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2. The French novelistlules Verne p:edicted such inventions as the submarine and the television.
3. ANorwegian expedition reached the South Pole a month before
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g. Giuseppe Verdi, the composer of Rlgoletto,was one of the leading figures of Italian oPera'
9. Did you know that Mordecai Richler, who is a novelist, is Canadian?
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10. The most famous British rock-and-roll songwriters may be ]ohn Lennon and
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Candy skulls are a tradition during the Mexican holiday called the Day of
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12. My father, who likes spicy food, enjoys eating Indian curry and Thai
13. Ms. Henderson prefers chinese food over Vietnamese cuisine.
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Noun, Pronoun, or Adiective?
The way that a word is used in a sentenbe determines what part of speech the word is. Some
words maybe used as nouns or as adjectives. Other words may be used as prononns or as
adjectives.
NSUN May I have an aPPle?
ADJEST;VE May I have some apple juice?
pRONOUN This is a painting by Mary Cassatt
ADJEcTtvE This painting is by MaryCassatt.
EXgnClSe ln each sentence beloW identify the part of speech of the underlined word. Above each, write
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17. Are you huppy with your Internet provider?
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