Unit 2: Parts of Speech We would advise you to select answers manually rather than using the up/down arrow or tab buttons, to decrease the...

Unit 2: Parts of Speech

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1

For questions 1 to 8 choose the correct part of speech for each word in the following sentence: (1)An (2)old (3)man (4)walked (5)slowly (6)across (7)the (8)road.

An

1.  noun
2.  verb
3.  definite article
4.  adjective
5.  indefinite article

2

old

1.  noun
2.  verb
3.  definite article
4.  adjective
5.  indefinite article

3

man

1.  noun
2.  verb
3.  definite article
4.  adjective
5.  indefinite article

4

walked

1.  noun
2.  verb
3.  definite article
4.  adjective
5.  indefinite article

5

slowly

1.  noun
2.  verb
3.  adjective
4.  adverb
5.  definite article

6

across

1.  preposition
2.  conjunction
3.  adverb
4.  noun
5.  definite article

7

the

1.  preposition
2.  conjunction
3.  indefinite article
4.  noun
5.  definite article

8

road

1.  countable noun
2.  verb
3.  definite article
4.  adjective
5.  uncountable noun

9

For questions 9 to 20 choose the correct example for each part of speech mentioned.

Which of the following is an uncountable noun?

1.  pen
2.  dog
3.  music
4.  chair 
5.  doctor

10

Which of the following is a preposition of place?

1.  into
2.  and
3.  yet
4.  during
5.  at

11

Which of the following is an adjective?

1.  quickly
2.  fish
3.  run
4.  rich
5.  and

12

Which of the following is a conjunction?

1.  in
2.  by
3.  about
4.  and
5.  through

13

Which of the following is a superlative adjective?

1.  slow
2.  poorest
3.  lazy
4.  blue
5.  wonderful

14

In the sentence "smoking is bad for you" which of the following is a gerund? 

1.  smoking
2.  is
3.  bad
4.  for
5.  you

15

Which of the following is the past participle form of the verb "break"?

1.  broke
2.  breaking
3.  break
4.  to break
5.  broken

16

Which of the following is an adverb of frequency?

1.  slowly
2.  there
3.  usually
4.  really
5.  soon

17

Which of the following is a transitive verb?

1.  invite
2.  go
3.  sleep
4.  come
5.  arrive

18

Which of the following is a personal pronoun?

1.  mine
2.  our
3.  myself
4.  she 
5.  my

19

Which of the following is a proper noun?

1.  Argentina
2.  rice
3.  cat 
4.  flower
5.  school

20

Which of the following is a comparative adjective?

1.  good
2.  excellent
3.  happy
4.  clever
5.  better

21

Unit reflection: Write a brief overview of the content of this unit and what you feel that you have learnt from it. If stating an opinion you will need to give reasons. This section is not graded but may be part of a sample of work reviewed by the course moderator and therefore should be clear and concise, relevant to the unit, professional in nature and a minimum of 50 words. This unit reflection is therefore a requirement of the course. Repetition from previous unit reflections will not be accepted.