Identify the part of speech for the underlined phrase.
It was similar to one he had seen in Yellowstone National Park.
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Responses
common noun
proper noun
compound noun
collective noun
To identify the part of speech for the underlined phrase, we need to understand what part of speech the phrase belongs to in the sentence. In this case, the underlined phrase is "in Yellowstone National Park."
To determine the part of speech, we can break down the phrase:
- "in" is a preposition.
- "Yellowstone" is a proper noun as it is the name of a specific place.
- "National" is an adjective, describing the type of park.
- "Park" is a common noun, representing a general place or area.
Based on this analysis, the underlined phrase "in Yellowstone National Park" contains a preposition ("in"), a proper noun ("Yellowstone"), and two common nouns ("National" and "Park").
Therefore, the part of speech for this underlined phrase in the sentence is a prepositional phrase, which typically functions as an adverb or adjective in a sentence, providing additional information about location, time, or manner.