Question

#02 parts-of-speech practice name: jabah eucung a noun names a person, place, thing or idea. example: the boy ran. a verb shows action or state of being. examples: (action) the dog ran. (state of being): the dog is happy. a pronoun takes the place of a noun. example: the boy flew his kite. an adjective describes a noun. example: the goat ate his crunchy oats. an adverb describes a verb, another adverb, or adjective. it tells ‘how,’ ‘when,’ ‘where,’ or ‘to what extent.’ example: reporters quickly gather the news. the assignment is too long. he finished very quickly. i. underline the nouns. 1. the terrified monkey swung frantically through the treetops. 2. the bellowing opera singer bowed deeply after his final performance. 3. the bald elderly man scrambled quickly up a limbless tree. 4. the tall girl spun a basketball on her index finger while checking her texts. 5. the confused bus driver waved his arms in alarm when the bus broke down. ii. verbs: underline each. 1. the dog trotted up to the stranger and licked his dirty fingers. 2. the newly born baby deer sprang to its feet and dashed around a tree. 3. two curious cats pawed at the smoked salmon, which lay across a silver platter. 4. the man was glad he was able to vote before closing time. 5. several mischievous groundhogs leapt into the garden and ate all the tomatoes.

Explanation:

This is a parts - of - speech practice problem, focusing on identifying nouns and verbs in sentences. For the noun - underlining task (Part I), we use the definition that a noun names a person, place, thing, or idea. For example, in sentence 1: "monkey" is a thing, "treetops" is a thing. In sentence 2: "opera singer" is a person, "performance" is a thing. For the verb - underlining task (Part II), we use the definition that a verb shows action or state of being. For example, in sentence 1 of Part II: "trotted" and "licked" show actions.

Answer:

Part I: Underline the nouns

1. The terrified \underline{monkey} swung frantically through the \underline{treetops}.
2. The bellowing \underline{opera} \underline{singer} bowed deeply after his final \underline{performance}.
3. The bald elderly \underline{man} scrambled quickly up a \underline{limbless} \underline{tree}.
4. The tall \underline{girl} spun a \underline{basketball} on her \underline{index} \underline{finger} while checking her \underline{texts}.
5. The confused \underline{bus} \underline{driver} waved his \underline{arms} in \underline{alarm} when the \underline{bus} broke down.

Part II: Underline the verbs

1. The dog \underline{trotted} up to the stranger and \underline{licked} his dirty fingers.
2. The newly born baby deer \underline{sprang} to its feet and \underline{dashed} around a tree.
3. Two curious cats \underline{pawed} at the smoked salmon, which \underline{lay} across a silver platter.
4. The man \underline{was} glad he \underline{was} able to \underline{vote} before closing time.
5. Several mischievous groundhogs \underline{leapt} into the garden and \underline{ate} all the tomatoes.