Part of Speech Exercise

Say what part of speech the underlined word is.

1. She was fatally injured in the accident.

2. I don’t know why she is angry with me.

3. It looks like you have annoyed her.

4. I don’t want to have an argument with you.

5. I forgot to post the letter.

6. How they escaped from the prison is a mystery.

7. Do you know where he lives?

8. How did you learn about the robbery?

9. I don’t want any more excuses.

10. You should not have wasted so much time on that project.

11. The boy who won the first prize was congratulated by all.

12. It took me a long time to get used to working alone.

Answers

1. She was fatally injured in the accident. (fatally – adverb)

2. I don’t know why she is angry with me. (with – preposition)

3. It looks like you have annoyed her. (her – pronoun)

4. I don’t want to have an argument with you. (argument – noun)

5. I forgot to post the letter. (forgot – verb)

6. How they escaped from the prison is a mystery. (escaped – verb)

7. Do you know where he lives? (know – verb)

8. How did you learn about the robbery? (about – preposition)

9. I don’t want any more excuses. (excuses – noun)

10. You should not have wasted so much time on that project. (much – adjective)

11. The boy who won the first prize was congratulated by all. (first – adjective)

12. It took me a long time to get used to working alone. (alone – adverb)