Writer's Choice Grade 9

Unit 10: Parts of Speech

Directions: For each sentence, identify the part of speech of the underlined word, choosing from two possible answers.


1.	Tom and I wanted to arrive early to set up our booth.
		A)	proper noun
		B)	common noun


2.	Mrs. McCormick picked these apples.
		A)	reflexive pronoun
		B)	demonstrative pronoun


3.	She and Mr. Johnson organized the entire event.
		A)	action verb
		B)	linking verb


4.	Many students arrived after Tom and me.
		A)	adjective
		B)	adverb


5.	Jordan asked Carla if he could run faster than Leon.
		A)	adjective
		B)	adverb


6.	According to Joan, neither she nor Jean minded sharing it.
		A)	conjunction
		B)	preposition


7.	Both Mr. Johnson and Mrs. McCormick noticed that the twins were absent.
		A)	coordinating conjunctions
		B)	correlative conjunctions


8.	Jordan had planned to share a booth with Jemma and Jemma's twin sister Anne, but she and Anne didn't show up.
		A)	conjunction
		B)	article