Identify the part of speech for the CAPITALIZED phrase.
The birds CHIRPED loudly every morning before sunrise.
a. action verb***
b. helping verb
c. linking verb
d. none of the above
Correct
Action verb
a. action verb
To identify the part of speech for the capitalized phrase in the sentence, we need to determine the function of the word in the sentence. In this case, the capitalized phrase is "CHIRPED."
To figure out the part of speech, we can look at how the word is used. In this sentence, "CHIRPED" expresses an action that the birds are performing. It shows what they are doing.
Therefore, the part of speech for the capitalized phrase "CHIRPED" in the sentence is an action verb. So the correct answer is a. action verb.