OCG533, Fall 2001
Answers to homework assignment 1
Parts of speech
Underneath each word in the paragraph below, write its part of speech. Use the following abbreviations:
N = Noun
Adj = Adjective Prep = Preposition
Part = Participle
Pro = Pronoun Art = Article
C
= Conjunction
Ger
= Gerund
V = Verb
Det = Determiner Int = Interjection
Inf = Infinitive
Adv = Adverb
From Witness the Arctic, Spring 2000:
Many signs of change in the arctic environment have
Adj (Det) N Prep N Prep Art Adj N
been identified through scientific research. Familiar
V Prep Adj N Adj
examples include a thinning of sea ice, earlier growing
N V Art Gerund (N) Prep Adj(Nom) N Adj Adj(Nom-ger)
seasons on land, and rising temperatures in permafrost.
N Prep N C(coord) Part N Prep N
Other signs of change have been observed by indigenous
Adj N Prep N V Prep Adj
residents of the Arctic, who report changes in sea-ice
N Prep Art N (Proper) Pro(Rel) V N Prep Adj (Nom)
characteristics, a greater frequency of extreme weather,
N Art Adj N Prep Adj N
and declines in the availability or body condition of some
C N Prep Art N C(coord) Adj(Nom) N Prep Adj(Det)
marine mammals.
Adj N