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Prepared by: Sorelix Sánchez
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Traditional grammar classifies words based on eight parts of speech: the verb, the noun, the pronoun, the adjective, the adverb, the preposition, the conjunction, and the interjection.
Each part of speech explains not what the word is, but how the word is used. In fact, the same word can be a noun in one sentence and a verb or adjective in the next.
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.
Noun
2. The geese indolently waddled across the intersection.
Adverb
3. Yikes! I'm late for class.
Interjection
4. Bruno's shabby thesaurus tumbled out of the book bag when the bus suddenly pulled out into traffic.
Adjective
5. Mr. Frederick angrily stamped out the fire that the local hooligans had started on his verandah.
Verb
6. Later that summer, she asked herself, "What was I thinking of?"
Pronoun
7. She thought that the twenty zucchini plants would not be enough so she planted another ten.
Verb
8. Although she gave hundreds of zucchini away, the enormous mound left over frightened her.
Conjunction
9. Everywhere she went, she talked about the prolific veggies.
Pronoun
10. The manager confidently made his presentation to the board of directors.
Adverb
11. Frankenstein is the name of the scientist, not the monster.
Verb
12. Her greatest fear is that the world will end before she finds a comfortable pair of panty-hose.
Preposition
13. That suitcase is hers.
Pronoun
14. Everyone in the room cheered when the announcement was made.
Pronoun
15. The sun was shining as we set out for our first winter camping trip.
Verb
16. Small children often insist that they can do it by themselves.
Adjective
17. Dust covered every surface in the locked bedroom.
Noun
18. The census taker knocked loudly on all the doors but nobody was home.
Adverb
19. They wondered if there truly was honour among thieves.
Preposition
20. Exciting new products and effective marketing strategies will guarantee the company's success.
Conjunction