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1. Why is it important to learn to identify the eight parts of speech?
a. Being able to identify the parts of speech will help you organize paragraphs
effectively.
b. Recognizing the parts of speech will help you impress a potential employer in a job
interview.
c. Being able to identify the eight parts of speech will ensure that you get promoted.

d. Identifying the parts of speech will help you punctuate sentences correctly and choose
precise words for clearer writing.
ANSWER: d

RATIONALE: Learning the parts of speech will help you punctuate sentences
correctly and choose words for clear, powerful writing because many
words can function in more than one role.
POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Moderate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BENG.GUFF.17.1-1 - 1-1

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.6.4 -
DISC.BENG.GUFF.17.6.4

TOPICS: Why Study Business English?

KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S: Comprehension

2. Sentences revolve around _____ because these words function both as sentence subjects and as
objects of verbs.
a. nouns

b. pronouns

c. adverbs

d. adjectives

ANSWER: a

RATIONALE: Sentences revolve around nouns because they function both as
sentence subjects and as objects of verbs. To determine whether a
word is really a noun, try using it with the verb is or are.

,POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Easy

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BENG.GUFF.17.1-2 - 1-2

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.1.5 -
DISC.BENG.GUFF.17.1.5
United States - BUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.6.4 -
DISC.BENG.GUFF.17.6.4

TOPICS: The Eight Parts of Speech

KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S: Knowledge

3. Words that describe nouns and pronouns are ____.
a. adjectives

b. conjunctions

c. verbs

d. adverbs

ANSWER: a

RATIONALE: Words that describe nouns or pronouns are adjectives. They often
answer the questions What kind?, How many?, or Which one?
POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Easy

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BENG.GUFF.17.1-2 - 1-2

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.1.5 -
DISC.BENG.GUFF.17.1.5
United States - BUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.6.4 -
DISC.BENG.GUFF.17.6.4

TOPICS: The Eight Parts of Speech

KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S: Knowledge

,4. In the sentence Paul and she thoroughly proofread the proposal before sending it to the
customer, the word thoroughly functions as a(n)____.
a. conjunction

b. adjective

c. adverb

d. preposition

ANSWER: c

RATIONALE: Thoroughly is an adverb because it answers the question How? and
modifies the verb proofread.
POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Easy

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BENG.GUFF.17.1-3 - 1-3

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.1.5 -
DISC.BENG.GUFF.17.1.5
United States - BUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.1.6 -
DISC.BENG.GUFF.17.1.6
United States - BUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.6.6 -
DISC.BENG.GUFF.17.6.6
United States - BUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.6.7 -
DISC.BENG.GUFF.17.6.7

TOPICS: Summary

KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S: Application

5. Which of the following sentences uses work as an adjective?
a. Jeff's work includes a lot of traveling to various manufacturing sites.

b. Bob and Yolanda must work overtime to finish the proposal by the deadline.

c. Each Monday a new work schedule is posted online for employees to view.

ANSWER: c

RATIONALE: Only Each Monday a new work schedule is posted online for
employees to view uses work as an adjective. In this sentence work

, modifies the noun schedule and answers the question What kind?
POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Moderate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BENG.GUFF.17.1-4 - 1-4

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.1.5 -
DISC.BENG.GUFF.17.1.5
United States - BUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.1.6 -
DISC.BENG.GUFF.17.1.6
United States - BUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.6.6 -
DISC.BENG.GUFF.17.6.6
United States - BUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.6.7 -
DISC.BENG.GUFF.17.6.7

TOPICS: Summary

KEYWORDS: BLOOM'S: Application

6. Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: Tori, our human resources specialist, will
be happy to answer any questions about your benefits package.
a. Tori

b. specialist

c. human resources

d. Tori, our human resources specialist,

ANSWER: a

RATIONALE: The simple subject is Tori and identifies who is being discussed. The
complete subject is Tori, our human resources specialist.
POINTS: 1

DIFFICULTY: Easy

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: BENG.GUFF.17.2-1 - 2-1

NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.1.5 -
DISC.BENG.GUFF.17.1.5
United States - BUSPROG.BENG.GUFF.17.1.6 -
DISC.BENG.GUFF.17.1.6

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