SlT3A Parts of Speech

 

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I. Identify the underlined words as

A. Noun

D. Adverb

G. Indefinite Article

J. Collective Noun

B. Verb

E. Pronoun

H. Preposition

K. Proper Noun

C. Adjective

F. Definite Article

I.. Conjunction

  

SI: No one (1) was sure what had happened to (2) the (3) green (4) elephant (5)

that wandered (6) into (7) Sylva (8).

S2: A (9) very (l0) small boy found the payroll (11), but (12) he quickly (13)

forgot where (14) it was.

S3: Huge (5) pigs wallowed (16) in (17) the mud (18) and muck (19)

until they were protected (20) from (21) the hot (22) rays of (23) Old Sol (24).

II. Identify the underlined as:

A. Simple Subject

D. Direct Object

G. Predicate

B. Complete Subject

E. Indirect Object

H. Predicate Noun

C. Anticipating Subject

P. Object of Preposition

I. Predicate Adjective

S4: A small, microscopic germ (25) could destroy the world (26).

S5: There (27) were seven or eight men (28) on the ship (29) when the

torpedo struck (30) the bow.

S6: Earl showed Patty(31) the door.

S7: Sam is the leader (32) of a small group (33) of bikers and he is quite

tough.(34).