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Sundarnaz Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Identification of part of speech 3

Q) Name the part of speech of each italicised word in the following sentences.

11) He kept the fast for a week. (Noun)

12) He is on the committee. (Preposition)

13) Let us move on. (preposition)

14) Sit down and rest a while. (adverb)

15) I will watch while you sleep. (Conjunction)

16) They while away their evenings with books and games. (Verb)

Have I named the italicised words correctly?

  

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In # 14, "while" is a noun. Otherwise, okay.

  • In # 14, "while" is a noun.
  • Otherwise, okay.
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In # 14, "while" is a noun. Otherwise, okay.

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He still lives in that house. (adverb)

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