| Dr.
Johanna Rubba English Department (Linguistics) Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo Last updated 4/28/04 © 2000 Johanna Rubba |
Key: Rubba Ex. 3.2 Tests for Part of Speech |
| 1. together - ADV, ADJ (ADJ sense is informal, as in 'a together person') |
4. organize - V | 7. party - N, V (V use is informal) | 10. green - ADJ, N | 13. fight - V, N |
| 2. survey - V, N | 3. high - ADJ, N, ADV (ADV hard to detect with these tests; cf. 'she jumped high') | 8. shoot -N, V (N: "photo shoot", "turkey shoot" | 11. brotherly - ADJ (some might find this OK as an ADV) | 14. eagerly - ADV |
| 3. very - NONE | 6. nation - N | 9. draw - V, N (N: "The game was a draw") | 12. concise - ADJ | 15. certain - ADJ |