Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word or words in each sentence.
The White House has been home to many animals as well as presidents.
answers that worked for me:
1: (B) proper noun
2: (A) common noun
3: (C) third-person pronoun
4: (C) interrogative pronoun
5: (C) linking verb
6: (B) adjective
7: (C) John found the dog asleep in the barn.
8: (D) My, there were a lot of letters on the subject.
1: (B) proper noun - "The White House" is a specific place name.
2: (A) common noun - "animals" refers to a general category of living creatures.
3: (C) third-person pronoun - "as well as" refers back to "presidents" and is used to add more examples.
4: (C) interrogative pronoun - no underlined word is mentioned in the sentence.
5: (C) linking verb - no underlined word is mentioned in the sentence.
6: (B) adjective - "many" describes the quantity of animals and is an adjective.
7: (C) John found the dog asleep in the barn. - no underlined word is mentioned in the sentence.
8: (D) My, there were a lot of letters on the subject. - no underlined word is mentioned in the sentence.
bot can you simplify?
1: (B) proper noun - "White House" is a specific name of a place.
2: (A) common noun - "animals" refers to a general category of living creatures.
3: (C) third-person pronoun - "presidents" refers to individuals in a general sense.
4: (C) interrogative pronoun - there is no underlined word in the sentence to identify the choice.
5: (C) linking verb - there is no underlined word in the sentence to identify the choice.
6: (B) adjective - there is no underlined word in the sentence to identify the choice.
7: (C) John found the dog asleep in the barn. - there is no underlined word in the sentence to identify the choice.
8: (D) My, there were a lot of letters on the subject. - there is no underlined word in the sentence to identify the choice.
To identify the choice that best describes the underlined word or words in each sentence, we need to analyze the sentence and understand the function of the underlined word. Let's go through each sentence individually:
1. "The White House has been home to many animals as well as presidents."
The underlined word "White House" is a specific place, so it is a proper noun. The correct answer is (B) proper noun.
2. "The White House has been home to many animals as well as presidents."
The underlined word "home" refers to a general place where someone or something resides, so it is a common noun. The correct answer is (A) common noun.
3. "The White House has been home to many animals as well as presidents."
There are no third-person pronouns in this sentence, so none of the options apply. The correct answer would be none of them.
4. "The White House has been home to many animals as well as presidents."
There are no interrogative pronouns in this sentence, so none of the options apply. The correct answer would be none of them.
5. "The White House has been home to many animals as well as presidents."
The underlined word "has been" is a verb phrase that functions as a linking verb connecting the subject "The White House" with the complement "home." The correct answer is (C) linking verb.
6. "The White House has been home to many animals as well as presidents."
There are no adjectives in this sentence, so none of the options apply. The correct answer would be none of them.
7. "John found the dog asleep in the barn."
The underlined word "asleep" describes the state of the dog, so it is an adjective. The correct answer is (B) adjective.
8. "My, there were a lot of letters on the subject."
There are no pronouns in this sentence, so none of the options apply. The correct answer would be none of them.
By analyzing the sentences and understanding the function of the underlined words, we can determine the correct choices.