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Parts of speech exercise

January 13, 2016 - A2pdf

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I have never had a better experience. Here 'never' is a/an ...............
Wrong!
2She has always been a nuisance. Here nuisance is a/an ...............
Wrong!
3I am tired of listening to his stupid instructions. Here stupid is a/an ...............
Wrong!
4I am hoping to get a raise this year. Here 'this' is a/an ...............
Wrong!
5To watch him eating really gets on my nerves. Here 'gets' is a/an ...............
Wrong!
6It is nice to be sitting here with you. Here 'here' is a/an ...............
Wrong!
7In spite of having a headache I enjoyed the movie. Here 'in spite of' is a/an ...............
Wrong!
8He came to Chicago to look for work. Here 'work' is a/an ...............
Wrong!
9There is a bus stop in front of the school. Here 'in front of' is a/an ...............
Wrong!
10He was driving very fast indeed. Here 'was driving' is a/an ...............
Wrong!
11She sat facing me across the table. Here 'across' is a/an ...............
Wrong!
12I made them give me my money back. Here 'them' is a ...............
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. I have never had a better experience. Here ‘never’ is a/an adverb
  2. She has always been a nuisance. Here nuisance is a/an noun
  3. I am tired of listening to his stupid instructions. Here stupid is a/an adjective
  4. I am hoping to get a raise this year. Here ‘this’ is a/an pronoun
  5. To watch him eating really gets on my nerves. Here ‘gets’ is a/an verb
  6. It is nice to be sitting here with you. Here ‘here’ is a/an adverb
  7. In spite of having a headache I enjoyed the movie. Here ‘in spite of’ is a/an preposition
  8. He came to Chicago to look for work. Here ‘work’ is a/an noun
  9. There is a bus stop in front of the school. Here ‘in front of’ is a/an preposition
  10. He was driving very fast indeed. Here ‘was driving’ is a/an verb
  11. She sat facing me across the table. Here ‘across’ is a/an preposition
  12. I made them give me my money back. Here ‘them’ is a pronoun
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