State what part of speech the underlined word is.
1In the sentence "New brooms sweep clean," the word "clean" is an ...............
Wrong!
In this sentence, "clean" is an "adverb" because it tells how the brooms sweep.
2In the sentence "A burnt child dreads fire," the word "burnt" is an ...............
Wrong!
In this sentence, "adjective" is correct because "burnt" describes the noun "child".
3In the sentence "The streets of some of our cities are noted for their crookedness," the word "crookedness" is a ...............
Wrong!
In this sentence, "noun" is correct because "crookedness" names a quality.
4In the sentence "Talking too much is a sign of vanity," the word "sign" is a ...............
Wrong!
In this sentence, "noun" is correct because "sign" names a thing and follows the article "a".
5In the sentence "My views on this are quite different," the word "quite" is an ...............
Wrong!
In this sentence, "adverb" is correct because "quite" modifies the adjective "different".
6In the sentence "No man can serve two masters," the word "serve" is a ...............
Wrong!
In this sentence, "verb" is correct because "serve" shows the action after the modal "can".
7In the sentence "Sam plays football very well," the word "well" is an ...............
Wrong!
In this sentence, "adverb" is correct because "well" tells how Sam plays.
8In the sentence "The boy ran across the road," the word "across" is a ...............
Wrong!
In this sentence, "preposition" is correct because "across" shows the relationship between running and the road.
9In the sentence "The cat was hiding behind the curtain," the word "behind" is a ...............
Wrong!
In this sentence, "preposition" is correct because "behind" shows the relationship between hiding and the curtain.
10In the sentence "I waited for him until he came," the word "until" is a ...............
Wrong!
In this sentence, "conjunction" is correct because "until" connects the clauses "I waited for him" and "he came".
11In the sentence "Rahim put the books on the table," the word "put" is a ...............
Wrong!
In this sentence, "verb" is correct because "put" shows the action Rahim did.
12In the sentence "She can speak English fluently," the word "fluently" is an ...............
Wrong!
In this sentence, "adverb" is correct because "fluently" tells how she can speak English.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- In the sentence “New brooms sweep clean,” the word “clean” is an adverb
- In the sentence “A burnt child dreads fire,” the word “burnt” is an adjective
- In the sentence “The streets of some of our cities are noted for their crookedness,” the word “crookedness” is a noun
- In the sentence “Talking too much is a sign of vanity,” the word “sign” is a noun
- In the sentence “My views on this are quite different,” the word “quite” is an adverb
- In the sentence “No man can serve two masters,” the word “serve” is a verb
- In the sentence “Sam plays football very well,” the word “well” is an adverb
- In the sentence “The boy ran across the road,” the word “across” is a preposition
- In the sentence “The cat was hiding behind the curtain,” the word “behind” is a preposition
- In the sentence “I waited for him until he came,” the word “until” is a conjunction
- In the sentence “Rahim put the books on the table,” the word “put” is a verb
- In the sentence “She can speak English fluently,” the word “fluently” is an adverb

