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How many parts of speech are in the English language?
The correct answer is "8"
Which of these is not a part of speech?
The correct answer is "Advulge"
Nouns are words which represent which of the following?
The correct answer is "All of the Above"
True or False: Nouns must always be capitalized
The correct answer is "False"
Proper nouns are nouns which...
The correct answer is "...must always be capitalized."
True or False: "Cake" is a proper noun.
The correct answer is "False"
Verbs are used to...
The correct answer is "...show action in a sentence."
Verbs are NOT capable of showing action...
The correct answer is "None of the above."
Pronouns are special words which take the place of ________.
The correct answer is "Nouns"
Pronouns must _____ be defined previous to their use.
The correct answer is "always"
Adjectives are used to modify _______.
The correct answer is "Nouns"
True or False: A noun may only be modified by up to two adjectives at a time.
The correct answer is "False"
Adverbs are words which can modify which of the following?
The correct answer is "Verbs and Adverbs"
True or False: All adverbs end with the suffix "-ly".
The correct answer is "False"
True or False: Most adverbs end with the suffix "-ly"
The correct answer is "True"
How many prepositions may be found in the sentence noted in options 1,2 and 3?
The correct answer is "6"
There are ______ prepositions in the English language.
The correct answer is "very many"
It is always improper to _________ a sentence with a preposition.
The correct answer is "end"
Which of these sentences is written properly?
The correct answer is "For what purpose did you do that?"
Conjunctions are used to...
The correct answer is "...join two, or more, parts of speech together."
The conjunction "and" may NOT be used to join two...
The correct answer is "adverbs."
True or False: The conjunction "but" is used to join two phrases which share a similar idea.
The correct answer is "False"
The conjunction "or" is used when...
The correct answer is "...a person may choose only one item in a list."
The conjunction "so" is used to...
The correct answer is "...link two sentences in the instance that the second sentence is correct based on information in the first sentence."
Which of the following is NOT an interjection?
The correct answer is "Telephone."