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Identify the part of speech of the italicized word in each sentence.

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We waited impatiently for the concert to begin.:adverb
Jackson is going to the library after school.:noun
Darla rides the bus to school in the morning.:verb
Is that a new haircut, Nisha?:adjective
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✔ noun verb adjective adverb

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✔ noun
B
verb
C
adjective
D
adverb
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noun ✔ verb adjective adverb

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noun
B
✔ verb
C
adjective
D
adverb
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noun verb ✔ adjective adverb

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noun
B
verb
C
✔ adjective
D
adverb
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article pronoun ✔ preposition

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article
B
pronoun
C
✔ preposition
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✔ articlepronounpreposition

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✔ article
B
pronoun
C
preposition
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Identify the part of speech of the italicized word in each sentence.

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Sheila’s mother can drive us to the mall.:pronoun
That song is stuck in my head.:preposition
The teacher handed the math test back today.:article
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Use the dictionary entry to complete each sentence with the correct form of the word.

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The scientists will the chemical.:analyze
The lab determined that the compound was .:analyzable
The final surprised everyone.:analysis
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analyze analysis ✔ analyzable

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analyze
B
analysis
C
✔ analyzable
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analyze ✔ analysis analyzable

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analyze
B
✔ analysis
C
analyzable
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✔ noun phrase verb phrase prepositional phrase

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✔ noun phrase
B
verb phrase
C
prepositional phrase
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noun phrase ✔ verb phrase prepositional phrase

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noun phrase
B
✔ verb phrase
C
prepositional phrase
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Use the drop-down menus to identify each italicized phrase as a noun phrase, a verb phrase, or a prepositional phrase.

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We hid Lola’s birthday present under the bed.:prepositional phrase
The runner leading the pack is our friend Kirsten.:noun phrase
The construction workers are building a new house.:verb phrase
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Which phrases in the passage are adjectival phrases? Check all that apply.

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delicious corn bread
B
wafting from the oven
C
making corn bread
D
ready to eat
E
melting in your mouth
F
warm and cozy
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Which phrases in the passage are adverbial phrases? Check all that apply.

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quickly but cautiously
B
from an overnight rain
C
over the surface
D
warm and shining
E
around the track
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Use the drop-down menus to identify the phrase called for at the beginning of each sentence.

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Noun Phrase: The little girl went to the store with her older brother.:the little girl
Prepositional Phrase: The French tourists waited at the bus stop on the corner.:on the corner
Adjectival Phrase: The new movie playing in town is supposed to be good.:playing in town
Adverbial Phrase: The speech on safety was given at the school by the fire department.:by the fire department
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the French touristswaited at the bus stop✔ on the corner

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the French tourists
B
waited at the bus stop
C
✔ on the corner
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the new movie ✔ playing in town is supposed to be good

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the new movie
B
✔ playing in town
C
is supposed to be good
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the speech on safetywas given at the school✔ by the fire department

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the speech on safety
B
was given at the school
C
✔ by the fire department
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What is the purpose of the noun phrase in the sentence?The little blue car had a ticket on the windshield.

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It is the predicate of the sentence.
B
It is the subject of the sentence.
C
It is an object in the sentence.
D
It is a modifier in the sentence.

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