Parts of Speech Flashcards

Which of the following is a proper noun?

Answer: Thames

'Thames' names a specific river and is therefore a proper noun, requiring capitalization.

In 'The committee has made its decision,' 'committee' is best described as a ___.

Answer: Collective noun

'Committee' refers to a group of individuals acting as a single unit, making it a collective noun.

Which sentence contains a transitive verb?

Answer: She wrote a letter.

In 'She wrote a letter,' the verb 'wrote' takes a direct object ('a letter'), making it transitive.

What is the function of 'well' in 'She performed well'?

Answer: Adverb modifying 'performed'

'Well' modifies the verb 'performed,' describing how she did it, so it is an adverb.

In 'The red car is mine,' which word is a predicate adjective?

Answer: mine

'Mine' follows the linking verb 'is' and describes the subject, functioning as a predicate adjective (predicate nominative/possessive pronoun in some analyses), but 'mine' here acts as a subject complement.

A learner says 'I have many informations.' What part-of-speech error has been made?

Answer: Treating an uncountable noun as countable

'Information' is an uncountable (mass) noun in English and cannot be pluralized or used with 'many.'

Which option correctly identifies the parts of speech in 'Wow, she dances beautifully!'?

Answer: Interjection, pronoun, verb, adverb

'Wow' = interjection, 'she' = pronoun, 'dances' = verb, 'beautifully' = adverb modifying 'dances.'