WOBP Parts of Speech

"The aloof boy never joined in the antics of his peers at lunchtime, instead choosing to sit by himself and bury himself in his Chromebook."

In this sentence, what part of speech is the word aloof?

• verb - what the boy is doing

• noun - aloof is a thing

• adjective - aloof describes the boy

• pronoun - aloof takes the place of the word boy

"Dorothy delivered the speech with great composure: you could tell she had practiced speaking clearly and slowly."

In this sentence, what part of speech is the word composure?

• noun - composure is a thing

• noun - composure is a place

• verb - composure is the action word

• adverb - composure tells to what extent Dorothy delivers the speech

"Showing proper decorum would be particularly important at a funeral to show respect for the family of the deceased."

In this sentence, what part of speech is the word decorum?

• noun - decorum is a person

• adjective - decorum describes proper

• adverb - decorum tells how often the funeral happened

• noun - decorum is a thing

"The team's poor attitude disheartened the coach because he cared more about their character than winning games."

What part of speech is "disheartened" in this sentence?

• noun - disheartened is a place

• adjective - disheartened describes the team

• verb - disheartened is the state of being of the coach

• adverb - disheartened tells how much the team played the game

"The concert enthralled the children because they had never seen or heard musicians play live before."

What part of speech is "enthralled" in this sentence?

• adjective - enthralled describes the musicians

• verb - enthralled is the action word

• noun - enthralled is a person

• preposition - enthralled describes where the concert takes place

"The castle's decor was extremely fulsome - there were so many fancy paintings and tapestries hung that you could barely see the wall underneath."

What part of speech is "fulsome" in this sentence?

• adjective - fulsome describes the castle's decor

• adverb - fulsome tells how long the paintings were on the wall

• verb - fulsome is the action word in the sentence

• noun - fulsome is a thing

"After standing out in the freezing rain all morning at the track meet, Hailey hankered for a warm cup of hot cider."

What part of speech is "hankered" in this sentence?

• noun - hankered is an object

• verb - hankered is the action/state of being Hailey is in

• pronoun - hankered takes the place of Hailey in the sentence

• noun - hankered is a place

"I found Charlie's argument to be quite incoherent: he completely ignored logic, which made his points hard to follow."

What part of speech is "incoherent" in this sentence?

• noun - incoherent is a person

• verb - incoherent is the action in the sentence

• adjective - incoherent describes Charlie's argument

• adverb - incoherent describes the word "ignored"

"Many would argue that Thomas Edison's lightbulb was an ingenious invention."

What part of speech is "ingenious" in this sentence?

• adjective - describes the noun "invention"

• adverb - describes how long the invention took

• noun - ingenious is an object

• verb - ingenious is the action word in the sentence

"Milo's Auntie Susan was punctilious about being on time: if anyone arrived to Thanksgiving late, she wouldn't let them forget it!"

What part of speech is "punctilious" in this sentence?

• adverb - punctilious describes how long Thanksgiving was

• adjective - punctilious describes Auntie Susan

• noun - punctilious is an object

• preposition - punctilious describes where Thanksgiving took place