Parts Of Speech MCQ Quiz With Answers!

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Do you have enough knowledge to pass this "Parts of Speech MCQ Quiz With Answers? " If you think so, give it a try and see for yourself. The eight speech parts include noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. We use so many words every day, and every one of them can be categorized as parts of speech. Everything in grammar is based on parts of speech. Take this quiz and assess whether you're a pro in English grammar. Good luck!

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1.

What kind of punctuation is followed in Mild interjections?
- A.
  
  Exclamation point
- B.
  
  Semicolon
- C.
  
  Comma
- D.
  
  Period
- E.
  
  Colon
2.

What kind of interjections are followed that express a sudden burst of emotion?
- A.
  
  Comma
- B.
  
  Semicolon
- C.
  
  Colon
- D.
  
  Exclamation point
- E.
  
  Period
3.

How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?During the month of May we went on a trip with our friends to Canada.
- A.
  
  2
- B.
  
  3
- C.
  
  4
- D.
  
  5
- E.
  
  6
4.

Which four questions are answered by adverbs?
- A.
  
  Who? when? where? why?
- B.
  
  When? where? how? why?
- C.
  
  When? where? to what extent/degree? what?
- D.
  
  To what extent/degree? when? where? how?
- E.
  
  When? where? to what extent/degree? why?
5.

Which three questions are answered by adjectives?
- A.
  
  Who? what? when? where?
- B.
  
  Who? what kind? to what extent/degree?
- C.
  
  Which one? what kind? to what extent/degree
- D.
  
  Which one? what kind? how many?
- E.
  
  Which one? how many? why?
6.

How many adjectives are there in following sentence? Also, include the articles.The red car roared around the sharp corner and hit an old oak tree.
- A.
  
  4
- B.
  
  5
- C.
  
  6
- D.
  
  7
- E.
  
  8
7.

What part of speech describes a verb, adjective, or adverb and answers when? where? how? and to what extent?
- A.
  
  Verb
- B.
  
  Adjective
- C.
  
  Adverb
- D.
  
  Preposition
- E.
  
  Noun
8.

What part of speech connects words or groups of words? Examples are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so?
- A.
  
  Preposition
- B.
  
  Adverb
- C.
  
  Interjection
- D.
  
  Conjunction
- E.
  
  Pronoun
9.

What part of speech substitutes for a noun or pronoun? Examples are we, they him, I, you, me, she...
- A.
  
  Pronoun
- B.
  
  Verb
- C.
  
  Conjunction
- D.
  
  Noun
- E.
  
  Interjection
10.

What part of speech describes a noun or pronoun and answers the questions which one(s)? how many/much? or what kind(s)
- A.
  
  Verb
- B.
  
  Adverb
- C.
  
  Adjective
- D.
  
  Preposition
- E.
  
  Noun
11.

Which part of speech expresses a mild or sudden burst of emotion? Examples are wow! or no,
- A.
  
  Adverb
- B.
  
  Noun
- C.
  
  Interjection
- D.
  
  Preposition
- E.
  
  Adjective
12.

Which part of speech describes the distance/placement/proximity of one word and another word in a sentence? Examples are on, to, behind, with...
- A.
  
  Adverb
- B.
  
  Preposition
- C.
  
  Interjection
- D.
  
  Noun
- E.
  
  Conjunction
13.

What part of speech describes a person, place, thing, or idea? Examples are house, jury, determination.
- A.
  
  Noun
- B.
  
  Pronoun
- C.
  
  Adjective
- D.
  
  Interjection
- E.
  
  Conjunction
14.

Which word must be able to be switched with the word "because" for it to be a conjunction? (otherwise, it's a preposition)
- A.
  
  But
- B.
  
  Or
- C.
  
  Because
- D.
  
  For
- E.
  
  Yet
15.

(She, Her) and Sara went to the store. Which is the correct pronoun to use?
- A.
  
  She
- B.
  
  Her
- C.
  
  Him
- D.
  
  None
16.

I went camping with John and (he, him).
- A.
  
  Him
- B.
  
  He
- C.
  
  Not clear
- D.
  
  None
17.

Which part of speech is this underlined word? The boys went inside to eat dinner.
- A.
  
  Adverb
- B.
  
  Preposition
- C.
  
  Noun
- D.
  
  Conjunction
18.

The following sentence is written actively or passively? Many of the math problems were written down incorrectly by our teacher.
- A.
  
  Passive
- B.
  
  Active
- C.
  
  Not clear
- D.
  
  None
19.

What type of pronouns are I, we, she, they? him, us? They refer to "people."
- A.
  
  Personal pronoun
- B.
  
  Reflexive pronoun
- C.
  
  Relative pronoun
- D.
  
  Reciprocal pronoun
20.

The noun "mob" is an example of common noun, a concrete noun, and.......what is the last kind?
- A.
  
  Collective
- B.
  
  Proper
- C.
  
  Both a and b
- D.
  
  None of the above
21.

Which infinitive verb phrase is used in the following sentence? I want to play baseball today.
- A.
  
  To play
- B.
  
  Want to
- C.
  
  Play
- D.
  
  I want
22.

Which verb phrase is there in the following sentence? I will not be going sledding because it's too cold.
- A.
  
  Will not be going sledding
- B.
  
  Will be going sledding
- C.
  
  It's too cold
- D.
  
  I will not be
23.

What kind of prepositions are the phrases "according to, in addition to, and because of ?
- A.
  
  Compound prepositions
- B.
  
  Simple prepositions
- C.
  
  Double prepositions
- D.
  
  None
24.

What type of pronouns are me, them her, him, us? They usually belong in the predicate.
- A.
  
  Object
- B.
  
  Subject
- C.
  
  Both
- D.
  
  None
25.

Robert was an unwise king. He was the king of seven kingdoms. What type of pronoun is found in this sentence?
- A.
  
  Subject
- B.
  
  Object
- C.
  
  Not clear
- D.
  
  None