Questions & Answers
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Linguistic Milestones and Grammar Fundamentals study set below.
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1
What is the first letter of the English alphabet?
2
The first English dictionary was published in 1604. Which part of speech is used to name a person, place, or thing?
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A
Verb
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B
Adjective
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C
Noun
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D
Adverb
3
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. Which punctuation mark ends a statement sentence?
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A
Question mark
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B
Period
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C
Comma
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D
Exclamation point
4
The first telegraph message was sent in 1844. Which word is a pronoun that replaces a person's name?
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A
Table
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B
Run
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C
She
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D
Quickly
5
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Which of these is a verb indicating an action?
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A
Talk
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B
Fast
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C
Happy
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D
Blue
6
The Wright brothers achieved the first flight in 1903. What is the plural form of the word 'goose'?
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A
Gooses
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B
Geese
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C
Goosees
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D
Goos
7
Sir Isaac Newton discovered gravity. Which article is used before a word starting with a vowel sound?
8
The first computer was the ENIAC. Which word in the sentence 'The cat sat' is the subject?
9
The first photograph was taken in 1826. Which type of word describes a noun, like 'bright' in 'bright light'?
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A
Adjective
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B
Verb
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C
Preposition
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D
Conjunction
10
The first lightbulb was perfected by Edison. Which word correctly completes: 'He ___ to school yesterday'?
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A
Go
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B
Goes
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C
Went
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D
Gone
11
The first bicycle was created in 1817. Which word is an example of a preposition?
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A
Jump
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B
Under
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C
Quick
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D
Happy
12
The first email was sent in 1971. Which contraction represents 'do not'?
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A
Dont
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B
Do'nt
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C
Don't
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D
Dnot
13
The first hot air balloon flight happened in 1783. Which word is a proper noun?
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A
City
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B
Paris
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C
Road
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D
Dog
14
The first stethoscope was invented in 1816. Which word is the plural of 'child'?
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A
Childs
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B
Children
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C
Childes
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D
Childen
15
The first x-ray was discovered in 1895. Which word identifies the action in 'She reads a book'?
16
The first plastic, Bakelite, was invented in 1907. Which punctuation mark is used for possession?
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A
Apostrophe
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B
Colon
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C
Semicolon
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D
Hyphen
17
The first postage stamp was issued in 1840. Which word is a synonym for 'fast'?
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A
Slow
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B
Quick
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C
Heavy
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D
Soft
18
The first thermometer was created in 1593. Which word is the opposite of 'always'?
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A
Never
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B
Often
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C
Usually
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D
Daily
