Parts of speech exercise

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word.

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

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)