Question

use the following key to indicate the different parts of speech in the following sentences: indicate the verbs by circling them or highlighting them in purple. indicate the adverbs by underlining them or highlighting them in blue. indicate the adjectives by drawing a triangle around them or highlighting them in green. indicate the articles by drawing a wavy line over them or highlighting them in yellow. indicate the prepositions by drawing a star over them or highlighting them in orange. indicate the nouns by drawing a square box around them or highlighting them in red. indicate the pronouns by writing on them to make them darker or highlighting them in grey. 1. wow, the tall dog quickly jumped over the fence and barked loudly. 2. she read an exciting book in the library, but he preferred a

Explanation:

1. In "Wow, the tall dog quickly jumped over the fence and barked loudly.":

• "the" is an article.
• "tall" is an adjective describing the dog.
• "dog" is a noun.
• "quickly" is an adverb modifying the verb "jumped".
• "jumped" is a verb.
• "over" is a preposition.
• "fence" is a noun.
• "barked" is a verb.
• "loudly" is an adverb modifying "barked".

1. In "She read an exciting book in the library, but he preferred a.":

• "She" is a pronoun.
• "read" is a verb.
• "an" is an article.
• "exciting" is an adjective describing the book.
• "book" is a noun.
• "in" is a preposition.
• "the" is an article.
• "library" is a noun.
• "but" is a conjunction.
• "he" is a pronoun.
• "preferred" is a verb.
• "a" is an article (the sentence seems incomplete after "a", but the part - of - speech is still identifiable).

Answer:

1. Articles: the, the; Adjectives: tall; Nouns: dog, fence; Adverbs: quickly, loudly; Verbs: jumped, barked; Prepositions: over
2. Pronouns: She, he; Verbs: read, preferred; Articles: an, the, a; Adjectives: exciting; Nouns: book, library; Preposition: in