Ninigi

[ nee-nee-gee ]

/ niˈni gi /

noun Japanese Legend.

the grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan.

QUIZZES

CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL PART OF SPEECH QUIZ!

How well do you know your adjectives from your adverbs? Your preposition from your pronouns? Your interjections from your conjunctions? Let’s put your knowledge of parts of speech to the text! Note: Many of the following questions will ask you to identify the parts of speech “in order.” That means the first word in all capital letters will correspond to the first option in an answer, and so on.

Question 1 of 10

In order, what parts of speech are the words in all capital letters? Alisa was VERY tired, SO she decided to go to bed.

adverb, adverb

adverb, conjunction

adjective, conjunction

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Example sentences from the Web for ninigi

Uzume obeyed the commands of Ninigi, and is greatly honoured in Saruta for her courage, her mirth, and her beauty.
Old-World Japan|Frank Rinder
Now Ninigi, with the Prince of Saruta as his guide, travelled throughout the kingdom over which he was to rule.
Old-World Japan|Frank Rinder
He therefore presented both his daughters to Ninigi, expressing the hope that the suitor's choice would fall upon Iha-naga.
Myths & Legends of Japan|F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis
The terrestrial deity, Sarudahiko, receiving news of the approach of Ninigi and his divine retinue, came out to greet him.
Japan|Various

I come to meet Ninigi that I may pay homage to him and be his guide.
Old-World Japan|Frank Rinder