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Market-huxley Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

need help from grammar experts

I'm taking a correspondence course. This is one of the exercises that I need to submit. So please only grammar exerperts.

1.give the part of speach of each word in the following passge.

Here are what you can use : noun, pronoun,adjective,verb,(verbals)infinitive,gerund, participle, adverb,preposition, conjunction,interjection.

In the marshy mists of a deserted village churchyard, a shivering, limping convict on the run suddenly terrifies Pip, a tiny orphan boy. Years later, a supremely arrogant young Pip boards the coach to london where, by the grace of a mysterious benefactor, he will eagerly join the ranks of the idle rich and “become a gentleman.”

These are my answers.

In(prep) the marshy(adj) mists(noun) of(prep) a deserted(adv) village(adj) churchyard(noun), a shivering(adj), limping(adj) convict(noun) on the run suddenly(adv) terrifies(verb) Pip(noun), a tiny(adj) orphan(adj) boy(noun). Years later, a supremely(adv) arrogant(adj) young(adj) Pip(noun) boards(verb) the coach(noun) to(prep) london(noun) where, by the grace(noun) of(prep) a mysterious(adj) benefactor(noun), he(pronoun) will(verb) eagerly(adv) join(verb) the ranks(noun) of the idle(adj) rich(noun) and “become(verb) a gentleman(noun).”

are my answers good? I would like some help please. Other words in that paragraph I don't know what to classify them as.

thanks
  

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In(prep) the ( article -- a kind of adjective ) marshy(adj) mists(noun) of(prep) a ( article-- a kind of adjective ) deserted ( adjective--it modifies 'churchyard' ) village(adj) churchyard(noun), a ( adj ) shivering(adj), limping(adj) convict(noun) on (prep) the ( adj ) run ( noun ) suddenly(adv) terrifies(verb) Pip(noun), a ( adj ) tiny(adj) orphan( noun used as an adjective ) boy(noun). Years ( noun ) later ( adverb ) , a ( adj ) supremely(adv) arrogant(adj) young(adj) Pip(noun) boards(verb) the( adj ) coach(noun) to(prep) London (noun) where ( adverb used as a conjunction ), by (prep) the ( adj ) grace(noun) of(prep) a ( adj ) mysterious(adj) benefactor(noun), he(pronoun) will( auxiliary verb) eagerly(adv) join(verb) the ( adj ) ranks(noun) of (prep) the ( adj ) idle(adj) rich( pronoun , or adjective used as a noun ) and become(verb) a ( adj ) gentleman(noun).

  • In(prep) the ( article -- a kind of adjective ) marshy(adj) mists(noun) of(prep) a ( article-- a kind of adjective ) deserted ( adjective--it modifies 'churchyard' ) village(adj) churchyard(noun), a ( adj ) shivering(adj), limping(adj) convict(noun) on (prep) the ( adj ) run ( noun ) suddenly(adv) terrifies(verb) Pip(noun), a ( adj ) tiny(adj) orphan( noun used as an adjective ) boy(noun).
  • Years ( noun ) later ( adverb ) , a ( adj ) supremely(adv) arrogant(adj) young(adj) Pip(noun) boards(verb) the( adj ) coach(noun) to(prep) London (noun) where ( adverb used as a conjunction ), by (prep) the ( adj ) grace(noun) of(prep) a ( adj ) mysterious(adj) benefactor(noun), he(pronoun) will( auxiliary verb) eagerly(adv) join(verb) the ( adj ) ranks(noun) of (prep) the ( adj ) idle(adj) rich( pronoun , or adjective used as a noun ) and become(verb) a ( adj ) gentleman(noun).
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In(prep) the (article-- a kind of adjective) marshy(adj) mists(noun) of(prep) a (article-- a kind of adjective) deserted (adjective--it modifies 'churchyard') village(adj) churchyard(noun), a (adj) shivering(adj), limping(adj) convict(noun) on (prep) the (adj) run (noun) suddenly(adv) terrifies(verb) Pip(noun), a (adj) tiny(
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wow,,, you've been very very helpful. Thanks. I knew I was on the right track, just a few words that i didnt know what to categorize them as. Thanks.

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