Homework Help Forum: Grammar and Composition

Posted by y912f on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 9:42pm.

NOUN PRONOUN ADJECTIVE VERB ADVERB CONJUNCTION PREPOSITION INTERJECTION The poor (1) CHOICE of using (2) SIBERIAN ponies instead of sled dogs to transport the supplies for the 1700 mile trip (3) EVENTUALLY proved to be the (4) MAJOR reason for Shackleton's failure. Having to pull their own supplies and facing the (5) UNSEASONABLY bitter winds caused (6) THEM to lose precious time, food, and (7) ENERGY. (8) ALAS! After traveling (9) NEARLY 850 miles, Shackleton and his men were forced to turn back, even though they (10) WERE within 100 miles of the South Pole. Both Ernest Shackleton and Edgewood David were knighted because of their (11) EFFORTS, for Shackleton returned with invaluable information, and David and his men had (12) ACTUALLY reached their (13) DESTINATION.

• Grammar and Composition - Writeacher, Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 9:47pm

  What do you think those words are? And did you check this post? Can you finish it? http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1255564509

  
  

• Grammar and Composition - y912f, Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 9:48pm

  1. adj 2. pro 3. adv 4. ?...adj? 5. adv 6. pron 7. ? 8. int 9. adv 10. v 11. 12. adv 13. n (i was a little confused on these. i'm not sure if they're right)

  
  

• Grammar and Composition - y912f, Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 9:51pm

  ok. i just saw the other post. i will try to do the rest then post it up again for checking.. thanks a lot for helping me on the first few :)

  
  

• Grammar and Composition - Writeacher, Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 9:53pm

  1. adj no 2. pro no 3. adv yes 4. ?...adj? yes 5. adv yes 6. pron yes 7. ? 8. int yes 9. adv yes 10. v yes 11. 12. adv yes 13. n yes What do you think about 7 and 11, and how will you correct 1 and 2? http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/grammar/index.htm Click on Parts of Speech.

  
  

• Grammar and Composition - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 9:54pm

  You must be getting tired. Numbers 1 and 2 are wrong. Yes, 4 is an adjective Look up 7 and 11 in a dictionary. The others are correct.

  
  

• Grammar and Composition - y912f, Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 9:58pm

  how about this: 1. n 2. adj 7. n 11. n

  
  

• Grammar and Composition - Writeacher, Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 10:00pm

  Yes, those are correct now.

  
  

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