You have to read the following sentences and underline the word or words that belong to the part of speech specified in the bracket.
An example is given below.
Question: She must have reached home. (verb)
Answer: She must have reached home.
1In the sentence "She went to the market and bought some eggs," what part of speech is "went"? ...............
Wrong!
The word "went" is a past-tense action word, so the correct answer is "verb".
2In the sentence "I want to go now," what part of speech is "now"? ...............
Wrong!
The word "now" tells when the action happens, so the correct answer is "adverb".
3In the sentence "What are you doing there?" what part of speech is "there"? ...............
Wrong!
The word "there" tells where the action is happening, so the correct answer is "adverb".
4In the sentence "There is a mouse underneath the piano," what part of speech is "underneath"? ...............
Wrong!
The word "underneath" shows the position of the mouse in relation to the piano, so the correct answer is "preposition".
5In the sentence "Masons build houses," what part of speech is "Masons"? ...............
Wrong!
The word "Masons" names people, so the correct answer is "noun".
6In the sentence "John is my best friend," what kind of noun is "John"? ...............
Wrong!
The word "John" is the specific name of a person, so the correct answer is "proper noun".
7In the sentence "She looked up but didn’t see anything," what part of speech is "up"? ...............
Wrong!
The word "up" adds direction to the verb phrase "looked up," so the correct answer is "adverb".
8In the sentence "My family live in different parts of India," what kind of noun is "family"? ...............
Wrong!
The word "family" names a group of people, so the correct answer is "collective noun".
9In the sentence "That was a difficult question," what part of speech is "difficult"? ...............
Wrong!
The word "difficult" describes the noun "question," so the correct answer is "adjective".
10In the sentence "She was very impressed with her results," what part of speech is "very"? ...............
Wrong!
The word "very" modifies the adjective "impressed," so the correct answer is "adverb".
11In the sentence "Although she is poor, she is happy," what part of speech is "Although"? ...............
Wrong!
The word "Although" joins two contrasting ideas, so the correct answer is "conjunction".
12In the sentence "Have we bought enough chairs?" what part of speech is "enough"? ...............
Wrong!
The word "enough" describes the noun "chairs," so the correct answer is "adjective".
13In the sentence "The policeman didn’t run fast enough to catch the thief," what part of speech is "fast"? ...............
Wrong!
The word "fast" describes how the policeman ran, so the correct answer is "adverb".
Done.
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Answers
- In the sentence “She went to the market and bought some eggs,” what part of speech is “went”? verb
- In the sentence “I want to go now,” what part of speech is “now”? adverb
- In the sentence “What are you doing there?” what part of speech is “there”? adverb
- In the sentence “There is a mouse underneath the piano,” what part of speech is “underneath”? preposition
- In the sentence “Masons build houses,” what part of speech is “Masons”? noun
- In the sentence “John is my best friend,” what kind of noun is “John”? proper noun
- In the sentence “She looked up but didn’t see anything,” what part of speech is “up”? adverb
- In the sentence “My family live in different parts of India,” what kind of noun is “family”? collective noun
- In the sentence “That was a difficult question,” what part of speech is “difficult”? adjective
- In the sentence “She was very impressed with her results,” what part of speech is “very”? adverb
- In the sentence “Although she is poor, she is happy,” what part of speech is “Although”? conjunction
- In the sentence “Have we bought enough chairs?” what part of speech is “enough”? adjective
- In the sentence “The policeman didn’t run fast enough to catch the thief,” what part of speech is “fast”? adverb
