Question

parts of speech
in the english language there are eight basic parts of speech. they help you understand
words and how to use them. each word in every sentence is a part of speech which has a
special job. some words show action, some name, some describe, and others connect
ideas. below is a list of the eight parts of speech:
noun adjectives verbs prepositions
pronoun conjunctions adverbs interjections
part i: identify the part of speech for each word.
in the summer after eighth grade, rene took a bus from
vermont to her uncles new jersey cottage. her \graduation present\
turned out to be a crash course in the school of life.
at a stop in new york city, she momentarily visited a
newsstand. while looking at a paper, someone snatched her leather
purse with all her cash inside. she never saw the thief. her ticket
and her money were gone. she patted her side as if the bag would
reappear, but it never did. anger and frustration quickly overwhelmed
her. oh, how could someone be so evil? how would she get to
ocean city now?
fortunately, the bus driver let her call her parents. they told
her about western union, the nationwide telegraph network. her
parents promised to wire money immediately to the nearest agent.

Explanation:

Since the problem is about identifying parts of speech, let's take a word from the text, say "summer" in "In the summer...".

Step1: Recall noun definition

A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Step2: Analyze "summer"

"Summer" names a season (a thing), so it is a noun.

For another example, "took" in "Rene took a bus...":

Step1: Recall verb definition

A verb shows action or state of being.

Step2: Analyze "took"

"Took" shows the action Rene performed, so it is a verb.

If we take "her" in "Her 'graduation present'...":

Step1: Recall pronoun definition

A pronoun takes the place of a noun.

Step2: Analyze "her"

"Her" takes the place of Rene's (the noun's) possession, so it is a pronoun.

Answer:

Taking "summer" as an example, the part of speech is Noun. (You can do similar analysis for other words following the above steps.)