Question text1. Do you need to earn extra income Answer 1 Question 1[select: , n., v., adj., adv.]? 2. You must be able to concentrate Answer 2 Question 1[select: , n., v., adj., adv.]. 3. We sell every kind of insurance Answer 3 Question 1[select: , n., v., adj., adv.] policy. 4. We are looking for creative Answer 4 Question 1[select: , n., v., adj., adv.] people. 5. You need to taste Answer 5 Question 1[select: , n., v., adj., adv.] different kinds of food. 6. You must be able to taste different Answer 6 Question 1[select: , n., v., adj., adv.] flavours. 7. You can be a professional Answer 7 Question 1[select: , n., v., adj., adv.]shopper. 8. Do you like the taste Answer 8 Question 1[select: , n., v., adj., adv.]? 9. You must ride your bike quickly Answer 9 Question 1[select: , n., v., adj., adv.]. 10. We want to make games for the next generation Answer 10 Question 1[select: , n., v., adj., adv.] of game players.

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The given item set appears to present ten short sentences, each labeled as a fill-in-the-blank where the missing word should be categorized by part of speech (n. for noun, v. for verb, adj. for adjective, adv. for adverb). Below I walk through each item, explaining which part of speech best fits the blank in each sentence, and why the other possibilities do not fit as well. I will also flag any ambiguities or context gaps where the sentence as provided does not clearly indicate a single correct choice.

1) Do you need to earn extra income ?
- Likely missing word: income. The word that completes this phrase is a noun, because income is a thing you earn. The natural construction is verb + noun: earn income. Therefore the correct POS is n. (noun).
- Why not v., adj., or adv.: A verb would require a different syntactic role (e.g., earn as a verb is already present). An adjective would need to modify a noun directly here (e.g., extra income policy would be odd). An adverb would modify a verb or adjective, but the blank is occupying the object position, which calls for a noun. So n. is the best fit.

2) You must be able to concentrate
- The blank in this structure appears before the word that would complete the phrase with an infinitive form (to concentrate). The verb concentrate is used here as the base verb after be able to. The word that fits the blank is a verb form: concentrate (to concentrate). Therefore the correct POS is v. (verb).
- Why not n., adj., or adv.: A noun would not grammatically complete the phrase after “be able to.” An adjective would not modify a following noun in this slot. An adverb would typically modify the verb be able or the verb concentrate, but the sentence already has the main verb form; the most natural fit for the blank is the base verb itself. So v. is the appropriate choice.

3) We sell every kind of insurance [blank] policy.
- Ambiguity note: The sentence as provided includes a space before “policy” with a labeled POS choice, but it’s not entirely clear what word is intended in the blank. The most natural reading of the common English construction is simply “We sell every kind of insurance policy.” If the blank is intended to be a word that goes between “insurance” and “policy,” the usual adjective would be unnecessary here (the phrase “insurance policy” is a compound noun). If the task is to select a POS for the missing word that would fit in a standard, natural sentence, the safest general-fit would be n. (noun) if the blank is meant to be a noun that functions as a noun adjunct or to reiterate the noun concept in a slightly different form. The sentence as-is strongly indicates “policy” is a noun, not a verb, adjective, or adverb.
- Why not other POS: An adjective would need to modify a noun directly (e.g., “We sell every kind of insurance policy” doesn’t require an additional adjective in between). A verb here would require a different syntactic structure (e.g., “We sell every kind of insurance policy” would not gracefully incorporate an extra verb). An adverb cannot serve as a modifier of “policy” in this position. Given the standard English usage, n. (noun) is the most reasonable, though the blank’s purpose remains unclear.

4) We are looking for creative [blank] people.
- The word that naturally fills this gap is an adjective describing “people”: creative is itself an adjective. The sentence would read as “We are looking for creative people.” Therefore the correct POS is adj.
- Why not n., v., or adv.: A noun in this slot would require a noun to modify or name the people (e.g., “creative people” already uses the adjective). A verb would make the sentence ungrammatical in this position (you don’t place a verb between two determiners and a noun like this). An adverb would modify a verb, adjective, or other adverb, but the pattern here calls for a modifier of the noun. So adj. is the proper choice.

5) You need to taste [blank] different kinds of food.
- The phrase “different kinds of food” is already present, and the common word that would precede “different kinds of food” to describe the kinds is an adjective such as “various” or “different.” Since the instruction is to choose a POS for the blank, the natural fill is adj. (adjective) because an adjective would modify “kinds” or would be used in a structure like “taste [adj.] different kinds of food.” Here, “different” itself is an adjective modifying “kinds,” so the blank should be adj.
- Why not other POS: A noun would not grammatically modify “kinds of food.” A verb would disrupt the noun phrase. An adverb would modify an adjective or verb, but the slot is best served by an adjective in this noun phrase. So adj. is the most coherent choice.

6) You must be able to taste different [blank] flavours.
- The intended missing word is an adjective describing the noun “flavours” (British spelling) or “flavors.” A natural fill is adj., such as “different” or another adjective, but the sentence already contains the word “different” in the visible text, suggesting the blank would be another adjective modifying flavours (e.g., “distinct flavours,” “varied flavours”). Thus the correct POS for the blank is adj.
- Why not other POS: A noun would create a noun-noun sequence that’s unlikely here. A verb would not grammatically fit before a plural noun in this structure. An adverb would modify a verb or an adjective; since the blank is directly modifying the noun, an adjective is the right choice. So adj. is the appropriate classification.

7) You can be a professional [blank] shopper.
- The most natural completion is an adjective before the noun shopper: “professional shopper.” The blank’s POS is adj., because it describes the type of shopper. Therefore adj. is correct.
- Why not other POS: A noun in this slot would create an odd compound (e.g., “professional job shopper” or similar). A verb would not fit; an adverb would not modify the noun directly in this location. So adj. is correct.

8) Do you like the taste [blank]?
- This sentence is structurally ambiguous as presented, because common English completions would be something like “Do you like the taste [of] chocolate?” (where the missing word would be a preposition phrase rather than a single word with a standard POS). If the blank is intended to be a single word that functions as an adjective or adverb to modify “taste,” the typical, natural options do not clearly map to the provided POS choices (n., v., adj., adv.). Given the common idiom “the taste [of] something,” the most sensible fit would be a prepositional phrase rather than one of the listed parts of speech. If forced to choose among n., v., adj., adv, the one that makes most grammatical sense in a simple fill-in could be adj. only if the blank were an adjective describing “taste” in a broader sense (e.g., “the taste good” is nonstandard; thus even this is imperfect). In a strict sense, this item is underdefined here and cannot be confidently resolved to a single POS without more context.
- Why not other POS: A noun would require a different syntactic role than a simple modifier; a verb or adverb would typically alter the verb or the whole predicate, not sit directly before a noun like “taste” in this bare-bones template. So the best-case guidance is to flag this item as ambiguous with the given options, and note that the intended fill is not clearly one of the listed POS in standard usage.

9) You must ride your bike quickly
- The adverb quickly modifies the verb ride, indicating the manner of riding. This is a classic case where the missing word would be an adverb (adv.) and the sentence would read as “You must ride your bike quickly.” Therefore adv. is the correct POS.
- Why not other POS: An adjective would describe a noun, but here the word would modify the verb. A noun would not logically sit in the adverbial slot. A verb would duplicate the action rather than describing how the action is performed. So adv. is the correct choice.

10) We want to make games for the next generation [blank] of game players.
- The natural fill is a noun: “the next generation of game players.” The blank would be a noun that—when placed before “of game players”—provides a full noun phrase (e.g., “generation”). Hence the correct POS is n. (noun).
- Why not other POS: An adjective before “generation” would still function as a noun in many cases (e.g., “the next generation of players” uses the noun generation with a determiner; inserting an adjective in front of generation still yields a noun phrase). A verb would not fit syntactically here. An adverb would not modify a noun in this position. So n. is the most coherent classification.

Summary observations across items:
- Items 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10 align cleanly with standard English patterns where the blank is a clear noun (1, 3, 10), verb (2), adjectives (4, 5, 6, 7), or adverb (9).
- Item 8 presents a contextual ambiguity that cannot be resolved confidently into one of the listed parts of speech without altering or expanding the sentence; in a rigorous item-set design, this item would need rephrasing or additional context to yield a single correct POS.
- Item 3’s intended blank is unclear from the surface text, but the most semantically natural common phrase uses a noun (noun for the missing word) if a word is indeed intended; otherwise the sentence as shown does not reveal a unique target POS beyond the noun option.

If you have a key or intended word list for items 3 and 8, I can align the reasoning to that exact target and adjust the POS selections accordingly.

ELI Pathways EE1 Essential Grammar Quiz 1 (Parts of Speech)

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