Question

Identify the part of speech the cat is sitting on the table

Answer 1

Answer:

The given sentence is The cat is sitting on the table.

• Parts of Speech of the above sentence are 'the', 'cat', is, 'sitting', 'on', 'the', 'table'.

Explanation :

• The : It is a definite article.

• Cat : 'Cat' is a common noun.

• Is : Here 'Is' is a helping verb.

• Sitting : It is a main verb.

• On : 'On' is a preposition.

• The : Again 'the' is a definite article.

• Table : 'Table' is a noun.

Answer 2

In the following sentence, "The cat is sitting on the table." the parts of speech are as follows:

• Here, 'cat' and 'table are nouns.

• 'is' is the helping verb and 'sitting' is the main verb here.

• The preposition in the sentence is 'on'.

• 'the' is the definite article.

In a sentence, parts of speech show the relation of the words with each other. So, it is helpful to understand the sentence. Parts of speech are useful for verb agreement.