I. Choose which part of speech the highlighted word is.
1.She was wearing really beautiful earrings.
a. Adjective
b. Adverb
c. Noun
Correct!
Adjectives describe or modify nouns and pronouns. This word is describing the earrings, so it’s
an adjective.
2. Wow, you have got a great score.
a. Conjunction
b. Interjection
c. Pronoun
Correct!
Interjections show excitement or emotion and are not connected to the rest of the sentence.
Wow is showing amazement or surprise at the score someone has got.
3.The baby crawled under the bed.
a. Preposition
b. Conjunction
c. Adverb
Correct!
Prepositions show the relationship between nouns or pronouns and other words or elements in
the sentence. In this case it is the relationship between the baby and where it crawled to.
4.She quickly packed her bag and left.
a. Noun
b. Adjective
c. Adverb
Correct!
Adverbs modify verbs, nouns, and other adverbs. This is modifying the verb packed.
5.This is a depressing time to be living in London as people are arguing over the
election.
a. Interjection
b. Adjective
c. Adverb
Correct!
This is an adjective again and it is describing the noun time.
6. Take your first left then go over the bridge.
a. Noun
b. Preposition
c. Verb
Correct!
Verbs show actions or states of being. There is no subject in this sentence as it is a command /
instruction, so the first word is the verb.
7. There is a party next week though I don’t think I can go.
a. Preposition
b. Conjunction
c. Adverb
Correct!
Conjunctions join two or more words, phrases, or clauses together. This subordinating
conjunction is joining two clauses.
8.He thinks we will arrive at roughly 5pm.
a. Pronoun
b. Preposition
c. Conjunction
Correct!
Pronouns replace nouns. We is replacing the people the speaker is referring to.
9. The music is very loud.
a. Adjective
b. Interjection
c. Noun
Correct!
A noun specifies people, places, things, or ideas. This noun is a thing, music.
10. He goes to Spain often not only for the sun but also for the food.
a. Conjunction
b. Adverb
c. Preposition
Correct!
This is a correlative conjunction.
II.
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You need to dig a well. (noun)
You look well. (adjective)
You dance well. (adverb)
Well, I agree. (interjection)
My eyes will well up. (verb)
1
Select the noun:
A. Happy
B. And
C. Picture
2
Select the adverb:
A. Sadly
B. Misery
C. It
3nterjection:
A. Suit
B. Indeed
C. They
4
Select the adjective:
A. Dozily
B. Palatable
C. Sadly
5
Select the verb:
A. Plays
B. Whom
C. Mother-in-law
6
Select the conjunction:
A. And
B. Friend
C. Mouse
7
Select the noun:
A. Ouch
B. Whale
C. Nice
8
Select the adjective:
A. Against
B. We
C. Cozy
9
Select the adverb:
A. Unduly
B. non-evasive
C. An
10
Select the conjunction:
A. Or
B. With
C. Sun
11
Select the noun:
A. Giraffe
B. Tall
C. On
12
Select the preposition:
A. And
B. On
C. But
13
Select the pronoun:
A. Dog
B. He
C. But
14
Select the conjunction:
A. Under
B. Mountain
C. While
15
Select the adjective:
A. Curiosity
B. Curious
C. Thought
16
Select the noun:
A. Yellow
B. Dream
C. Lovely
17
Select the preposition:
A. Either
B. Not
C. With
18
Select the adjective:
A. Bright
B. Cleverly
C. Moon