Parts of Speech Flashcards

What part of speech is 'up' in 'She gave up smoking'?

Answer: Phrasal particle

In phrasal verbs like 'give up,' 'up' is a phrasal particle that combines with the verb to create a new meaning.

Which sentence uses an attributive adjective?

Answer: The tall man left.

In 'The tall man left,' 'tall' directly precedes and modifies the noun 'man,' making it an attributive adjective.

In 'Neither the students nor the teacher was ready,' 'neither…nor' is a ___.

Answer: Correlative conjunction

'Neither…nor' is a correlative conjunction—a pair of conjunctions used together to link parallel elements.

Which sentence contains a gerund?

Answer: Swimming is good exercise.

In 'Swimming is good exercise,' 'swimming' functions as the subject of the sentence, making it a gerund (a verb form used as a noun).

What part of speech is 'on' in 'Put it on the table'?

Answer: Preposition

Here 'on' shows the relationship between 'it' and 'the table,' functioning as a preposition.

A student writes 'He runned to school.' What type of verb error is this?

Answer: Applying regular past tense inflection to an irregular verb

'Run' is an irregular verb; its past tense is 'ran,' not 'runned' (regular -ed ending incorrectly applied).

In 'The more you practice, the better you get,' what are 'more' and 'better'?

Answer: Comparative adjective and comparative adverb

'More' modifies the noun 'practice' as a comparative adjective, while 'better' modifies the verb 'get' as a comparative adverb.