CELSA Word Forms and Parts of Speech 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct word form: 'The committee reached a ______ decision after hours of debate.'
- unanimously
- unanimous (Correct answer)
- unanimity
- unanime
Correct answer: unanimous
'Unanimous' is the adjective form that correctly modifies the noun 'decision.'
Question 2: Which word is a proper noun in this sentence: 'Every summer, tourists visit the Grand Canyon in Arizona.'?
- tourists
- summer
- visit
- Grand Canyon (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Grand Canyon
'Grand Canyon' is a proper noun because it is the specific name of a place.
Question 3: Identify the infinitive in: 'He decided to pursue a career in medicine.'
- decided
- pursue
- to pursue (Correct answer)
- career
Correct answer: to pursue
'To pursue' is the infinitive form, consisting of 'to' plus the base form of the verb.
Question 4: Select the correct word form to complete: 'The ______ of the new policy was met with resistance.'
- implement
- implementing
- implementation (Correct answer)
- implemented
Correct answer: implementation
'Implementation' is the noun form required as the subject of the sentence.
Question 5: Which sentence correctly uses a participial phrase?
- Running to the store, the rain started.
- Running to the store, she got wet. (Correct answer)
- She running to the store got wet.
- She was running to the store got wet.
Correct answer: Running to the store, she got wet.
The participial phrase 'Running to the store' correctly modifies 'she,' the subject of the main clause.
Question 6: What is the correct superlative form of the adjective 'bad'?
- baddest
- more bad
- worst (Correct answer)
- most bad
Correct answer: worst
'Worst' is the irregular superlative form of 'bad,' used when comparing three or more items.
Question 7: Choose the correct word to fill in the blank: 'The professor spoke with great ______ about the new research findings.'
- enthusiastic
- enthusiasm (Correct answer)
- enthusiastically
- enthusiast
Correct answer: enthusiasm
The noun 'enthusiasm' is required after the preposition 'with' and adjective 'great.'
CELSA Word Forms and Parts of Speech 2
Choose the correct word form: 'The committee reached a ______ decision after hours of debate.'