ENGLISH Pre-Intermediate / Intermediate

Define the word classes of the underlined words as they are used in the sentences below.
Tick  your answers. Only ONE  for each word. There are two examples at the
beginning.

NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB

1. Mark is always late. 
2. He was taken to hospital. 
3. She was sitting on a big white plastic
tub.
4. I put our new plan into action.
5. She looked at her watch.
6. The teacher knew she was doing her
best.
7. I was looking over her shoulder.
8. You must work on your assignments.
9. I guess I am good at certain things.
10. My teacher is very intelligent.
11. Miller was leaning against the trophy
case, watching when I came in.
12. To tell you the truth, it could have been
a lot worse.
13. It was a typical Friday night.
14. He was hardly aware of the problem.
15. Now it is my turn.
16. Your wife is ugly.
17. The man ripped the page right out of
my hand.
18. There’s dog poop on your shoe.
19. Ten syllables per line.
20. A few seconds later, I heard her leave.
21. I have work to do.
22. The whole school was inside the gym.
23. She was quite fast.
24. The camp ground is centrally located.

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Key:

1) Adverb
2) Noun
3) Adjective
4) Adjective
5) Verb
6) Noun
7) Noun
8) Noun
9) Verb
10) Adverb
11) Verb
12) Noun
13) Adjective
14) Adverb
15) Noun
16) Adjective
17) Verb
18) Noun
19) Noun
20) Adjective
21) Verb
22) Adjective
23) Adverb
24) Adverb