Back to English Course - 604-FXZ-03 (Sciences) Back to List of Grammar Exercises Click Here for Exercises Answer Key Parts of Speech Words are classified as parts of speech (noun, pronoun, verb, adjective...) according to their use in the sentence. It is the word's function in a sentence that helps determine its meaning. Part of Speech Definition Function Noun Identifies persons, things, concepts and ideas Names Pronoun Replaces a noun Names Verb Shows action or state of being States, asks, or commands Adjective Modifies or limits a noun Clarifies or describes Adverb Modifies or limits a verb, adjective or other adverb Clarifies or describes Determiner Word or affix that belongs to a class of noun modifiers that expresses the reference, including quantity, of a noun.(articles, quantifiers, demonstratives, etc.) Modifies, describes Preposition Connects the noun or pronoun following it to some other word in the sentence Introduces or shows relationship Conjunction Joins words or groups of words Connects EXERCISE 1 Identify the part of speech of the words taken from the following sentences. | |
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