Name the part of speech of each underlined word in the following sentences, giving in each case your reason for the classification:

1. I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.
Beautiful: Adjective (The word qualifies the word ‘dress’)

2. What did she ask you to do?
She: Pronoun

3. I left my shoes under the kitchen table.
Under: Preposition (The word describes the position of the shoes)

4. If we finish our work quickly we can go to the movies.
Quickly: Adverb (The word qualifies the verb ‘work’)

5. On Saturdays I work from nine to five.
Work: Verb (The word describes the action of the subject)

6. I want to go to a university in the United States.
University: Noun

7. I’m sure I’ve met your girlfriend before.
Met: Verb (The word describes the action of the subject)

8. Well, I don’t think I will be home before 6.
Well: Interjection (The word expresses an emotion)

9. Andy knocked on the door but nobody answered.
But: Conjunction (It is joining two phrases/ clauses)

10. After storm comes the calm.
After: Preposition (The word describes the relation between the arrival of the storm and the calm)

11. Do you like dogs?
Like: Verb

12. The group went climbing in the mountains.
Group: Noun

13. He did well in the test.
Well: Adverb (It qualifies the verb ‘did’)

14. The play was fantastic.
Play: Noun

15. He threw a stone at her.
Stone: Noun (Here, ‘stone’ is an object that the subject of the sentence is using)

16. Stone walls do not make a prison.
Stone: Adjective (The word qualifies the word ‘walls’)

17. Water the plants.
Water: Verb (The action in here is watering the plants)

18. They eye her with suspicion.
Eye: Verb (The word describes the action of the subject)

19. Hark! The bugles call.
Hark!: Interjection (The word describes a sudden emotion)

20. He is on the committee.
On: Preposition (The word describes the relative position of the subject)