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Parts of speech exercise

February 28, 2014 - pdf

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.

1. She went to the market and bought some eggs. Here went is a ................................

Correct! Wrong!

2. I want to go now. Here now is a/an ..............................

Correct! Wrong!

3. What are you doing there? Here there is a/an ..................................

Correct! Wrong!

4. There is a mouse underneath the piano. Underneath is a/an ........................................

Correct! Wrong!

5. Masons build houses. Masons is a/an .....................................

Correct! Wrong!

6. John is my best friend. Here John is a/an ........................................

Correct! Wrong!

7. She looked up but didn’t see anything. Here up is a/an ............................................

Correct! Wrong!

8. My family live in different parts of India. Here family is a/an ..........................................

Correct! Wrong!

9. That was a difficult question. Here difficult is a/an ...........................................

Correct! Wrong!

10. She was very impressed with her results. Here very is a/an ...............................................

Correct! Wrong!

11. Although she is poor, she is happy. Although is a/an ............................................

Correct! Wrong!

12. Have we bought enough chairs? Enough is a/an ..............................................

Correct! Wrong!

13. The policeman didn’t run fast enough to catch the thief. Here fast is a/an .........................................

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. She went to the market and bought some eggs. (verb)

2. I want to go now. (adverb)

3. What are you doing there? (adverb)

4. There is a mouse underneath the piano. (preposition)

5. Masons build houses. (noun)

6. John is my best friend. (proper noun)

7. She looked up but didn’t see anything. (adverb)

8. My family live in different parts of India. (collective noun)

9. That was a difficult question. (adjective)

10. She was very impressed with her results. (adverb)

11. Although she is poor, she is happy. (conjunction)

12. Have we bought enough chairs? (adjective)

13. The policeman didn’t run fast enough to catch the thief. (adverb)

Notes

The word enough can be an adjective and an adverb.

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