Parts Of Speech Exercise

Answers

1. In the sentence “New brooms sweep clean,” the word “clean” is an adverb
2. In the sentence “A burnt child dreads fire,” the word “burnt” is an adjective
3. In the sentence “The streets of some of our cities are noted for their crookedness,” the word “crookedness” is a noun
4. In the sentence “Talking too much is a sign of vanity,” the word “sign” is a noun
5. In the sentence “My views on this are quite different,” the word “quite” is an adverb
6. In the sentence “No man can serve two masters,” the word “serve” is a verb
7. In the sentence “Sam plays football very well,” the word “well” is an adverb
8. In the sentence “The boy ran across the road,” the word “across” is a preposition
9. In the sentence “The cat was hiding behind the curtain,” the word “behind” is a preposition
10. In the sentence “I waited for him until he came,” the word “until” is a conjunction
11. In the sentence “Rahim put the books on the table,” the word “put” is a verb
12. In the sentence “She can speak English fluently,” the word “fluently” is an adverb