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