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The Word-Class Arena

Eight word classes, and the words that switch

Lesson 14
Spicy
Name
Date
Chef Polpetta

Eight classes, one test: the job in this sentence. Watch for the words that switch.

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Tick the right class

aRest before the fight. → before = prepositionRest before the fight. → before = conjunction
bRest before you fight. → before = prepositionRest before you fight. → before = conjunction
cThat was a fast bout. → fast = adverbThat was a fast bout. → fast = adjective
dThis is impossible. → this = pronounThis is impossible. → this = determiner
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Find the 6 mistakes

Final report from the Ludus Magnus. Before (conjunction) dawn, the (determiner) recruits polished their shields. They (determiner) fought bravely (adjective), and (conjunction) the crowd's cheering (verb) shook the stands. This (pronoun) pleased the lanista, though this (pronoun) arena has seen finer footwork. A light (adjective) rain fell, so the light (noun) above the gate was lit, and the fighters stepped lightly (verb) across the sand. Training (noun) never truly ends.
Check every label against its own sentence. Some tempting labels are already right.
Write the corrections here
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The Word-Class Arena

Lesson 14 · Spicy · side 2

Name
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Now you write

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a Use water as a noun and as a verb in one sentence:
b Use before as a preposition, then as a conjunction:
c Write a five-word sentence and label every word's class:
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Help Polpetta

Chef Polpetta

Two golden rules, every word ending in -ly is an adverb, and running is always a verb. Write them down, no?

Tell him why both rules fail, and give one counter-example for each.
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