UNIVERSIDAD YACAMBU.

LIC. INFORMACIÓN Y DOCUMENTACIÓN.

IDIOMA BASICO (INGLES)

TRABAJO: 04




 

Part of Speech

Use

Examples

Noun

names

Maria had an idea.

Pronoun

takes the place of a noun

He is cute.

Adjective

modifies a noun or pronoun

He is a Mexican boy.

Verb

shows action or state of being

Ada has met you.

Adverb

modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb

We left early.

Preposition

relates a noun or pronoun to another word

We looked for you.

Conjunction

joins words or groups of words

Bill or she will call.

Interjection

shows strong feeling

Ouch! My arm hurts.



Review: Parts of Speech

Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word in each of the following sentences:

  1. The clown chased a dog around the ring and then fell flat on her face. 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  2. The geese indolently waddled across the intersection. 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  3. Yikes! I'm late for class. 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  4. Bruno's shabby thesaurus tumbled out of the book bag when the bus suddenly pulled out into traffic. 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  5. Mr. Frederick angrily stamped out the fire that the local hooligans had started on his verandah. 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  6. Later that summer, she asked herself, "What was I thinking of?" 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  7. She thought that the twenty zucchini plants would not be enough so she planted another ten. 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  8. Although she gave hundreds of zucchini away, the enormous mound left over frightened her. 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  9. Everywhere she went, she talked about the prolific veggies. 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  10. The manager confidently made his presentation to the board of directors. 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  11. Frankenstein is the name of the scientist, not the monster. 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  12. Her greatest fear is that the world will end before she finds a comfortable pair of panty-hose. 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  13. That suitcase is hers. 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  14. Everyone in the room cheered when the announcement was made. 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  15. The sun was shining as we set out for our first winter camping trip. 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  16. Small children often insist that they can do it by themselves. 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  17. Dust covered every surface in the locked bedroom. 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  18. The census taker knocked loudly on all the doors but nobody was home. 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  19. They wondered if there truly was honour among thieves. 

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 

  20. Exciting new products and effective marketing strategies will guarantee the company's success.

    1. Verb 

    2. Noun 

    3. Pronoun 

    4. Adjective 

    5. Adverb 

    6. Preposition 

    7. Conjunction 

    8. Interjection 


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