Question

unit 1 review
exercise 1 in the blank, identify the part of speech of the words in italics. write n for a noun
and p for a pronoun. write adj. for an adjective and adv. for an adverb. write v for a verb, prep.
for a preposition, c for a conjunction, and i for an interjection.

1. the united states has hundreds of important historical sites, many of which have been

designated national monuments.

1. our national monuments include both natural wonders and structures built by people.
2. millions of tourists visit these monuments every year.
3. some of the monuments, such as the statue of liberty, are located in urban areas.
4. others, including yellowstone, the first national park, are located far from big cities.
5. one of the most popular national monuments is the vietnam veterans memorial.
6. on the wall are the names of more than fifty - eight thousand americans who died in the

vietnam war from 1960 to 1975.

1. the nations capital is also the site of memorials to many outstanding americans.
2. high points of a visit to washington, d.c., are the washington monument, the lincoln

memorial, and the jefferson memorial.

1. massive images of these three presidents, along with one of theodore roosevelt, are

included in the mount rushmore national monument in south dakota.

1. not all of our national monuments honor famous people.
2. if you visited southwestern colorado, you would find there mesa verde national park.
3. mesa verde is a collection of native american cliff dwellings.
4. here is an ancient apartment building with 217 rooms—all under one roof!
5. the countrys highest mountain, mount mckinley, is in denali national park in alaska.
6. surprisingly, the lowest point in the united states is also a national monument.
7. in fact californias death valley is the lowest point in the western hemisphere.
8. other national monuments honor groups of americans, among them the womens

rights national historic park and the civil rights memorial.

1. seneca falls, new york, is the site of the first large meeting held in 1848 to plan a

campaign to bring equal rights to women.

1. the civil rights memorial was built in montgomery, alabama, where martin luther

king jr. led a boycott of the city bus system to protest racial discrimination.

Explanation:

This problem involves identifying parts of speech, which falls under the Arts discipline, specifically Linguistics (a subfield of Arts). We analyze each italicized word:

1. "historical" describes "sites", so it's an adjective (adj.).
2. "both" and "and" are conjunctions (c) (correlative conjunction).
3. "visit" is an action word, so a verb (v).
4. "in" shows location relation, a preposition (prep.).
5. "Others" is a pronoun (p) (refers to other monuments).
6. "most" is part of the superlative "most popular", an adjective (adj.).
7. "names" is a noun (n) (a person, place, thing, or idea).
8. "is" is a linking verb (v) (connects subject and complement).
9. "of" shows relation, a preposition (prep.).
10. "images" is a noun (n) (a thing).
11. "honor" is an action word, a verb (v).
12. "there" is an adverb (adv.) (shows place).
13. "Mesa Verde" is a noun (n) (a proper noun, name of a place).
14. "all" is a pronoun (p) (refers to all rooms).
15. "highest" is a superlative adjective (adj.) (describes "mountain").
16. "Surprisingly" modifies the sentence, an adverb (adv.).
17. "point" is a noun (n) (a thing).
18. "among" shows relation, a preposition (prep.).
19. "equal" describes "rights", an adjective (adj.).
20. "racial" describes "discrimination", an adjective (adj.).

Answer:

1. adj.
2. c
3. v
4. prep.
5. p
6. adj.
7. n
8. v
9. prep.
10. n
11. v
12. adv.
13. n
14. p
15. adj.
16. adv.
17. n
18. prep.
19. adj.
20. adj.