Parts of speech
. Noun, pronoun, verb, adverb. adiective coniunction, preposition and interjection are me
eight parts of speech in the English language. Identify the parts of speech in the following sentences. Mark a single line
for verb, a double line for an adverb. Circle an adjective, single tick a
noun and double tick a pronoun. Write 'P' above a preposition and 'C'
above a conjunction. One is done as an example.
She went to (the) bazaar and bought (some pretty) flowers.
a.
A cat is chasing the tiny mouse under the chair.
b.
I asked her a simple question, but she did not answer.
c.
The teacher explained the maths problem clearly.
d.
We went to the exhibition and saw some wonderful paintings.
e.
You have to take your food and medicines on time.
f. The athlete practised hard for the sports meet.
Answers
a. A- indefinite article
cat- noun
is- auxiliary or helping verb
chasing- main verb
the- definite article
tiny- adjective
mouse- noun
under- preposition
chair- noun
b. I - first person possessive pronoun
asked- main verb
a- indefinite article
simple- adjective
question- noun
but- subordinate conjunction
she- second person possessive pronoun
did not- negative verb
answer- main verb(only here)
c. The- definite article
teacher- noun
explained- main verb in past tense
maths,problem- noun
d. We- third person possessive pronoun
went- main verb in past tense
to- infinitive
the- definite article
exhibition- noun
and- coordinate conjunction
saw- main verb
some- adj. of quantity
wonderful- adj. of quality
paintings- noun
e.You- second person possessive pronoun
have- auxiliary verb
to- infinitive
take- main verb
your- second possessive pronoun
food- noun
and- coordinate conjunction
medicines- noun
on- preposition
time- noun
The- definite article
athlete- noun
practised- main verb
hard- adjective
for- preposition
sports- noun
meet- noun