Function Words Quiz: Grammar!
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- 1.If you want to identify the function of a word, you need to do:
- A.
A morphological analysis
- B.
A syntactical analysis
- 2.Select ALL the options that represent words or phases which can be nominals:
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Verb with -ed
- C.
Noun Phrase
- D.
Verb with -ing
- E.
Word ending in -ly
- F.
Verb with to-
- G.
Prepositional Phrase
- H.
Nouns
- 3.Select ALL the options that represent words or phases which can be adjectivals:
- A.
Verbs with to-
- B.
Nouns
- C.
Verbs with -ing
- D.
Modals
- E.
Adjectives
- F.
Noun Phrase
- G.
Prepositional Phrase
- H.
Genitive case ('s)
- I.
Adverbs of time
- J.
Verbs with -ed
- 4.Which question(s) can you ask to find an adverbial?
- A.
When
- B.
Where
- C.
How
- D.
Why
- E.
How much
- F.
How many
- G.
How often
- H.
What
- 5.A nominal can have a subject position?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.An adjectival is usually near a noun and modifies it?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.All the words ending in -ly are adverbials?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Which word(s) can be verbals?
- A.
Verbs
- B.
Nouns
- C.
Modals
- D.
Auxiliaries
- E.
Adjectives
- F.
Pronouns
- 9.In the sentence: "The blind can use different machines to read texts in other languages." the word underlined is:
- A.
Nominal
- B.
Adjectival
- C.
Adverbial
- D.
Verbal
- 10.In the sentence: "The dog barked all night while I was trying to sleep." the underlined phrase is:
- A.
Nominal
- B.
Adjectival
- C.
Adverbial
- D.
Verbal
- 11.In the sentence: "The fishing boat sank in the ocean for months." the underlined word is:
- A.
Nominal
- B.
Adjectival
- C.
Adverbial
- D.
Verbal
- 12.In the sentence: "After the show, we went skating." the underlined phrase is:
- A.
Nominal
- B.
Adjectival
- C.
Adverbial
- D.
Verbal
- 13.In the sentence: "Fasting is one of the most common practice religious people do during Easter." the underlined word is:
- A.
Nominal
- B.
Adjectival
- C.
Adverbial
- D.
Verbal
- 14.In the sentence: "She had a very complicated life, and on top of that she met a troublesome guy." the underlined word is:
- A.
Nominal
- B.
Adjectival
- C.
Adverbial
- D.
Verbal
- 15.In the sentence: "As strange as it may sound, to get married more than once is now a common practice in the US." the underlined phrase is:
- A.
Nominal
- B.
Adjectival
- C.
Adverbial
- D.
Verbal
- 16.In the sentence: "He told me a touching story about his childhood." the underlined word is:
- A.
Nominal
- B.
Adjectival
- C.
Adverbial
- D.
Verbal
- 17.In the sentence: "I went to sleep after midnight." the underlined phrase is:
- A.
Nominal
- B.
Adjectival
- C.
Adverbial
- D.
Verbal
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