Words in English belong to different parts of speech. In each of the following sentences, there is a bolded word. Can you identify what part of speech it is?
1I want to go now. Here now is an ...............
Wrong!
2What are you doing there? Here there is a/an ...............
Wrong!
3He left ten minutes ago. Here ten is a/an ...............
Wrong!
4There is a mistake in line 9. Here in is a/an ...............
Wrong!
5Masons build houses. Here build is a/an ...............
Wrong!
6Though she was unwell, she went to work. Here though is a/an ...............
Wrong!
7I have been reading since morning. Here morning is a/an ...............
Wrong!
8He died two years ago. Here ago is a/an ...............
Wrong!
9As she was late, we went without her. Here as is a/an ...............
Wrong!
10The Nile is the longest river in the world. Here Nile is a/an ...............
Wrong!
11What happened to you? Here you is a/an ...............
Wrong!
12My family live in different parts of India. Here different is a/an ...............
Wrong!
Done.
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Answers
- I want to go now. Here now is an adverb
- What are you doing there? Here there is a/an adverb
- He left ten minutes ago. Here ten is a/an adjective
- There is a mistake in line 9. Here in is a/an preposition
- Masons build houses. Here build is a/an verb
- Though she was unwell, she went to work. Here though is a/an conjunction
- I have been reading since morning. Here morning is a/an noun
- He died two years ago. Here ago is a/an adverb
- As she was late, we went without her. Here as is a/an conjunction
- The Nile is the longest river in the world. Here Nile is a/an proper noun
- What happened to you? Here you is a/an pronoun
- My family live in different parts of India. Here different is a/an adjective
