Let's solve each sentence one by one and identify the
part of speech for the underlined word. We'll check the correct box for each.
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1. On Valentine’s Day, Maggie made heart-shaped chocolate cookies.
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Underlined word: *cookies*
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What is "cookies"?
It refers to a thing (a type of food). It answers the question *"What did Maggie make?"* →
Noun
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✔ Correct answer: noun
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2. The baker added candles to the birthday cake.
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Underlined word: *added*
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What is "added"?
It is the past tense of the verb "add." It describes an action performed by the baker.
→
Verb
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✔ Correct answer: verb
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3. Ava bought sweet corn muffins in the local bakery.
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Underlined word: *sweet*
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What is "sweet"?
It describes the kind of corn muffins — it tells us *what kind*. It modifies the noun "corn muffins."
→
Adjective
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✔ Correct answer: adjective
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4. Dan cooked a beautifully looking dish.
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Underlined word: *beautifully*
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What is "beautifully"?
It describes *how* the dish looks. It modifies the verb "looking" (which is part of the present participle phrase).
→
Adverb
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✔ Correct answer: adverb
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5. Sonia made a tasty baked French toast for her family.
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Underlined word: *her*
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What is "her"?
It refers to Sonia's family — it shows possession. It replaces a noun (Sonia) and refers to someone.
→
Pronoun (specifically, a possessive pronoun)
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✔ Correct answer: pronoun
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
noun
2.
verb
3.
adjective
4.
adverb
5.
pronoun
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✔ You would
check the boxes as follows:
1. ☐ noun
✔
☐ verb
☐ pronoun
2. ☐ noun
☐ adverb
☐ verb
✔
3. ☐ adverb
☐ adjective
✔
☐ pronoun
4. ☐ adjective
☐ adverb
✔
☐ noun
5. ☐ noun
☐ adverb
☐ pronoun
✔
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