Use the paragraph to answer the questions that follow.
James' story - he's the homeless man in Boston who turned in the backpack with the money in
- went viral. So did another recent story about a Dairy Queen manager from Minnesota who stood up for a blind man who didn't know he'd been robbed.
What part of speech is "homeless"?
(2 points)
• noun
adiective
• adverb
• verb
What part of speech is "Minnesota"? (2 points)
• noun
• adiective
adverb
• verb
• noun
homeless is an adjective
Minnesota is a noun
Correct, "homeless" is an adjective while "Minnesota" is a noun.
To determine the part of speech of a word, you need to consider its function in the sentence. In the given paragraph, the word "homeless" is describing the noun "man." Since it is modifying a noun, it is being used as an adjective. Therefore, the correct answer is "adjective."
Similarly, the word "Minnesota" is referring to a specific place. It is acting as a proper noun in this context, indicating a specific location. Therefore, the correct answer is "noun."