Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct part of speech of the words as used in the sentences:

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall

  1. noun

  2. verb

  3. adverb

  4. adjective

  5. pronoun

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'sat' is an action verb in the past tense. It tells us what the subject, Humpty Dumpty, did. Verbs are the core of the predicate in a sentence.