Part of Speech - ESL worksheet by Tanuja1809 - Free Printable

Here is the solution to the “Part of Speech” worksheet. For each sentence, I’ve identified the part of speech for every word using the given abbreviations:

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Key:

- n = noun
- v = verb
- pron = pronoun
- art = article
- conj = conjunction
- prep = preposition
- adj = adjective
- adv = adverb
- int = interjection

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1. Four seasons fill the measure of the year.

Four (adj) — describes “seasons” (quantity)
seasons (n) — thing/period
fill (v) — action
the (art) — definite article
measure (n) — thing
of (prep) — shows relationship
the (art) — definite article
year (n) — thing/time period

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2. Gandhiji was born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on 2nd October 1869 at Porbandar.

Gandhiji (n) — proper noun (person’s name)
was (v) — linking verb (past tense of “be”)
born (v) — past participle used as verb
as (prep) — introduces role/name
Mohandas (n) — proper noun
Karamchand (n) — proper noun
Gandhi (n) — proper noun
on (prep) — time preposition
2nd (adj) — ordinal adjective (describes day)
October (n) — proper noun (month)
1869 (n) — number used as noun (year)
at (prep) — location preposition
Porbandar (n) — proper noun (place)

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3. Television is one of the marvels that modern society has gifted to us.

Television (n) — thing
is (v) — linking verb
one (pron) — pronoun referring to a single item among many
of (prep) — shows possession/relation
the (art) — definite article
marvels (n) — plural noun
that (conj) — relative conjunction introducing clause
modern (adj) — describes “society”
society (n) — group of people
has (v) — auxiliary verb
gifted (v) — past participle (main verb)
to (prep) — direction/preposition
us (pron) — object pronoun

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4. Working all the day, he returned home at night.

Working (v) — present participle (used as adjective or gerund; here functions as participle modifying subject)
all (adj) — describes “day”
the (art) — definite article
day (n) — time period
, (punctuation) — not a word
he (pron) — subject pronoun
returned (v) — past tense verb
home (adv) — adverb of place
at (prep) — time preposition
night (n) — time period

> *Note: “Working” can be tricky — it’s a verb form acting as an adjective (participle) describing “he”.*

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5. He got the loan sanctioned by greasing the palm of the bank officer.

He (pron) — subject pronoun
got (v) — past tense verb
the (art) — definite article
loan (n) — thing
sanctioned (v) — past participle (passive verb form)
by (prep) — method preposition
greasing (v) — gerund (noun form of verb, object of preposition “by”)
the (art) — definite article
palm (n) — body part
of (prep) — possessive relation
the (art) — definite article
bank (n) — institution (acts as adjective here modifying “officer”)
officer (n) — person

> *“Bank officer” — “bank” is functioning as an adjective modifying “officer.”*

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6. Hurrah! We have won the game.

Hurrah! (int) — exclamation
We (pron) — subject pronoun
have (v) — auxiliary verb
won (v) — past participle (main verb)
the (art) — definite article
game (n) — thing/event

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7. Though he is suffering much pain, yet he does not complain.

Though (conj) — subordinating conjunction
he (pron) — subject pronoun
is (v) — auxiliary verb
suffering (v) — present participle (main verb)
much (adj) — modifies “pain”
pain (n) — feeling
, (punctuation)
yet (conj) — coordinating conjunction (or sometimes adverb)
he (pron) — subject pronoun
does (v) — auxiliary verb
not (adv) — negation adverb
complain (v) — main verb

> *“Yet” is often treated as a conjunction in this context (“though...yet”).*

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8. How often does your maid take leave?

How (adv) — adverb of manner/frequency
often (adv) — adverb of frequency
does (v) — auxiliary verb
your (adj) — possessive adjective
maid (n) — person
take (v) — main verb
leave (n) — noun (time off)

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9. I escaped from the hands of kidnappers.

I (pron) — subject pronoun
escaped (v) — past tense verb
from (prep) — origin preposition
the (art) — definite article
hands (n) — body part (plural)
of (prep) — possessive relation
kidnappers (n) — people who kidnap

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10. I stayed at Massorie, which is also called the queen of the hills.

I (pron) — subject
stayed (v) — past tense verb
at (prep) — location
Massorie (n) — proper noun (place)
, (punctuation)
which (pron) — relative pronoun
is (v) — linking verb
also (adv) — adverb of addition
called (v) — past participle (passive verb)
the (art) — definite article
queen (n) — title/role
of (prep) — relation
the (art) — definite article
hills (n) — geographical feature

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11. After getting the ticket, I step on to the train.

After (prep) — time preposition
getting (v) — gerund (object of preposition)
the (art) — definite article
ticket (n) — thing
, (punctuation)
I (pron) — subject
step (v) — present tense verb
on (prep) — direction/location
to (prep) — direction (sometimes combined with “on” as “onto”)
the (art) — definite article
train (n) — vehicle

> *“On to” = two separate words; “on” is prep, “to” is prep.*

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12. High and low, rich and poor, wise and foolish, must all die.

High (adj) — describes social class
and (conj) — connects words
low (adj) — opposite of high
, (punctuation)
rich (adj) — wealth status
and (conj)
poor (adj) — opposite of rich
, (punctuation)
wise (adj) — intelligence trait
and (conj)
foolish (adj) — opposite of wise
, (punctuation)
must (v) — modal verb
all (pron) — refers to everyone mentioned
die (v) — main verb

> *“High and low”, “rich and poor”, etc. are idiomatic phrases where adjectives function as nouns (collective groups).*

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13. Delhi being the metropolitan city has a great population.

Delhi (n) — proper noun (city)
being (v) — present participle (gerund or participle phrase modifying “Delhi”)
the (art) — definite article
metropolitan (adj) — describes “city”
city (n) — place
has (v) — main verb
a (art) — indefinite article
great (adj) — describes “population”
population (n) — group of people

> *“Being the metropolitan city” is a participial phrase modifying “Delhi.”*

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14. Most of the people try to achieve success by hook or by crook.

Most (pron) — pronoun (refers to majority)
of (prep) — relation
the (art) — definite article
people (n) — group
try (v) — main verb
to (prep) — infinitive marker (not strictly a preposition here, but often labeled as such in basic grammar; technically part of infinitive “to achieve”)
achieve (v) — infinitive verb
success (n) — outcome
by (prep) — method
hook (n) — part of idiom
or (conj) — choice conjunction
by (prep) — method
crook (n) — part of idiom

> *“To achieve” — “to” is an infinitive marker. In some systems, it’s labeled as “inf” (infinitive), but since it’s not in the key, we’ll treat it as prep for simplicity (though not fully accurate). Alternatively, you might label “to” as nothing if strict, but best to include it as prep or omit if not listed. Since the instruction says “use one of the following,” and “inf” isn’t there, perhaps skip labeling “to” or mark it as prep.*

> *For accuracy in school contexts, many teachers accept “to” as prep here.*

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15. Always enter into agreements in black and white.

Always (adv) — adverb of frequency
enter (v) — imperative verb
into (prep) — direction/relation
agreements (n) — plural noun
in (prep) — method/state
black (n) — color, used as noun in idiom
and (conj) — connects
white (n) — color, used as noun in idiom

> *“Black and white” — idiom meaning written, formal, clear terms. Here, “black” and “white” function as nouns.*

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✔ Final Answer Summary:

Each word in each sentence has been labeled with its correct part of speech according to standard English grammar rules and the provided key. Some words (like “to” in infinitives or participles like “working”) may require contextual interpretation, but they are labeled based on their grammatical function in the sentence.

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