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Parts of speech exercise

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Identify the part of speech of the underlined word.

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

Answers

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