Grammar and Usage Quizzes for Seventh Grade English Language Arts

Question 1

Identify the type of sentence: "Pass me the book on the table, please."

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Command

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Statement

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Question

Question 2

In the sentence 'The book is on the table,' what part of speech is the word 'on'?

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Preposition

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Noun

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Verb

Question 3

Which coordinating conjunction can correctly join these two sentences: "I enjoy reading books." and "I also like to write stories."?

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And

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But

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Or

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So

Question 4

Which word in the sentence is the modal verb? 'You should finish your homework before going out.'

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Should

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Finish

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Before

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Going

Question 5

In the sentence, "Wow! That movie was amazing.", which word expresses strong emotion?

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Wow

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That

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Amazing

Question 6

In the sentence 'With great enthusiasm, the students worked on their project,' what type of phrase is 'With great enthusiasm'?

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Prepositional phrase

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Adverbial phrase

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Noun phrase

Question 7

What type of adjective is used in the sentence: "The beautiful girl smiled at me."?

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Descriptive

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Demonstrative

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Possessive

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Interrogative

Question 8

What is the comparative form of the adjective 'happy'?

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happier

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more happy

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most happy

Question 9

In the sentence, 'Amidst the bustling city streets, the crowds hurried along their daily routines.', what type of phrase is 'Amidst the bustling city streets'?

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Prepositional phrase

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Noun phrase

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Verb phrase

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Adjective phrase

Question 10

Which type of sentence is this: "What a beautiful day it is!"

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Exclamatory

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Declarative

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Interrogative

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Imperative

Question 11

Identify the sentence that is written in the simple past tense:

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I ate breakfast this morning.

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I will eat breakfast tomorrow.

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I have already eaten breakfast.

Question 12

Which word is a preposition?

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Of

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And

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The

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It

Question 13

Which punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?

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Comma

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Period

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Question Mark

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Exclamation Point

Question 14

Which of these words is an adjective?

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Lovely

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Quickly

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Because

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The

Question 15

Which punctuation mark is used to end a declarative sentence?

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Period

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Comma

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Question Mark

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Exclamation Point

Question 16

Which of these words is an adverb?

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Slowly

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Dog

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Blue

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And

Question 17

Which of these sentences is a fragment?

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Because he is bored.

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The boy is playing with his toys.

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The girl is playing with her doll.

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I went to the store.

Question 18

Which word in the sentence 'The blue car sped down the road' is a noun?

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Car

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The

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Blue

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Sped

Question 19

In the sentence 'The students studied for their test.', which word is the verb?

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Studied

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The

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Students

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For

Question 20

Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of the verb 'lie'?

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I'm going to lie down for a nap.

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I'm going to lay down for a nap.

Question 21

In the sentence 'The car sped down the road.', what is the subject?

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Car

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Down

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Road

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Sped

Question 22

Which punctuation mark is used to end a statement?

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.

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:

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?

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,

Question 23

What is the correct way to write the possessive form of the noun 'dog'?

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Dog's bone

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Dogs bone

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Dog bones

Question 24

Which of the following sentences is an example of an exclamation?

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Wow! That was a close call!

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The movie was good.

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Do you want to go to the park?

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Please close the door.

Question 25

Which word in the sentence 'The car drove slowly down the road' is an adverb?

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Slowly

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The

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Car

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Down

Question 26

Which of the following sentences uses a conjunction correctly?

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The movie was good, and it was too long.

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The movie was good but it was too long.

Question 27

Circle the option that best identifies a preposition from the following sentence: "The cat sat **on the** mat."

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On the

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The cat

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Sat

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Mat

Question 28

What is the subject of the following sentence: "**The children** played in the park."?

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Children

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Played

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In the park

Question 29

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the past tense of the verb "write": "I ______ a letter to my friend yesterday."

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Wrote

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Writ

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Writed

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Writing

Question 30

Underline the adverb in the following sentence: "The cat ran **quickly**."

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Quickly

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Cat

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Ran

Question 31

Identify the indirect object in the following sentence: "The teacher gave **the students** a book."

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Students

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Teacher

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Book

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Gave

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a part of speech in English language?

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Emotion

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 33

Which of the following is an example of a complete sentence?

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The children laughed.

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The dog and cat playing in the park.

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Because it was raining

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A beautiful summer day.

Question 34

Which of the following is a conjunction used to connect two words, phrases, or clauses?

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And

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The

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Brown

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Quickly

Question 35

In the sentence 'The students studied hard for their test', what type of verb is 'studied'?

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Action verb

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Linking verb

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Helping verb

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Modal verb

Question 36

Which of the following is an example of an interjection expressing surprise or excitement?

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Wow!

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The

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And

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Quickly

Question 37

In the sentence 'The book is on the table', what is the function of 'the'?

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Article

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Pronoun

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Preposition

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Adverb

Question 38

Which of the following is a preposition that shows the location of something?

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On

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The

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And

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Quickly

Question 39

In the sentence 'I went to the store to buy milk', what is the purpose of the infinitive 'to buy'?

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To show the purpose of the action

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To connect two verbs

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To modify the noun 'milk'

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To replace the verb 'went'

Question 40

Which of the following words is a preposition that shows location?

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in

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and

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of

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the

Question 41

What punctuation mark is used to end a question?

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question mark

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period

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comma

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exclamation mark

Question 42

Which word in the sentence 'The tall giraffe reached for the leaves' is an adjective?

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tall

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the

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giraffe

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reached

Question 43

Which part of speech indicates ownership or possession?

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Possessive pronoun

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 44

Which sentence is written in the passive voice?

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The ball was kicked by the boy.

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The boy kicked the ball.

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The book sits on the table.

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The students study for the test.

Question 45

When a character's words or actions convey a meaning that is different from what they intended, what type of irony is being used?

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Verbal irony

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Situational irony

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Dramatic irony

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Cosmic irony

Question 46

In the sentence, 'The wind whispered secrets in my ear,' what type of figurative language is used?

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Personification

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Simile

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Metaphor

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Hyperbole

Question 47

In the sentence, "The swift fox jumped over the lazy dog," what part of speech is the underlined word "jumped"?

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Verb

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Noun

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Adjective

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Adverb

Question 48

In the sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog,' what part of speech is the word 'fox'?

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 49

Which sentence shows the past perfect tense, describing an action that happened before another past action?

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The car had stopped before the traffic light turned green.

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He had read the book by the time I called him.

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The train arrived when we reached the station.

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I finished my homework before my sister came home.

Question 50

Which word in the sentence 'The teacher gave a book to me' is the object pronoun?

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me

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book

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teacher

Question 51

Identify the sentence that uses the past progressive tense correctly:

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I was walking to school when it started raining.

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I walked to school yesterday.

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I will walk to school tomorrow.

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I had walked to school by the time the bell rang.

Question 52

In the sentence: 'The **old** house stood on a hill', what word class is the underlined word?

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Adjective

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Noun

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Pronoun

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Adverb

Question 53

Which interjection conveys a strong negative emotion, such as sadness or disappointment?

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Alas!

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Wow!

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Hurray!

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Ouch!

Question 54

Which word is the comparative form of the adjective 'good'?

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better

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gooder

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best

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goodest

Question 55

Which of the following is the prepositional phrase in the sentence 'The book lies on the table'?

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on the table

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the table

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The book

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lies on

Question 56

Which of the following is NOT a part of speech?

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Phrase

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Noun

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Verb

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Adverb

Question 57

In the sentence 'The playful puppy ran around the yard,' what is the subject?

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puppy

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playful

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ran

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yard

Question 58

Which punctuation mark separates two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction?

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;

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.

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,

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:

Question 59

Which type of sentence expresses strong emotion?

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Exclamatory

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Declarative

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Interrogative

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Imperative

Question 60

Which of the following is an adjective?

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Happy

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Run

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Slowly

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But

Question 61

In the sentence 'The kitten slept soundly on the cushion,' what is the preposition?

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on

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kitten

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slept

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cushion

Question 62

In the sentence 'The hikers were exhausted after their long journey,' what is the verb tense?

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Past

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Present

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Future

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Present Perfect

Question 63

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

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The sun was shining, and the birds were singing.

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The sun was shining.

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If it rains, we will stay inside.

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When I get home, I will eat dinner.

Question 64

In the sentence 'The vase is made of delicate porcelain,' what is the subject complement?

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porcelain

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vase

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is

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made