Question

Identify the part of speech of the underlined words in each sentence. 1. My watch is running slow. 2. Did you watch the cricket match on TV? 3. Blue is my favourite colour. 4. I came back after a little while. 5. The back door was left open. 6. Put all this luggage inside. 7. There was nobody inside the hall. 8. I will wait for you outside the school. 9. Anu danced beautifully at the party, 10. Everyone admired her extraordinary talent.

Answer 1

The sentences include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, pronouns, and possessive pronouns.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. My watch is running slow. In this sentence, 'watch' is a noun and 'running' is a present participle verb.
2. Did you watch the cricket match on TV? In this sentence, 'watch' is a verb.
3. Blue is my favourite colour. In this sentence, 'blue' is an adjective and 'favourite' is an adjective.
4. I came back after a little while. In this sentence, 'came', 'back', 'after', and 'little' are all separate parts of speech: verb, noun, preposition, and adjective respectively.
5. The back door was left open. In this sentence, 'back' is an adverb modifying the adjective 'open'.
6. Put all this luggage inside. In this sentence, 'put' is a verb and 'inside' is an adverb.
7. There was nobody inside the hall. In this sentence, 'there' is a pronoun and 'inside' is a preposition.
8. I will wait for you outside the school. In this sentence, 'wait' is a verb and 'outside' is an adverb.
9. Anu danced beautifully at the party. In this sentence, 'danced' is a verb and 'beautifully' is an adverb.
10. Everyone admired her extraordinary talent. In this sentence, 'admirde' is a verb, 'her' is a possessive pronoun, and 'extraordinary' is an adjective.

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