PART OF SPEECH

Directions: Many words can be more than one part of speech. The part of speech a word belongs to depends on how the word is used in a sentence. Read each sentence, and then decide the part of speech of the italicized word.

Explanation: The answer is b because votes describes an action. It tells what the public does every four years. Therefore, votes is a verb.

1			Whenever the door slams, the lamp rocks back and forth.
			A)	adjective
			B)	noun
			C)	verb
2			The garden wall is made of rocks.
			A)	adjective
			B)	noun
			C)	verb
3			Every evening my grandmother rocks in her rocking chair.
			A)	adjective
			B)	noun
			C)	verb
4			The college's geology department has a large rock collection.
			A)	adjective
			B)	noun
			C)	verb
5			Parents should limit the amount of television their children watch.
			A)	adjective
			B)	noun
			C)	verb
6			Her credit limit is $5,000.
			A)	adjective
			B)	noun
			C)	verb
7			How much cloth will it take to make the curtains?
			A)	adjective
			B)	noun
			C)	verb
8			When I travel, I take my cloth coat instead of my leather one.
			A)	adjective
			B)	noun
			C)	verb
9			Feathers are so light that they seem to float.
			A)	adjective
			B)	noun
			C)	verb
10			Please turn on the light.
			A)	adjective
			B)	noun
			C)	verb
11			Pastels are light colors.
			A)	adjective
			B)	noun
			C)	verb
12			Open the window and let in the light.
			A)	adjective
			B)	noun
			C)	verb
13			Please light the candles on the birthday cake.
			A)	adjective
			B)	noun
			C)	verb
14			Her daughter is the light of her life.
			A)	adjective
			B)	noun
			C)	verb
15			The pancakes are delicious and light.
			A)	adjective
			B)	noun
			C)	verb https://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073123587/student_view0/chapter6/parts_of_speech_exercise.html