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32.4 Error in Word Forms Exercise

Focus: Identifying which parts of speech are appropriate in sentences.

Directions: Underline the form that correctly completes the sentence. Then identify the parts of speech of the words in parentheses. You can use these abbreviations for parts of speech:

N=noun
V = verb
PN = “person” noun
G = gerund (-ing) noun
ADJ = adjective
ADV= adverb

Example

1. Sinclair Lewis’ novel Babbitt is set in the (fiction/fictional) town of Zenith.

N / ADJ

fictional