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Identifying Part of Speech Exercise

August 10, 2024 B2pdf

Say what part of speech the given word is.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1In "The film received a favorable review," what part of speech is "favorable"?
Wrong!
"Adjective" is correct because "favorable" describes the noun "review."
2In "The fearful child hid behind the door," what part of speech is "fearful"?
Wrong!
"Adjective" is correct because "fearful" describes how the child felt.
3In "The company apologized for the breach of contract," what part of speech is "breach"?
Wrong!
"Noun" is correct because "breach" names a failure to keep an agreement.
4In "The brash speaker interrupted everyone," what part of speech is "brash"?
Wrong!
"Adjective" is correct because "brash" describes the speaker.
5In "Do not bungle the instructions," what part of speech is "bungle"?
Wrong!
"Verb" is correct because "bungle" names the action of doing something badly.
6In "That blue jacket is mine," what type of word is "mine"?
Wrong!
"Possessive pronoun" is correct because "mine" replaces a possessive noun phrase.
7In "They decorated the room lavishly," what part of speech is "lavishly"?
Wrong!
"Adverb" is correct because "lavishly" describes how they decorated the room.
8In "We walked through a lovely garden," what part of speech is "lovely"?
Wrong!
"Adjective" is correct because "lovely" describes the noun "garden."
9In "The snake has deadly poison," what part of speech is "deadly"?
Wrong!
"Adjective" is correct because "deadly" describes the noun "poison."
10In "I do not know whether she will come," what part of speech is "whether"?
Wrong!
"Conjunction" is correct because "whether" introduces an indirect yes/no choice.
11In "Despite the rain, we went outside," what part of speech is "despite"?
Wrong!
"Preposition" is correct because "despite" is followed by the noun phrase "the rain."
12In "The birds flew south for the winter," what verb form is "flew"?
Wrong!
"Past simple" is correct because "flew" is the simple past form of "fly."

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  1. In “The film received a favorable review,” what part of speech is “favorable”? — Adjective
  2. In “The fearful child hid behind the door,” what part of speech is “fearful”? — Adjective
  3. In “The company apologized for the breach of contract,” what part of speech is “breach”? — Noun
  4. In “The brash speaker interrupted everyone,” what part of speech is “brash”? — Adjective
  5. In “Do not bungle the instructions,” what part of speech is “bungle”? — Verb
  6. In “That blue jacket is mine,” what type of word is “mine”? — Possessive pronoun
  7. In “They decorated the room lavishly,” what part of speech is “lavishly”? — Adverb
  8. In “We walked through a lovely garden,” what part of speech is “lovely”? — Adjective
  9. In “The snake has deadly poison,” what part of speech is “deadly”? — Adjective
  10. In “I do not know whether she will come,” what part of speech is “whether”? — Conjunction
  11. In “Despite the rain, we went outside,” what part of speech is “despite”? — Preposition
  12. In “The birds flew south for the winter,” what verb form is “flew”? — Past simple

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