What part of speech are the underlined words?
1In the sentence "She thought of a wise plan," the word "thought" is a ...............
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In this sentence, "thought" shows an action, so the answer is "verb".
2In the sentence "I want to go now," the word "now" is a/an ...............
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In this sentence, "now" tells when the action happens, so the answer is "adverb".
3In the question "Where are you going?" the word "you" is a ...............
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In this sentence, "you" stands for a person, so the answer is "pronoun".
4In the sentence "That was a lovely evening," the word "lovely" is a/an ...............
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In this sentence, "lovely" describes the noun "evening," so the answer is "adjective".
5In the sentence "My father works in a factory," the word "factory" is a/an ...............
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In this sentence, "factory" names a place, so the answer is "noun".
6In the sentence "She must be stupid," the word "stupid" is a/an ...............
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In this sentence, "stupid" describes the subject "she," so the answer is "adjective".
7In the sentence "Selena is my best friend," the word "best" is a/an ...............
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In this sentence, "best" describes the noun "friend," so the answer is "adjective".
8In the sentence "The dress was expensive, but I bought it," the word "bought" is a ...............
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In this sentence, "bought" shows an action, so the answer is "verb".
9In the sentence "It is my doll," the word "it" is a/an ...............
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In this sentence, "it" stands for a thing, so the answer is "pronoun".
10In the sentence "The sun gives us heat and light," the word "gives" is a/an ...............
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In this sentence, "gives" shows an action, so the answer is "verb".
11In the sentence "Do it quickly," the word "quickly" is a/an ...............
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In this sentence, "quickly" describes how the action is done, so the answer is "adverb".
12In the sentence "She went to the market," the word "to" is a/an ...............
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In this sentence, "to" shows direction toward a place, so the answer is "preposition".
13In the sentence "I helped him because I liked him," the word "because" is a/an ...............
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In this sentence, "because" joins ideas and gives a reason, so the answer is "conjunction".
14In the sentence "Jasmines are white," the word "white" is a/an ...............
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In this sentence, "white" describes the noun "jasmines," so the answer is "adjective".
15In the sentence "The cat is under the bed," the word "under" is a/an ...............
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In this sentence, "under" shows the position of the cat, so the answer is "preposition".
Answers
- In the sentence “She thought of a wise plan,” the word “thought” is a verb
- In the sentence “I want to go now,” the word “now” is a/an adverb
- In the question “Where are you going?” the word “you” is a pronoun
- In the sentence “That was a lovely evening,” the word “lovely” is a/an adjective
- In the sentence “My father works in a factory,” the word “factory” is a/an noun
- In the sentence “She must be stupid,” the word “stupid” is a/an adjective
- In the sentence “Selena is my best friend,” the word “best” is a/an adjective
- In the sentence “The dress was expensive, but I bought it,” the word “bought” is a verb
- In the sentence “It is my doll,” the word “it” is a/an pronoun
- In the sentence “The sun gives us heat and light,” the word “gives” is a/an verb
- In the sentence “Do it quickly,” the word “quickly” is a/an adverb
- In the sentence “She went to the market,” the word “to” is a/an preposition
- In the sentence “I helped him because I liked him,” the word “because” is a/an conjunction
- In the sentence “Jasmines are white,” the word “white” is a/an adjective
- In the sentence “The cat is under the bed,” the word “under” is a/an preposition
