Question

recognizing parts of speech
read the passage, then use the drop - down menus to identify which parts of speech the words represent.
carly wanted to organize her room before she started her book report. the very adverb
thing she did was put away the clothes scattered on the floor. next, she cleaned up her desk a
threw lots of old papers in the garbage can.

Explanation:

To identify the parts of speech:

1. For "she" (first dropdown): "She" is a pronoun (specifically a personal pronoun) as it takes the place of a noun (Carly) to function as the subject of the verb "started".
2. For "clothes": "Clothes" is a noun as it is a person, place, thing, or idea (a thing - items of clothing).
3. For "old": "Old" is an adjective as it describes the noun "papers" (tells what kind of papers).
4. For "in": "In" is a preposition as it shows the relationship between "papers" and "the garbage can" (location relationship).

Answer:

• "she": pronoun
• "clothes": noun
• "old": adjective
• "in": preposition