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Parts of Speech

DescriptionWeek Three – Parts Of Speech ExerciseFor each numbered word below, decide how it is functioning in the sentence by choosing its correct part of speech. Write only the abbreviation rather than the full term! Chapter Two of Syntax: A Generative Grammar discusses each of the categories and includes their abbreviations: N- NounV- VerbAdj- AdjectiveAdv- AdverbConj- ConjunctionP- PrepositionD- DeterminerC- ComplementizerT- TenseNeg- Negation The propriety of introducing the university slang will be readily admitted; it is not less curious 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 than that of the Old Bailey, and is less generally understood. When the number and accuracy of 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 our additions are compared with the price of the volume, we have no doubt that 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 its editors will meet with the encouragement that is due to learning, modesty, and virtue.31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40