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Parts Of Speech Exercise

February 8, 2020 - A2pdf

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1In the sentence "I was not expecting this from you," identify the preposition.
Wrong!
The preposition is "from" because it shows the relationship between "expecting" and "you".
2In the sentence "She could not believe her eyes when she saw him there," identify the verb.
Wrong!
The verb is "saw" because it names the action in the clause.
3In the sentence "The girl sat beside her mother and kept talking," identify the preposition.
Wrong!
The preposition is "beside" because it shows the relationship between the girl and her mother.
4In the sentence "He was so angry that he shouted at the top of his voice," identify the noun.
Wrong!
The noun is "voice" because it names a thing.
5In the sentence "It took me quite some time to get used to living in the city," identify the adverb.
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The adverb is "quite" because it modifies the determiner phrase "some time".
6In the sentence "She was angry but she said nothing," identify the adjective.
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The adjective is "angry" because it describes the subject "she".
7In the sentence "The teacher congratulated the students on their marvellous performance," identify the adjective.
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The adjective is "marvellous" because it describes the noun "performance".
8In the sentence "She does not seem to understand the importance of keeping information confidential," identify the adjective.
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The adjective is "confidential" because it describes the noun "information".
9In the sentence "Although buying is better than renting, few people can actually afford to buy a home these days," identify the conjunction.
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The conjunction is "Although" because it connects the opening clause to the main clause.
10In the sentence "It cannot get better than this," identify the verb.
Wrong!
The verb is "get" because it follows the modal verb "cannot" and expresses change.
11In the sentence "He injured his ankle while playing football yesterday," identify the adverb.
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The adverb is "yesterday" because it tells when the injury happened.
12In the sentence "That child does not eat anything but hamburgers," identify the adjective.
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The adjective is "That" because it points to and modifies the noun "child".
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Answers

  1. In the sentence “I was not expecting this from you,” identify the preposition. — from
  2. In the sentence “She could not believe her eyes when she saw him there,” identify the verb. — saw
  3. In the sentence “The girl sat beside her mother and kept talking,” identify the preposition. — beside
  4. In the sentence “He was so angry that he shouted at the top of his voice,” identify the noun. — voice
  5. In the sentence “It took me quite some time to get used to living in the city,” identify the adverb. — quite
  6. In the sentence “She was angry but she said nothing,” identify the adjective. — angry
  7. In the sentence “The teacher congratulated the students on their marvellous performance,” identify the adjective. — marvellous
  8. In the sentence “She does not seem to understand the importance of keeping information confidential,” identify the adjective. — confidential
  9. In the sentence “Although buying is better than renting, few people can actually afford to buy a home these days,” identify the conjunction. — Although
  10. In the sentence “It cannot get better than this,” identify the verb. — get
  11. In the sentence “He injured his ankle while playing football yesterday,” identify the adverb. — yesterday
  12. In the sentence “That child does not eat anything but hamburgers,” identify the adjective. — That
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