can you tell me parts of speech for yesterday in : i went to new york yesterday
I >> pronoun
went >> verb
to >> preposition
New York >> noun
yesterday >> adverb
thank you Ms Sue
You're welcome, R S.
Certainly! In the sentence "I went to New York yesterday," the word "yesterday" functions as an adverb. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, providing information about when, how, where, or to what extent an action took place. In this case, "yesterday" modifies the verb "went," indicating the specific day that the action occurred.
To identify the parts of speech in a sentence, you can follow these steps:
1. Identify the nouns: Nouns are words that represent people, places, things, or ideas. In this sentence, the nouns are "I" and "New York."
2. Identify the verbs: Verbs are action words or words that express a state of being. In this sentence, the verb is "went."
3. Identify the adjectives: Adjectives modify nouns and provide descriptions. In this sentence, there are no adjectives.
4. Identify the adverbs: Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. In this sentence, the adverb is "yesterday."
By breaking down a sentence and analyzing each word's function, you can determine its part of speech.