English Parts of Speech Classification
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What are the three criteria used to identify parts of speech?

Meaning, form, function

Name two classifications of parts of speech mentioned in the text.

Traditional, Modern

Give an example of a word belonging to the open class of parts of speech.

Book

What are the characteristics of open classes in modern classification of parts of speech?

<p>Unlimited in number, indefinitely extendable, have lexical meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the characteristics of Closed Class parts of speech?

<p>Limited in number, not indefinitely extendable, carry very little meaning, mutually exclusive</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the sentence 'They are going to Dubai during their summer vacation', what are the parts of speech of 'They', 'going', and 'during'?

<p>They: pronoun, going: verb, during: preposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

Identify the word classes of the following items: 'The place we visited yesterday was serene'. What are the word classes of 'place', 'visited', and 'serene'?

<p>Place: noun, visited: verb, serene: adjective</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the sentence 'When you are designing a bridge, safety is the most important consideration', how many nouns need to be underlined, and how many verbs need to be underlined twice?

<p>Nouns: 2 (safety, consideration), Verbs: 4 (are, designing, is, consideration)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate parts of speech: '.............children cleaned their office all by themselves'. What part of speech should fill in the first blank?

<p>The: determiner</p> Signup and view all the answers

What parts of speech should be used to fill in the blanks in the sentence 'It was warm. She..........off her coat'?

<p>She: pronoun</p> Signup and view all the answers

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