Question

a man built a complicated sandcastle, but the waves washed the castle away.

Explanation:

Match each highlighted word to its part of speech using the key at the top:

1. "man" is a noun, so it belongs to noun/pronoun.
2. "built" is an action word, so it is a verb.
3. "but" connects two clauses, so it is a conjunction.
4. "waves" is a noun, so it belongs to noun/pronoun.
5. "washed" is an action word, so it is a verb.

Answer:

• man: noun/pronoun
• built: verb
• but: conjunction
• waves: noun/pronoun
• washed: verb