Identifying nouns, adjectives and adverbs.

Identifying nouns, adjectives and adverbs.

A noun is a person, place, thing or idea.

• Jinho, Betty, Joseph, Mao Zedong

• Paris, Beijing, Timbuktu, bus stop, station

• table, book, river

• honour, solidarity, communism, courage, 2020

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Identify the nouns in this sentence:

The plans set targets, which industries had to reach.

• plans

• set

• targets

• industries

• reach

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Identify the nouns in this sentence:

We are 50 or 100 years behind the advanced countries.

• 50

• 100

• years

• behind

• countries

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It answers questions like "how many?" "what kind?" "What is it like?"

• Numbers (other than dates): "He ate one cupcake."

• Colours: "She wore a blue skirt."

• "DCB is a British school."

• "This fabric is soft."

Some words can be nouns or adjectives depending on how they are used.

• Noun: He is a communist.

• Adjective: He belongs to the Communist Party.

• Noun: The British like to drink tea.

• Adjective: This is a British school.

An adverb is a word that describes an adjective or a verb. It answers questions like "how much?" "how far?". Words that end in "ly" are usually adverbs, but not all adverbs end in "ly".

• He is a very good student.

• She wore a bright blue skirt.

• He ran quickly to get help.

• He speaks very slowly.

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Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in this sentence:

Awards and honours were given to individuals and groups who worked hard.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

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Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in this sentence:

Awards and honours were given to individuals and groups who worked hard.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

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Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in this sentence:

Awards and honours were given to individuals and groups who worked hard.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

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Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in this sentence:

A large proportion of the workforce consisted of forced labour.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

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Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in this sentence:

A large proportion of the workforce consisted of forced labour.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

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Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in this sentence:

A large proportion of the workforce consisted of forced labour.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

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Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in this sentence:

A large proportion of the workforce consisted of forced labour.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

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Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in this sentence:

A large proportion of the workforce consisted of forced labour.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

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Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in this sentence:

Often the really heavy work was done by prisoners, many of whom were peasants sent to labour camps as a result of collectivisation.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

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Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in this sentence:

Often the really heavy work was done by prisoners, many of whom were peasants sent to labour camps as a result of collectivisation.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

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Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in this sentence:

Often the really heavy work was done by prisoners, many of whom were peasants sent to labour camps as a result of collectivisation.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

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Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in this sentence:

Often the really heavy work was done by prisoners, many of whom were peasants sent to labour camps as a result of collectivisation.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

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Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in this sentence:

Often the really heavy work was done by prisoners, many of whom were peasants sent to labour camps as a result of collectivisation.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

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Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in this sentence:

Often the really heavy work was done by prisoners, many of whom were peasants sent to labour camps as a result of collectivisation.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb