Parts of Speech

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1. In the sentence "I would like to spend the summer writing," the underlined word is which of the following?
A. main verb
B. modal verb
C. adverb
D. adjective
E. none of the above

2. In the sentence "Please place all dogs on leash," the underlined word is which of the following?
A. adjective
B. adverb
C. preposition
D. interjection
E. none of the above

3. In the sentence "You may pick up your exams after I have finished grading them," the underlined word is which of the following?
A. preposition
B. verb
C. adverb
D. coordinating conjunction
E. subordinating conjunction

4. In the sentence "His parents are poor but honest," the underlined word is which of the following?
A. preposition
B. verb
C. adverb
D. coordinating conjunction
E. subordinating conjunction

5. In the sentence "Although she is from Texas, she doesn't sound or act like it," the underlined word is which of the following?
A. preposition
B. verb
C. adverb
D. coordinating conjunction
E. subordinating conjunction

6. What is the full tense classification of the sentence "John is writing his second book"?
A. present
B. present perfect
C. present progressive
D. present perfect progressive
E. none of the above

7. What is the full tense classification of the sentence "Mary will be completing her Ph.D. next May"?
A. future perfect
B. future perfect progressive
C. future
D. future progressive
E. none of the above

8. What is the full tense classification of the sentence "I have been working on my webpage"?
A. future perfect
B. future perfect progressive
C. perfect progressive
D. present perfect progressive
E. progressive perfect

9. What is the full tense classification of the sentence "I will have completed my dissertation by May"?
A. future perfect
B. future perfect progressive
C. future
D. future passive
E. future passive perfect

10. What is the voice of the sentence "He will have been talked into leading the team by that time"?
A. active
B. passive
C. semi-active
D. semi-passive
E. lifeless

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