Question

Name the part of speech of each italicized word in the following sentences, giving in each case your reason for the classification.
1. Still waters run deep.
9. Suddenly one of the wheels came off.
2. He still lives in that house.
10. Muslims fast in the month of Ramzan.
3. After the storm comes the calm.
11. He kept the fast for a week.
4. The after effects of the drug are bad.
12. He is on the committee.
5. The up train is late.
13. Let us move on.
6. It weighs about a pound.
14. Sit down and rest a while.
7. He told us all about the battle.
15. I will watch while you sleep.
8. He was only a yard off me.
16. They while away their evenings with books and games.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Still – adjective; it modifies the noun waters.

2. Still – adverb; it modifies the verb ‘are waiting’.

3. After – adverb; it modifies the verb arrived.

4. About – preposition; it shows the relation between ‘the battle’ and other words in the sentence.

5. Behind – preposition

6. Off – adverb; it modifies the verb came. 7. Fast – verb

8. Fast – noun; the noun fast acts as the object of the verb kept

9. Jury – collective noun

10. While – conjunction; it connects the two clauses ‘He was playing’ and ‘I was working’.

11. Broke – verb

12. Beauty – abstract noun (An abstract noun refers to a quality or feeling that we can only experience.)

Answer 2

Explanation:

The after effects of the drug are bad