Recognising Parts Of Speech

Question 0

True or false.

Look for the main verb, then
Look for the subject of the verb (this will be a noun or pronoun)
Then identify modifying words - adjectives / adverbs / articles and the connecting words - prepositions and conjunctions.

Answer 0

True

Question 1

The same word may be used as more than one part of speech.

True or False

Answer 1

True

Question 2

You can’t tell a words part of speech just by looking at it in isolation. You need to look at how it’s been used in the sentence.

True or False

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Ben surprised Nancy with a party on her birthday.

Surprised is been used as a?

Answer 3

Verb

Question 4

It was a surprise party.

Surprised is been used as a ?

Answer 4

Adjective

Question 5

That was quite a surprise.

Surprise is being used as a ?

Answer 5

Noun

Question 6

Parts of speech:

My car gets thirty miles to the gallon

Answer 6

My - possessive pronoun
Car - noun
Gets - verb
Thirty - adjective
Miles - noun
To - preposition
The - definite article
Gallon - noun

Question 7

Parts of speech:

People say that too many young athletes today are selfish.

Answer 7

People - noun
Say - verb
That - relative pronoun
Too - adverb (modifying "many")
Many - adjective
Young - adjective
Athletes - noun 
Today - adverb (modifying the verb "Are") 
Are - verb
Selfish - adjective (follows the verb of being "are" and refers back to the subject "athletes)

Question 8

Parts of speech:

The Hudson River in New York is not actually a river; in fact, it is a tidal estuary.

Hint - (you only put an article in front of a noun)

Answer 8

The - article
The - article
Hudson - adjective
River - noun
In - preposition
New York - proper noun
Is - verb
Not - common adverb
Actually - adverb
A - article 
River - noun
In fact - preposition phrase ("in" pre "fact" noun)
It - pronoun
Is - verb
Tidal - adjective
Estuary - noun

Question 9

Parts of speech:

Paul Klee created some of the greatest abstract paintings of the twentieth century.

Hint - a prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and ends with a noun

Answer 9

Paul Klee - proper noun
Created - verb
Some - indefinite pronoun
Of - preposition
The - article
Greatest - adjective
Abstract - adjective 
Paintings - noun ("of" to "painting" = prep phrase)
Of - preposition
Twentieth - adjective
Century - noun ("of" to "century" = prep phase)

Question 10

Parts of speech:

Wow! You have a really beautiful view of the Rocky Mountains from your balcony.

Answer 10

Wow! - interjection
You - pronoun
Have - verb
A - article
Really - adverb
Beautiful - adjective
View - noun
Of - preposition
The - article
Rocky - adjective
Mountains - noun - (pre phrase)
From - preposition
Your - pronoun
Balcony - noun (pre phase)