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Parts of Speech - Exercise 1

Identify the correct part of speech for each listed  item in each sentences below.  Choose from among the following options:

     noun    verb    adjective    adverb    pronoun    conjunction    preposition     qualifier     determiner

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1.  A small snail climbed over the slippery log and inched  slowly toward the nearby fields.

        A  

        small 

        snail 

        climbed 

         over 

         the 

          slippery 

          log 

          and   

inched 

          slowly 

          toward 

          the 

          nearby 

          fields 

    2.  I didn't go to the very formal dinner because you never returned from the cleaners with my favorite  tuxedo.

            I  

            didn't go  

            to  

            the 

            very  

            formal  

            dinner  

            because  

            you  

            never  

            returned  

            from  

            the  

            cleaners  

            with  

            my  

             favorite  

            tuxedo  

3.  The senator made numerous lofty promises to his constituents when he spoke so glibly  at the expensive political fundraiser in Washington, D.C.

        T he 

        senator 

        made 

        numerous 

        lofty 

        promises 

        to 

        his 

        constituents 

        when 

        he 

        spoke 

        so 

        glibly 

        at 

        the 

        expensive 

        political 

        fundraiser 

        in 

        Washington, D.C.

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Margaret L. Benner
Director, Writing Support Program
English Department
Towson University
benner@towson.edu 

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