Parts of Speech

Which word in the following sentence is a noun?

The elephant slept quietly.

Which word in the following sentence is a verb?

The elephant slept quietly.

Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?

The elephant slept quietly.

Which word in the following sentence is an article?

The elephant slept quietly.

Which words in the following sentence are nouns?

Gillian thought that her very dirty sweater was lost, but it was on top of the cabinet.

• thought, was

• Gillian, sweater, cabinet

• sweater, very, cabinet

• thought, sweater, dirty

Which words in the following sentence are verbs?

Gillian thought that her very dirty sweater was lost, but it was on top of the cabinet.

• thought, was

• Gillian, sweater, cabinet

• sweater, very, cabinet

• thought, sweater, dirty

Which words in the following sentence are adjectives?

Gillian thought that her very dirty sweater was lost, but it was on top of the cabinet.

• thought, was

• sweater, lost

• top, dirty

• dirty, lost

Which words in the following sentence are pronouns?

Gillian thought that her very dirty sweater was lost, but it was on top of the cabinet.

• that, lost, top

• her, it

• was, the

• Gillian, but

Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?

Gillian thought that her very dirty sweater was lost, but it was on top of the cabinet.

• that

• very

• dirty

• top

Which word in the following sentence is a conjunction?

Gillian thought that her very dirty sweater was lost, but it was on top of the cabinet.

• that

• very

• but

• it