Parts of Speech Extra Credit
PARTS OF SPEECH - Identification 1
Read each sentence carefully. Look at each capitalized word and identify its part of speech.
a) Noun
e) Adverb
b) Pronoun
ab) Conjunction
c) Verb
cd) Preposition
d) Adjective
de) Interjection
1. There should be a BETTER way to get from here to Grandma's house.
2. There should be a better WAY to get from here to Grandma's house.
3. On Saturdays, we OFTEN eat a late breakfast.
4. On Saturdays, we often EAT a late breakfast.
5. I can work FASTER without any help.
6. I can work faster without any HELP.
7. The manager RECOMMENDED Jim for the new position.
8. The manager recommended Jim for the NEW position.
9. Professor York's INTEREST in vintage cars is unusual for a computer expert.
10. Professor York's interest in vintage cars is UNUSUAL for a computer expert.
11. INSIDE, the house was very cold.
12. Inside, the house was very COLD.
13. "That theft was an INSIDE job," said the detective wisely.
14. "That theft was an inside job," said the detective WISELY.
15. WISE people always look for answers in unlikely places.
16. Wise people always look for answers IN unlikely places.
17. FEW young people will come to the speech tomorrow.
18. Few young people will come to the SPEECH tomorrow.
19. "FEW of you can understand my responsibility in this matter," said Mark.
20. "Few of you can understand my RESPONSIBILITY in this matter," said Mark.
21. The manager is RESPONSIBLE for the work of every person in the office.
22. The manager is responsibile for the work of every person IN the office.
23. The DIRECTOR followed her customary practice in dealing with that problem.
24. The director followed her CUSTOMARY practice in dealing with that problem.
25. We CUSTOMARILY close our office on all legal holidays.
26. We customarily close our office on all LEGAL holidays.
27. That course of action is probably not LEGAL in this case.
28. That course of action is probably not legal in this CASE.
29. "LEGALLY, we cannot offer the job to her prior to a nationwide search," said the vice
president for human resources.
30. "Legally, we cannot offer the job to HER prior to a nationwide search," said the vice
president for human resources.
Directions: Many words can be more than one part of speech. The part of speech a word belongs
to depends on how the word is used in a sentence. Read each sentence, and then decide the part
of speech of the italicized word.
Example: Every four years, the public votes in the presidential election.
a. noun
b. verb
Explanation: The answer is b because votes describes an action. It tells what the public does
every four years. Therefore, votes is a verb.
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Whenever the door slams, the lamp rocks back and forth.
A) adjective
B) noun
C) verb
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The garden wall is made of rocks.
A) adjective
B) noun
C) verb
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Every evening my grandmother rocks in her rocking chair.
A) adjective
B) noun
C) verb
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The college's geology department has a large rock collection.
A) adjective
B) noun
C) verb
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Parents should limit the amount of television their children watch.
A) adjective
B) noun
C) verb
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Her credit limit is $5,000.
A) adjective
B) noun
C) verb
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How much cloth will it take to make the curtains?
A) adjective
B) noun
C) verb
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When I travel, I take my cloth coat instead of my leather one.
A) adjective
B) noun
C) verb
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Feathers are so light that they seem to float.
A) adjective
B) noun
C) verb
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Please turn on the light.
A) adjective
B) noun
C) verb
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Pastels are light colors.
A) adjective
B) noun
C) verb
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Open the window and let in the light.
A) adjective
B) noun
C) verb
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Please light the candles on the birthday cake.
A) adjective
B) noun
C) verb
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Her daughter is the light of her life.
A) adjective
B) noun
C)
verb
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The pancakes are delicious and light.
A) adjective
B) noun
C) verb