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Parts of Speech Exercise

February 26, 2024 A2pdf

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1A receptionist should have ............... manners.
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The adjective "pleasant" describes the noun "manners".
2This is a minor surgical ............... that can be carried out under local anesthetic.
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The noun "procedure" names the medical action after the adjective "surgical".
3The audience began to ............... the band's performance.
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The verb "applaud" follows "began to".
4The singers received thunderous ...............
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The noun "applause" is modified by the adjective "thunderous".
5The government has taken several ............... to support marginalized sections of society.
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The plural noun "initiatives" follows "several".
6It was an ............... experience for the woman to watch her child suffer.
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The adjective "agonizing" describes the noun "experience".
7The goons tried to ............... the shopkeepers.
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The verb "threaten" follows "tried to".
8He pays us ............... visits.
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The adjective "occasional" describes the noun "visits".
9The minister gave a ............... reply to the charges leveled by the opposition.
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The adjective "befitting" describes the noun "reply".
10He will always remain a source of ............... for us.
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The noun "inspiration" completes the phrase "a source of inspiration".
11Dogs rarely attack without ...............
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The noun "provocation" follows the preposition "without".
12She stared at the skyscrapers in ...............
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The noun "bewilderment" completes the prepositional phrase "in bewilderment".

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  1. A receptionist should have pleasant manners.
  2. This is a minor surgical procedure that can be carried out under local anesthetic.
  3. The audience began to applaud the band’s performance.
  4. The singers received thunderous applause.
  5. The government has taken several initiatives to support marginalized sections of society.
  6. It was an agonizing experience for the woman to watch her child suffer.
  7. The goons tried to threaten the shopkeepers.
  8. He pays us occasional visits.
  9. The minister gave a befitting reply to the charges leveled by the opposition.
  10. He will always remain a source of inspiration for us.
  11. Dogs rarely attack without provocation.
  12. She stared at the skyscrapers in bewilderment.

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