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Parts Of Speech Exercise

July 8, 2018 - A2pdf

What part of speech is the keyword?

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1In the sentence "The young woman kept the fast for 10 days," the word "fast" is ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "a noun" because "fast" names a religious act of not eating and is the object of "kept".
2In the sentence "Muslims fast during Ramadan," the word "fast" is ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "a verb" because "fast" describes the action that Muslims do during Ramadan.
3In the sentence "He is the right man for this job," the word "right" is ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "an adjective" because "right" describes the noun "man".
4In the sentence "God shall defend the right," the word "right" is ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "a noun" because "the right" means what is morally correct and acts as the object of "defend".
5In the sentence "There is not much truth in what he says," the word "much" is ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "an adjective" because "much" describes the noun "truth".
6In the sentence "One day I met him at the library," the word "one" is ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "an adjective" because "one" describes the noun "day".
7In the sentence "One would think he was crazy," the word "one" is ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "a pronoun" because "one" means people in general and acts as the subject of the sentence.
8In the sentence "At last he came round to their views," the word "round" is ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "an adverb" because "round" modifies the phrasal verb "came round".
9In the sentence "I have not seen him since that fateful day," the word "since" is ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "a preposition" because "since" introduces the noun phrase "that fateful day".
10In the sentence "He was poor, so I helped him," the word "so" is ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "a conjunction" because "so" connects the reason and the result.
11In the sentence "He is so brave," the word "so" is ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "an adverb" because "so" modifies the adjective "brave".
12In the sentence "Still waters run deep," the word "still" is ...............
Wrong!
The correct answer is "an adjective" because "still" describes the noun "waters".
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Answers

  1. In the sentence “The young woman kept the fast for 10 days,” the word “fast” is a noun
  2. In the sentence “Muslims fast during Ramadan,” the word “fast” is a verb
  3. In the sentence “He is the right man for this job,” the word “right” is an adjective
  4. In the sentence “God shall defend the right,” the word “right” is a noun
  5. In the sentence “There is not much truth in what he says,” the word “much” is an adjective
  6. In the sentence “One day I met him at the library,” the word “one” is an adjective
  7. In the sentence “One would think he was crazy,” the word “one” is a pronoun
  8. In the sentence “At last he came round to their views,” the word “round” is an adverb
  9. In the sentence “I have not seen him since that fateful day,” the word “since” is a preposition
  10. In the sentence “He was poor, so I helped him,” the word “so” is a conjunction
  11. In the sentence “He is so brave,” the word “so” is an adverb
  12. In the sentence “Still waters run deep,” the word “still” is an adjective
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