OCG533, Fall 2001
Homework assignment 1, due 7 September 2001
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 been identified through scientific research. Familiar examples include a thinning of sea ice, earlier growing seasons on land, and rising temperatures in permafrost. Other signs of change have been observed by indigenous residents of the Arctic, who report changes in sea-ice characteristics, a greater frequency of extreme weather, and declines in the availability or body condition of some marine mammals.