Question

Identify the part of speech that corresponds to the underlined word in each sentence.

(1)Ragtime² is one of the ancestors of jazz. (2) It was popular from the 1890s until² the end of the First World War. (3) In ragtime² music, melodies are syncopated. (4) The style derived from street bands in New Orleans, St. Louis, and² Memphis. (5) It was related to a popular dance at the turn of the century called the “cakewalk².” (6) Scott Joplin is probably² the best-known of the ragtime composers. (7) Maple Leaf Rag is still played regularly today². (8) Hey², wasn’t that one of our school band’s songs? (9 Scott Joplin actually wrote² a ragtime opera called A Guest of Honor. (10) Have you² heard of Jelly Roll Morton?

I'll put a 2 next to all the ones that are underlined :) Plz Help

Answer 1

The underlined parts of speech are the following:

• Ragtime: Noun functioning as the subject of the sentence.

• until: Conjunction.

• ragtime: Adjective.

• and: Conjunction that connects two Nouns.

• cakewalk: Noun.

• probably: Adverb.

• today: Noun that refers to present time.

• Hey: interjection.

• wrote: Verb.

• you: personal pronoun functioning as the subject of the question.

Answer 2

Here is the list of the answers of the given underlined words above: The part of speech that corresponds to the underlined words in each sentence are as follows:
1. Ragtime - Noun
2. Until - Preposition or Conjunction
3. Ragtime - Adjective
4. And - Conjunction
5. Cakewalk - Noun
6. Probably - Adverb
7. Today - Adverb
8. Hey - Exclamation or Interjection
9. Wrote - Verb
10. You - Pronoun