Identifying Part of Speech Exercise

Answers

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