Question

Determine the part of speech for the italicized word in the sentence below.
The purple flamingo flapped outrageously as the blue alligator closed in for the (attack).
noun
verb
adverb
adjective
preposition
interjection

Answer 1

The correct answer is "noun".

In this situation, attack is a noun because it denotes the act of attacking. It doesn't denote attacking itself in which case it would be a verb.

Answer 2

Answer:

The purple flamingo flapped outrageusly as the blue alligator closed in for the attack.

Explanation:

Noun: flamingo, alligator (they are nouns that represent animals), attack.

Verb: flapped, closed (they are actions)

Adverb: outrageously (express the way an action is done). They modify verbs and adjectives.

Adjective: purple, blue. They are used to modify nouns.

Preposition: in, for. A preposition is a word used to link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words within a sentence

Interjection: an interjection is a word that expresses a strong emotion. In this sentence, there are not interjections.