answer 4: verb Answer 5: preposition Answer 6: article (=determiner) Answer 7: noun Question 3 Determine the part of speech of the words in bold italic in each of the sentences in (a)-(g). (a) They quickly updated their accounts. personal pronoun (=noun) (b) They quickly updated their accounts. adverb (c) They quickly updated their accounts. (d) They quickly updated their accounts. (e) They quickly updated their accounts. noun Answer key to Question 3 above: Answer 1: personal pronoun (=noun) Answer 2: adverb Answer 3: verb adjective Answer 8: noun Question 6 Determine the part of speech of the words in bold italic in each of the sentences in (a)-(g). (a) We saw them at the old farm by the lake. possessive pronoun (=determiner) (b) We saw them at the old farm by the lake. verb (c) We saw them at the old farm by the lake. (d) We saw them at the old farm by the lake. (e) We saw them at the old farm by the lake. article (=determiner) (f) We saw them at the old farm by the lake. adjective (g) We saw them at the old farm by the lake. noun (h) We saw them at the old farm by the lake. preposition (i) We saw them at the old farm by the lake. article (=determiner) (j) We saw them at the old farm by the lake. noun Answer key to Question 6 above: Answer 1: personal pronoun (=noun) Answer 2: verb Answer 3: personal pronoun (=noun) Answer 4: preposition Answer 5: article (=determiner) Answer 6: adjective Answer 7: noun Answer 8: preposition Answer 9: article (=determiner) Answer 10: noun Question 7 Determine the part of speech of the words in bold italic in each of the sentences in (a)-(g). (a) Her friends threw her a party. personal pronoun (=noun) (b) Her friends threw her a party. noun (c) Her friends threw her a party. (d) Her friends threw her a party. (e) Her friends threw her a party. article (=determiner) (f) Her friends threw her a party. noun Answer key to Question 7 above: Answer 1: possessive pronoun (=determiner) Answer 2: noun Answer 3: verb Answer 4: personal pronoun (=noun) Answer 5: article (=determiner) Answer 6: Correct! noun