Exercise: Grammar: Identifying adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns (autoscored)

In each of the following items, a word or word group is shown in boldface. Select the choice that correctly identifies the part of speech of the boldface word or words.

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She thanked everyone for helping.

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She thanked everyone for helping.

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Because time had grown perilously short, I quickly prepared the final draft.

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Because time had grown perilously short, I quickly prepared the final draft.

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The crowd that greeted the pope was the largest one I have ever seen.

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The crowd that greeted the pope was the largest one I have ever seen.

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Hilariously, the sly villain revealed himself at the end of the first act.

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Hilariously, the sly villain revealed himself at the end of the first act.

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Who knows better than Mark himself what he should do?

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Who knows better than Mark himself what he should do?

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The reading on the thermometer showed six degrees as the sun beamed brightly.

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The reading on the thermometer showed six degrees as the sun beamed brightly.

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They have only themselves to blame.

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They have only themselves to blame.

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I unhappily returned the sleek, new car to its owner.

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I unhappily returned the sleek, new car to its owner.

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The ice-cream vendor who drives down this street finds few customers.

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The ice-cream vendor who drives down this street finds few customers.

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The youngest dancer in the troupe performed a brilliant solo.

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The youngest dancer in the troupe performed a brilliant solo.