República Bolivariana de Venezuela

Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Educación Universitaria en Ciencias y

Tecnología
Universidad Politécnica Territorial de Lara Andrés Eloy Blanco

DIAGNOSTIC TEST

Katherine Rivero
C.I: 27317485
Sección: 2100
Prof. Neyda Diaz
 April, 2020

PARTS OF SPEECH

DIAGNOSTIC TEST 1

For each underlined word in the following sentences, identify and then write the
part of speech on the line next to the number. Each part of speech is used at least
once. Use the following abbreviations:

Noun—N Adverb—ADV preposition

Pronoun —PRO —PREP conjunction—
verb —V
adjective —ADJ CONJ
Interjection —INT

1. They attended the concert last weekend.

2. Several cats ran into Rob’s garage.

PREP

3. The truck driver delivered the packages quickly.

ADV

4. Fast runners won all the awards at the track meet.

ADJ
5. My friends and I walked home after school.

CONJ

6. I wanted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch yesterday.

CONJ

7. She was counting the ballots during social studies class.

PRO

8. Hey! That is my seat.

INT

9. Will they finish the test on time?

PRO

10. The diagram was pretty complicated for us.

11. He will practice his musical piece soon.

ADV

12. Reggie saw the awesome sight from the air.

ADJ

13. Her sister is the oldest member of the group.

14. Check the score, Tom.

V
 15. Will the students be able to find the answer by themselves?

PRO

16. Are you sure of yourself?

PRO

17. They slowly carried the couch down the stairs.

ADV

18. Can you see beyond the hills from the top of the tower?

PREP

19. Hurray! Our team has finally scored a touchdown.

INT

20. The troop had been scattered throughout the woods.

DIAGNOSTIC TEST 2

Decide whether each underlined word is a noun (N), pronoun (PN), verb (V),
adjective (ADJ), adverb (ADVB), conjunction (C), preposition (P), or interjection (I).
Then write its abbreviation on the line before the sentence.

1. Slow down.
ADJ

2. I would like to go, but I have to help my sister.

C
3. Can you please drive more slowly?
ADVB

4. He is our legislator.
PN

5. The captain looked for a better route.

N

6. Wow! Are we there already?

I

7. The pictures fell from the table.

P

8. I can certainly use your help during the ordeal.

P

9. This extravagant home is overpriced even for today’s market.

ADJ

10. Mom and Dad just returned from Charlotte, North Carolina.
C
11. Diplomacy is the best tactic.
N

12. They think that their dog will like it.

PN
13. Some of these stories are discussed often.
ADVB

14. Either the giraffe or the monkey will be fed now.

C

15. We will probably hinder the process if we try to help them.

V

16. Helene cautiously approached the dog.

ADVB

17. Can you help with the moving?

V

18. They will do most of the moving themselves.

PN

19. I am not hungry.

ADVB

20. This is a very pretty necklace.

ADJ