Parts of speech and Tenses

Identify the active verb in the following sentence:

After I was told that the old road was closed I spent the afternoon telling people the news.

How many concrete nouns does the sentence contain?

He loved the mountains and day-dreamed of climbing snow covered peaks.

Identify the suggested answer that makes a comparative word or phrase in the sentence: 

I found the book more enjoyable than the film.

Identify the adverb in the following sentence:

I will book the flights tomorrow.

Which of the following is written in the imperative?

1 I will have finished by this afternoon.

2 What would you buy if you won the lottery?

3 Another bus will be arriving any moment now.

4 Bring me a newspaper.

Identify the collective noun in the following sentence: 

The team of football players were late for the match.

If there is one, identify the conditional expression in the following sentence:

What do you plan to do if the weather is bad?

Which of the following nouns are countable? 

Space Water People Idea

Identify the abstract noun in the following sentence: 

The height of the mountain as well as its sheer rock face made it a very difficult climb.

Indicate which of the suggested answers serves as a comparative word or phrase in the sentence:

She was the smaller of the two but she was the bravest.  1. Smaller  2. The two 3. The bravest

Identify the conjunction in the following sentence:

I still enjoyed myself despite the fact that I ate too much and felt rather unwell.

Which word in the sentence is the conjunction?

I called at the post office because I needed to buy some stamps.

How many adjectives does the following sentence contain? 

The children were cheeky but cheerful.

Which of the following are examples of the superlative form? 

Youngest Slowest Most liked Happiest

Identify the adverb in the following sentence: 

They had visited the city once before.

If there is one, identify the conditional expression in the following sentence:

What do you plan to do if the weather is bad?

Identify the collective noun in the following sentence: 

My eldest brother could not come but otherwise my whole family attended the ceremony.

How many concrete nouns does the following sentence contain? 

The car park has space for 25 vehicles.

Identify the abstract noun in the following sentence:

The children found mathematics difficult and their maths teacher Mr Right unsympathetic.

How many adjectives does the following sentence contain?

The blue car was very technical and far more advanced than the yellow one it was parked next to.

Identify the active verb in the following sentence:The guy in the swimming pool was in trouble and calling out but noone helped.SwimmingTroubleCallingHelped