Question

Drag each tile to the correct box. Read the sentences and match the bold words with the correct part of speech. (8) Her quick thinking set off a coordinated intragovernmental response to save 290,000 acres of contiguous lodgepole pine on the Gunnison National Forest and the surrounding landscape. (11) "In order to get a handle on a mountain pine beetle outbreak, we have to act quickly, and we have to coordinate across all lands." (16) "The Wilder-Highlands project is the very definition of shared stewardship," said Joe Lavorini, the National Forest Foundation's stewardship coordinator for Gunnison County. Which part of speech is matched with the bold words?

1) Noun
2) Adjective
3) Verb

Answer 1

The bold words in the sentences provided are 'quick' which is an adjective, 'act' which is a verb, and 'shared' which is an adjective.

Step-by-step explanation:

To identify the parts of speech in the sentences provided, we need to consider the functional role of each bold word in its respective sentence to categorize it as a noun, adjective, or verb:

1. Her quick thinking set off a coordinated intragovernmental response to save 290,000 acres of contiguous lodgepole pine on the Gunnison National Forest and the surrounding landscape. (Adjective, modifies the noun 'thinking')
2. In order to get a handle on a mountain pine beetle outbreak, we have to act quickly, and we have to coordinate across all lands. (Verb, describes the action taken)
3. The Wilder-Highlands project is the very definition of shared stewardship, said Joe Lavorini, the National Forest Foundation's stewardship coordinator for Gunnison County. (Adjective, modifies the noun 'stewardship')