The adverb “then” (l.14) indicates, in this context, in that time.

The words “highly” (l.2), “frequently” (l.4) and “critically” (l.7) are examples of adverbs.

The Hall of Fame may be seen as an example of how Americans are able to make money out of something which seems improbable.

The preposition “in” in the fragment “in 1958” (l.21) can be replaced by on without this constituting a violation of any syntactical rule.

Adapted from the excerpt “it’s pretty silly when you think about it” (l.19-20), the following is a correct question-tag construction: it’s pretty silly when you think about it, don’t you?

The term “actually” (l.17) means the same as presently.

The word “But” (l.21) expresses the same idea as nevertheless.

In line 17, “could” indicates possibility.

The excerpt “she has reigned over the world’s most famous sidewalk for 25 years” (l.13-14) is an example of the use of present perfect continuous.

“Employed” (l.13) is a verb in the past tense.