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All parts of speech 2

Answer the question for each sentence.

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undefined. Which underlined word is a noun?Known for its diversity, Switzerland has four national languages: French, German, Italian, and Romansh.

◯	its
◯	diversity
◯	four
◯	national

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undefined. Which underlined word is an interjection?“Wow!” she exclaimed. “That is the biggest pancake I have ever seen!”

◯	Wow
◯	exclaimed
◯	That
◯	biggest

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undefined. Which underlined word is a verb?With its paws moving slightly, the sleeping dog seemed to be dreaming.

◯	paws
◯	slightly
◯	sleeping
◯	seemed

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undefined. Which underlined word is a pronoun?The public relations firm distributed gift bags to everyone at the conference.

◯	public
◯	firm
◯	everyone
◯	conference

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undefined. Which underlined word is an adverb?The bonobo, a primate closely related to the chimpanzee, inhabits the rain forests of Congo.

◯	closely
◯	related
◯	inhabits
◯	of

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undefined. Which underlined word is a pronoun?Ryland’s online fantasy football team defeated mine this season.

◯	team
◯	defeated
◯	mine
◯	season

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undefined. Which underlined word is a preposition?Near the end of the Second World War, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin convened at Yalta to reorganize Europe’s political structures.

◯	end
◯	and
◯	at
◯	political

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undefined. Which underlined word is a conjunction?The temperature might dip below freezing tonight, so we should bring our potted plants indoors.

◯	below
◯	so
◯	we
◯	our

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undefined. Which underlined word is an adjective?The Arctic Ocean, which surrounds the North Pole, is the shallowest ocean in the world.

◯	which
◯	surrounds
◯	shallowest
◯	ocean

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undefined. Which underlined word is a pronoun?Plants consume carbon dioxide and produce the oxygen that humans and other animals need to survive.

◯	Plants
◯	and
◯	that
◯	humans

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