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DGP – Sentence 2. Parts of Speech. Sentence / Word Bank. His first act was to elevate his flashlight to a level with my face, squint evilly, project his lower lip, and turn away.
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DGP – Sentence 2 Parts of Speech
Sentence / Word Bank • His first act was to elevate his flashlight to a level with my face, squint evilly, project his lower lip, and turn away. • Word Bank: adjective (2), adverb (2), article (1), coordinating conjunction (1), infinitive (4), noun (5), possessive pronoun (4), linking verb (1), preposition (2)
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Correct Answer • His first act was to elevate his flashlight to a level with my face, squint evilly, project his lower lip, and turn away. • his, his, my, his = possessive pronoun (takes the place of a noun and shows possession) • first, lower= adjectives (modifies nouns and pronouns) • act, flashlight, level, face, lip = nouns (person, place, thing, idea) • was = linking verbs (links a noun to an adjective or to another noun)
Correct Answer • His first act was to elevate his flashlight to a level with my face, squint evilly, project his lower lip, and turn away. • to elevate, (to) squint, (to) project, (to) turn = infinitives (to + verb) • a = article (determiner that comes before a noun) • to, with = prepositions (shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence) • evilly, away = adverbs (modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs) • and = coordinating conjunction (joins words, phrases, and clauses )