Unit 8, Subject-Verb Agreement 177Copyright © by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
Grammar Exercise 2 Write the part of speech of the italicized word in the blank. Use these
abbreviations: N (noun), V (verb), pro. (pronoun), adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), prep.
(preposition), conj. (conjunction), and int. (interjection).
adj. We have three maple trees in our backyard.
V 1. Todd raced to the corner store.
prep. 2. Pictures in the museum hang on special hooks.
N 3. Conservation of rare animals requires careful planning.
prep. 4. The pedals on a bicycle spin in both directions.
adv. 5. Student athletes are constantly working, either in the classroom or on the
playing field.
int. 6. Wow! That band plays great music.
conj. 7. Alison and Sydney rode the roller coaster twice.
pro. 8. He always brings his lunch in a brown paper sack.
adj. 9. Mom bought a blue sweater to wear with her white skirt.
adv. 10. Carrie often stops at the music store after school.
N 11. Give your ticket to the usher.
pro. 12. Yesterday we tried the new Mexican restaurant.
V 13. Roberto really enjoyed his trip to the planetarium.
conj. 14. The letter contained valuable information, but Nora did not know what to do
with it.
int. 15. Well, I always thought he would come back to his hometown.
adv. 16. Lucia was truly surprised at the reception she received.
prep. 17. The ball of yarn rolled under the dining room table.
adj. 18. The poem was long, but it was also quite beautiful.
V 19. The firecracker exploded into a hundred twinkling lights.
N 20. Jasmine adored the playful puppy in the pet shop window.