Unit 1 REVIEW
Use this set of exercises to study for Test 1. Refer to the Handbook
(pp. 356-360) to review grammar rules.
Exercise A
Parts of Speech. Identify each definition as verb, noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, preposition,
conjunction, or interjection
1. takes the place of a noun
2. names a person, place, thing, or idea
3. an exclamatory word not related to any other word in the sentence
4. modifies a noun or pronoun; answers the questions what kind, which one,
how many, how much, or whose
5. shows action, links a word to the subject, helps another verb, or merely
indicates existence
6. joins words or groups of words
7. modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb; answers the questions
where, when, how, how often, or to what extent
8. shows how a noun or pronoun is related to some other word in
the sentence