Understanding word classes

Pregunta 1 de 10

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A noun is a naming word e.g. table, love, Cambridge

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FALSO

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Pregunta 2 de 10

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Which of the following groups are types of nouns?

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Common
Proper
Abstract
Active
Passive
Collective

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 10

1

Look at the text in this image. Drag and drop the capital letters to correctly identify the proper nouns being used here.

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S

W

C

P

E

Y

M

B

F

A

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 10

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Proper nouns always start with capital letters

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Pregunta 5 de 10

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What is the correct definition of a verb?

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A word that describes an action
A word that describes a state of doing, having or being
A word that describes how an action is being done
A word that describes a noun

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 10

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Haz click en los puntos naranjas y selecciona una respuesta correcta para cada uno de ellos

Verbs can be active, being done by the person, animal etc. . or they can be passive, being done to or experienced by the person, animal etc. . Choose from the drop-down menus to correctly label the verbs in these sentences as either active or passive.

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 10

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Adverbs describe how actions are done

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Pregunta 8 de 10

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Selecciona la opción correcta de los menús desplegables para completar el texto.

Choose the adverb from the drop-down menus that most vividly describe the verb in each sentence.

1) I laid out the new halyard on deck, flaking it ( neatly, carefully, slowly ) so there were no twists.

2) She threw her arms around her friend, kissed her ( extravagantly, passionately, lightly ), and then ran home.

3) She danced ( ecstatically, gracefully, beautifully )

4) My thoughts raced ( madly., wildly., quickly. )

5) I felt my head spin ( giddily, wildly, madly ) to the point of fainting.

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Pregunta 9 de 10

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A noun phrase contains a noun and at least one adjective to describe it.

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Pregunta 10 de 10

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Extra detail can be added to nouns to create noun phrases. These make writing more interesting. To create noun phrases you need to start with a noun and then add adjectives in front of the noun to describe it. Noun phrases can be extended further by adding phrases after the noun that start with a preposition.

For each of the nouns listed, drag and drop an adjective in front and a phrases after to create an extended noun phrase.

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alarmingly busy

busy

the alarmingly busy

near the playground

near the children's playground

the big fluffy

the big

fluffy

on the sofa

over there

under the sofa

the biggest

the small

the large

in the Antarctic

on the Antarctic

over the Antarctic

a beautiful, lasting

a lovely

an amazing

in a place like this

on a place like this

through a place like this

the towering white wedding

the tall wedding

the white wedding

on the table

under the table

in the table

	Creado por Sarah Holmes hace alrededor de 11 años

A quiz of various question types to help learners understanding how the different parts of speech in English work.

Understanding word classes

Pregunta 1 de 10

A noun is a naming word e.g. table, love, Cambridge

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 10

Which of the following groups are types of nouns?

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 10

Look at the text in this image. Drag and drop the capital letters to correctly identify the proper nouns being used here.

Arrastra la opción correcta a cada uno de los puntos naranjas

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 10

Proper nouns always start with capital letters

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 10

What is the correct definition of a verb?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 10

Haz click en los puntos naranjas y selecciona una respuesta correcta para cada uno de ellos

Verbs can be active, being done by the person, animal etc. . or they can be passive, being done to or experienced by the person, animal etc. . Choose from the drop-down menus to correctly label the verbs in these sentences as either active or passive.

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 10

Adverbs describe how actions are done

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 10

Selecciona la opción correcta de los menús desplegables para completar el texto.

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 10

A noun phrase contains a noun and at least one adjective to describe it.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 10

Arrastra la opción correcta a cada uno de los puntos naranjas

Explicación