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Verb
A word that shows action or state of being
Chani chose the correct answer.
Adjective
A word that describes a noun The talkative student was assigned a
demerit.
Adverb
A word that describes a verb, adjective, or
Mr. Cruz ran quickly down the hall.
another adverb
Preposition
A word that links nouns or pronouns to other
Mr. Wells walked into the house.
words in a sentence.
Interjection
A word that is added into a sentence to show “Drat!” yelled Ms. Shepherd after she
emotion. misplaced her clipboard.
On August 6, 1965, President
Lyndon Johnson signed a law (1)
that made it easier for African
Americans to vote in U.S.
elections (2). Up until (3) that
time, some communities attempted
to discriminate (4) against black
people and members of other
minority groups. They (5) required
people to take written (6) tests or unfairly (7) pay special (8) taxes for the right to vote.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 put an end to voter discrimination (9). Despite these
gains, the fight for equality (10) for people of all races is (11) far from over, and (12) we
all must continue to strive to gain equality.
Directions: On the lines below, write down whether the underlined word is a noun, verb,
adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, or interjection. Parts of speech
may be used more than once!
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