Identify the part of speech for the underlined words in the order they appear.

Mrs May RACED to the BUS as she was late for school
A. Action verb, noun
B. Noun, adverb
C. Adverb, helping verb
D. Action verb, adjective

Mrs Fuller HAS wanted to visit ITALY for as long as she can remember
A. Linking verb, proper adjective
B. Action verb, proper noun
C. Helping verb, proper adjective
D. Helping verb, proper noun

Mrs Randall looked ill AFTER the dissection lab in science
A. Preposition
B. Helping verb
C. Conjunction
D. Adverb

Ms. Kelley COULD HAVE WALKED to the library, but she RODE her bike instead
A. Helping verb, linking verb, helping verb, action verb
B. Action verb, linking verb, action verb, action verb
C. Helping verb, helping verb, linking verb, action verb
D. Helping verb, helping verb, action verb, action verb

THIS game is so much fun!
A. Limited adjective
B. Adverb
C. Descriptive adjective
D. Demonstrative adjective

THAT made me so angry!
A. Demonstrative adjective
B. Demonstrative pronoun
C. Adverb
D. Helping verb

LATE in the afternoon, Mrs. Remy takes her nap.
A. Noun
B. Verb
C. Adverb
D. Adjective

THIS recipe WAS perfect to use FOR the casserole
A. Demonstrative adjective, helping verb, conjunction
B. Adverb, linking verb, preposition
C. Demonstrative adjective, linking verb, preposition
D. Demonstrative pronoun, linking verb, preposition

The COOL waters of the small pond FELT relaxing to Mrs. Cooper as the hot SUMMER sun shined on her back
A. Adverb, linking verb, adjective
B. Adjective, action verb, noun
C. Adjective, linking verb, adjective
D. Adverb, helping verb, adverb

Mrs. Zollweg USUALLY WOULD EAT toast for breakfast, but today she ate SCRAMBLED eggs.
A. Adverb, linking verb, action verb, adjective
B. Adverb, helping verb, action verb, adjective
C. Adjective, helping verb, action verb, adjective
D. Noun, linking verb, action verb, noun

Questions:
There are various types of nouns. What are they?

What is the main definition of a verb?

What do adjectives modify?

What do adverbs measure?

What is a preposition?

What do conjunctions do?

1 answer

Here are the answers to the multiple-choice questions regarding parts of speech:

  1. Mrs May RACED to the BUS as she was late for school

    • Answer: A. Action verb, noun
  2. Mrs Fuller HAS wanted to visit ITALY for as long as she can remember

    • Answer: C. Helping verb, proper noun
  3. Mrs Randall looked ill AFTER the dissection lab in science

    • Answer: D. Adverb
  4. Ms. Kelley COULD HAVE WALKED to the library, but she RODE her bike instead

    • Answer: D. Helping verb, helping verb, action verb, action verb
  5. THIS game is so much fun!

    • Answer: D. Demonstrative adjective
  6. THAT made me so angry!

    • Answer: B. Demonstrative pronoun
  7. LATE in the afternoon, Mrs. Remy takes her nap.

    • Answer: C. Adverb
  8. THIS recipe WAS perfect to use FOR the casserole

    • Answer: C. Demonstrative adjective, linking verb, preposition
  9. The COOL waters of the small pond FELT relaxing to Mrs. Cooper as the hot SUMMER sun shined on her back

    • Answer: C. Adjective, linking verb, adjective
  10. Mrs. Zollweg USUALLY WOULD EAT toast for breakfast, but today she ate SCRAMBLED eggs.

    • Answer: B. Adverb, helping verb, action verb, adjective

Additional Questions:

  1. There are various types of nouns. What are they?

    • Common nouns, proper nouns, collective nouns, abstract nouns, and concrete nouns.
  2. What is the main definition of a verb?

    • A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being.
  3. What do adjectives modify?

    • Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns, providing more information about them.
  4. What do adverbs measure?

    • Adverbs measure or modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs, often indicating how, when, where, how much, or to what extent something is done.
  5. What is a preposition?

    • A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and other words in a sentence, often indicating direction, place, time, or method.
  6. What do conjunctions do?

    • Conjunctions are words that connect clauses, sentences, or words together. They can be coordinating (e.g., and, but, or) or subordinating (e.g., because, although).