Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives & Articles Trivia Questions
This parts of speech quiz perform a similar job in sentences. So how do you know which one is right in any given situation? This quiz will walk you through the process of figuring that out.
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The hot-air balloon was invented by two [French] brothers who ran a paper bag factory.
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Noun
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Pronoun
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Adjective
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Article
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C. AdjectiveExplanation
"French" is modifying the noun "brothers."Rate this question:
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[They] filled a paper bag with hot air and found that it floated.
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Noun
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Adjective
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Article
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B. PronounExplanation
"They" is a personal pronoun. Its antecedent is "brothers" in the previous sentence.Rate this question:
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In 1783, the [brothers] went for a test flight.
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Noun
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Adjective
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Article
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A. NounExplanation
"Brothers" is a common noun.Rate this question:
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They landed in [a] nearby field.
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Noun
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Adjective
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D. ArticleExplanation
The words "a," "an," and "the" are types of adjectives called articles.Rate this question:
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The peasants hacked the [balloon] to pieces.
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Noun
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Pronoun
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Adjective
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Article
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A. NounExplanation
A noun is a part of speech that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.Rate this question:
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More than three thousand years ago, children in [Egypt] played with large hoops of dried grapevines.
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Noun
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Pronoun
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Adjective
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A. NounExplanation
"Egypt" is a proper noun.Rate this question:
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During the [fourteenth] century, a "hooping" craze swept England.
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Noun
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Pronoun
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Adjective
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Article
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C. AdjectiveExplanation
"Fourteenth" is an adjective modifying the noun "century."Rate this question:
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The word "hula" was added when British sailors visited the [Hawaiian Islands] and saw a similarity between "hooping" and hula dancing.
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Noun
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Pronoun
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Adjective
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Article
Correct Answer
A. NounExplanation
"Hawaiian Islands" is an example of a proper noun.Rate this question:
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[An] Australian company began making wood rings for sale in retail stores.
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Noun
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Pronoun
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Adjective
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Article
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D. ArticleExplanation
The article "an" is used here because it comes before a word that starts with a vowel sound-- A.Rate this question:
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They changed the wood rings to plastic and called [their] new toy a Hula Hoop.
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Noun
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Pronoun
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Adjective
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B. PronounExplanation
"Their" is a possessive pronoun.Rate this question:
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In the early 1950's, a man named Walter Morrison devised a metal tossing toy [he] called the "Flying Saucer."
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Noun
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Pronoun
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Adjective
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Article
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B. PronounExplanation
"He" is a person pronoun.Rate this question:
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