Parts of Speech

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1.
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What part of speech describes a verb, adjective, or adverb?

2.
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What part of speech connects words or groups of words?

3.
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What part of speech substitutes for a noun or pronoun?
4.
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What part of speech describes a noun or pronoun?
5.
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What part of speech expresses a mild or sudden burst of emotion?

6.
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Which part of speech expresses a relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word?

7.
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Which part of speech describes an action or state of being or condition?

8.
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What part of speech describes a person, place, thing, or idea?
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The dolphin is considered one of the most intelligent creatures on earth.
The word "most" is acting as
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The baseball team was magnificent during the recent tournament.
In the sentence, the word "magnificent" is acting as which part of speech?
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The writing appeared on the wall, but no one knew how it got there.
In the sentence, the word "writing" is acting as which part of speech?

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The critic attended the Broadway play with its director and producer.
What part of speech is the word "play" as it is used in the sentence above?
13.
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Do you think anyone will show up at the rally on Saturday?
Which part of speech is the word "anyone"?
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Melissa desperately searched for her glasses beneath the surface of the water.
Which correctly describes the word "beneath" in the sentence above?
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Whew! It was over 100 degrees outside today.
What part of speech is the word "whew"?

16.
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Which sentence demonstrates pronoun-antecedent agreement?
17.
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Which sentence below demonstrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?