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?
1In "I want to go now," the word "now" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "now" tells when the action happens, so the correct answer is "adverb".
2In "What are you doing there?" the word "there" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "there" tells where the action is happening, so the correct answer is "adverb".
3In "He left ten minutes ago," the word "ten" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "ten" describes the noun "minutes," so the correct answer is "adjective".
4In "There is a mistake in line 9," the word "in" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "in" shows the relationship between "mistake" and "line 9," so the correct answer is "preposition".
5In "Masons build houses," the word "build" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "build" names an action, so the correct answer is "verb".
6In "Though she was unwell, she went to work," the word "though" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "though" joins two ideas and shows contrast, so the correct answer is "conjunction".
7In "I have been reading since morning," the word "morning" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "morning" names a time of day, so the correct answer is "noun".
8In "He died two years ago," the word "ago" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "ago" helps tell when the action happened, so the correct answer is "adverb".
9In "As she was late, we went without her," the word "as" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "as" connects the reason with the main action, so the correct answer is "conjunction".
10In "The Nile is the longest river in the world," the word "Nile" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "Nile" is the name of a specific river, so the correct answer is "proper noun".
11In "What happened to you?" the word "you" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "you" takes the place of a person being spoken to, so the correct answer is "pronoun".
12In "My family live in different parts of India," the word "different" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "different" describes the noun "parts," so the correct answer is "adjective".
Answers
- In “I want to go now,” the word “now” is a/an adverb.
- In “What are you doing there?” the word “there” is a/an adverb.
- In “He left ten minutes ago,” the word “ten” is a/an adjective.
- In “There is a mistake in line 9,” the word “in” is a/an preposition.
- In “Masons build houses,” the word “build” is a/an verb.
- In “Though she was unwell, she went to work,” the word “though” is a/an conjunction.
- In “I have been reading since morning,” the word “morning” is a/an noun.
- In “He died two years ago,” the word “ago” is a/an adverb.
- In “As she was late, we went without her,” the word “as” is a/an conjunction.
- In “The Nile is the longest river in the world,” the word “Nile” is a/an proper noun.
- In “What happened to you?” the word “you” is a/an pronoun.
- In “My family live in different parts of India,” the word “different” is a/an adjective.
