Content And Function Words Quiz

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In this question, "What kind of movies do you have in mind," which word is a content word?

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The word "Movies" is a content word in this question. Content words are the main words in a sentence that carry the meaning and provide information. In this case, "Movies" is the noun that refers to the type or genre of films that the person has in mind.

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Enhance your language knowledge and understanding with this content and function words quiz that we have brought right here for you. Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs come under... see morethe content parts of speech. Function words, on the other hand, are words that exist to explain or create grammatical or structural relationships into which the content words may fit. For example, words like "of," "the," and "to" have little meaning on their own. Let's test you now with this quiz!
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2. In this question, "What do you think of documentaries or romantic comedies," which word is a function word?

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In this question, the word "or" is a function word. Function words are words that serve a grammatical purpose in a sentence, such as conjunctions, prepositions, or articles. "Or" is a conjunction that is used to connect two alternatives or choices in a sentence.

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3. In this sentence, "I'm thinking about renting a movie for tonight's party," which word is a content word?

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The word "thinking" is a content word in this sentence. Content words are the main words that carry the meaning of a sentence, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. In this case, "thinking" is a verb that expresses an action or state of the speaker, making it a content word.

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4. In "When did you see him," which is a content word?

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The content words in a sentence are the words that carry the main meaning or information. In the given question, "When" is the content word as it is the main interrogative word that asks about the time of seeing someone. "You" and "Him" are pronouns that refer to specific individuals, but they do not provide the main information or meaning of the sentence. Therefore, "When" is the correct answer.

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5. In "How did she do it," which is a content word?

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In the given question, "How did she do it," the content word is "How." This is because "How" is an interrogative adverb that is used to ask about the manner or way in which something was done. It is the word that specifically asks for information about the action or process being referred to in the sentence.

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6. In this sentence, "I don't like action movies. They're too violent," which word is a function word?

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The word "They're" is a contraction of the words "they" and "are." In this sentence, it is used as a pronoun to refer to action movies. It functions as a function word because it does not carry much meaning on its own, but rather helps to indicate the subject of the sentence.

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7. In this sentence, "I don't do difficult exercises. They make me tired," which word is a function word?

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The word "They" is a function word in this sentence. It is a pronoun that refers to the subject "difficult exercises." Pronouns are function words that replace nouns or noun phrases to avoid repetition. In this case, "They" replaces the noun phrase "difficult exercises" to make the sentence less repetitive.

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8. In this sentence, "He doesn't go to the mall. It is expensive," which word is a function word?

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The word "it" is a function word in this sentence. Function words are words that have grammatical or structural purposes in a sentence, rather than carrying significant meaning. In this case, "it" is used as a pronoun to refer back to the noun "mall" and is functioning as the subject of the second sentence.

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9. In "What did you think about him," which is a content word?

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The content word in the given question is "What." This is because "What" is the interrogative pronoun that is used to ask for information or to inquire about something specific. In this question, "What" is asking for the person's opinion or thoughts about "him." The other words in the question ("you," "about," "him") are not content words as they do not carry the main meaning or contribute to the overall question being asked.

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10. In "The DVDs on the shelf are on sale for five dollars," which word is a function word?

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In the given sentence, "shelf" is the only word that is a function word. The other words in the sentence (DVDs, on, sale, for, five, dollars) are either nouns or prepositions. However, "shelf" is functioning as a noun in this sentence.

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In this question, "What kind of movies do you have in mind," which...
In this question, "What do you think of documentaries or romantic...
In this sentence, "I'm thinking about renting a movie for tonight's...
In "When did you see him," which is a content word?
In "How did she do it," which is a content word?
In this sentence, "I don't like action movies. They're too violent,"...
In this sentence, "I don't do difficult exercises. They make me...
In this sentence, "He doesn't go to the mall. It is expensive," which...
In "What did you think about him," which is a content word?
In "The DVDs on the shelf are on sale for five dollars," which word is...
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