What part of speech is the given word?
1This wood will make a good hiding place. Here hiding is a/an ...............
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Adjectives are words used to modify nouns. Here the adjective hiding modifies the noun place.
2She was made to repeat the whole story. Here story is a/an ...............
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A noun is the name of a person, place or thing.
3They lived many miles from the town. Which of the following is the preposition?
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4The government seems to change its mind a great deal. Here seems is a/an ...............
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The verb is a word that explains what the subject is or what it does.
5In the two weeks in the job he made himself thoroughly disliked. Here thoroughly is a/an ...............
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Most words ending in –ly are adverbs. Here the adverb thoroughly modifies the verb.
6Can you make me a birthday cake by Monday? Here me is a/an ...............
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A pronoun is a word used to refer to the speaker, the person spoken to or the person spoken of.
7Alice and James got married last week. Here last week is a/an ...............
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Words indicating time are usually adverbs.
8After three very unhappy years, they divorced. Here after is a/an ...............
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A conjunction is a word used to connect two clauses.
9I have been married to you for twenty years and I still don’t understand you. Here twenty is a/an ...............
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Both ordinal and cardinal numbers are adjectives.
10I couldn’t think clearly, and I felt hot. Here felt is a/an ...............
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Verbs are action words.
11The manager says that we may leave our coats in the bathroom. Here manager is a/an ...............
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A noun is the name of a person, place or thing.
12The rain made the grass wet. Here wet is a/an ...............
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Adjectives are words that describe a quality.
Done.
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Answers
- This wood will make a good hiding place. Here hiding is a/an adjective
- She was made to repeat the whole story. Here story is a/an noun
- They lived many miles from the town. Which of the following is the preposition? from
- The government seems to change its mind a great deal. Here seems is a/an verb
- In the two weeks in the job he made himself thoroughly disliked. Here thoroughly is a/an adverb
- Can you make me a birthday cake by Monday? Here me is a/an pronoun
- Alice and James got married last week. Here last week is a/an adverb
- After three very unhappy years, they divorced. Here after is a/an Conjunction
- I have been married to you for twenty years and I still don’t understand you. Here twenty is a/an adjective
- I couldn’t think clearly, and I felt hot. Here felt is a/an verb
- The manager says that we may leave our coats in the bathroom. Here manager is a/an noun
- The rain made the grass wet. Here wet is a/an adjective
