"I am what I am"
Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech
This part of speech describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb. It often ends in "-ly".
adverb
By this time next week, I _________ (work) on this project for six months.
What is will have been working? (Future Perfect Continuous).
Incorrect: The team are playing well tonight.
Correct: _________
"The team is playing well tonight" ('team' is treated as singular here).
She was so tired that she fell asleep ______ watching the movie.
while
Identify the dependent clause: "Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk."
"Although it was raining"
In the sentence "His dedication is impressive," the word "dedication" is this part of speech.
Noun
He was out of breath because he _________ (run).
Had been running? (Past Perfect Continuous).
Incorrect: If I was you, I would study more.
Correct: _________
"If I were you, I would study more" (Second conditional requires 'were' in the 'if' clause).
I'm not used to _________ (drive) on the left side of the road.
driving (The structure is 'be used to' + gerund).
This type of sentence contains two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
a compound sentence
Identify the part of speech for the word "that" in: "She said that she would be late."
Conjunction
that she would be late."They _________ (live) in London for five years before they moved to Paris.
had been living? (Past Perfect Continuous).
Incorrect: By 2030, I will be working here for 15 years.
Correct: _________
"By 2030, I will have been working here for 15 years" (Future Perfect Continuous is needed for a duration leading to a future point).
By the time you arrive, we _________ (finish) all the preparations.
will have finished (Future Perfect).
What is the grammatical name for a clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence?
a dependent (or subordinate) clause?
In "The running water was cold," what is the grammatical function of "running"?
Participle or adjective
It's the first time I _________ (ever see) such a beautiful sunset.
have ever seen (Present Perfect).
Incorrect: He apologized for be late to the meeting.
Correct: _________
"He apologized for being late to the meeting" (The preposition 'for' must be followed by a gerund).
I wish you _________ (tell) me about the problem earlier.
had told (Expressing a past wish/regret about a previous action).
Combine these two sentences into one complex sentence: "The book was fascinating. I couldn't put it down."
"The book was so fascinating that I couldn't put it down" (Accept other complex structures, e.g., "Because the book was fascinating, I...").
Identify the part of speech for "up" in the phrasal verb "give up."
Participle
She couldn't believe her eyes. She _________ (never see) a panda in the wild before.
had never seen (Past Perfect).
Incorrect: The movie was so bored that we left early.
Correct: _________
"The movie was so boring that we left early" ('Boring' describes the movie; 'bored' describes a feeling).
Not only _________ he complete the project, but he also did it perfectly.
did (Inversion after "Not only...").
Identify the sentence type: "After she had finished her degree, she traveled the world, and she had many amazing adventures."
a compound-complex sentence (It has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause).