Identify the part of speech of the underlined word.
1In "I have never had a better experience," "never" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "never" modifies the verb phrase, so the correct answer is "adverb".
2In "She has always been a nuisance," "nuisance" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "nuisance" names a person or thing, so the correct answer is "noun".
3In "I am tired of listening to his stupid instructions," "stupid" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "stupid" describes the noun "instructions," so the correct answer is "adjective".
4In "This is my favorite book," "This" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "This" stands alone in place of a noun phrase, so the correct answer is "pronoun".
5In "To watch him eating really gets on my nerves," "gets" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "gets" shows the action in the clause, so the correct answer is "verb".
6In "It is nice to be sitting here with you," "here" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "here" tells us where the sitting happens, so the correct answer is "adverb".
7In "In spite of having a headache, I enjoyed the movie," "in spite of" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The phrase "in spite of" introduces a noun phrase or gerund phrase, so the correct answer is "preposition".
8In "He came to Chicago to look for work," "work" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "work" names the thing he was looking for, so the correct answer is "noun".
9In "There is a bus stop in front of the school," "in front of" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The phrase "in front of" shows the relationship between the bus stop and the school, so the correct answer is "preposition".
10In "He was driving very fast indeed," "was driving" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The phrase "was driving" is the verb phrase of the sentence, so the correct answer is "verb".
11In "She sat facing me across the table," "across" is a/an ...............
Wrong!
The word "across" shows the relationship between her position and the table, so the correct answer is "preposition".
12In "I made them give me my money back," "them" is a ...............
Wrong!
The word "them" replaces a noun phrase and refers to people, so the correct answer is "pronoun".
Answers
- In “I have never had a better experience,” “never” is a/an adverb
- In “She has always been a nuisance,” “nuisance” is a/an noun
- In “I am tired of listening to his stupid instructions,” “stupid” is a/an adjective
- In “This is my favorite book,” “This” is a/an pronoun
- In “To watch him eating really gets on my nerves,” “gets” is a/an verb
- In “It is nice to be sitting here with you,” “here” is a/an adverb
- In “In spite of having a headache, I enjoyed the movie,” “in spite of” is a/an preposition
- In “He came to Chicago to look for work,” “work” is a/an noun
- In “There is a bus stop in front of the school,” “in front of” is a/an preposition
- In “He was driving very fast indeed,” “was driving” is a/an verb
- In “She sat facing me across the table,” “across” is a/an preposition
- In “I made them give me my money back,” “them” is a pronoun