Parts of Speech
Identify the noun in the following sentence:
We went to the library today.
library
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
They live in a beautiful house.
beautiful
Identify the verb in the following sentence:
I walked home quickly.
walked
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence:
Jesse did not have much money, but she went shopping anyways.
but
Label the noun and verb in the following sentence.
The dog jumped high.
dog-noun
jumped-verb
A person, place, or thing
noun
"Run" is what part of speech?
verb
A word used for an action:
a verb
A word used to modify (describe) a noun:
an adjective
"Teacher" is what part of speech?
noun
Identify the noun in the following sentence:
She can not play the guitar.
Guitar.
What part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea?
Noun
ran, flew, trips, was, is, showed, jumped are all examples of what part of speech?
verb
'Behind' is what part of speech?
preposition
True or false: In order for a sentence to be complete, it has to have a noun and a verb.
true
Her ring was shiny... Shiny is an example of ...
an adjective
Car, Bus, House are all examples of...
Nouns
This is the sport Ms. Skoda played in college.
Soccer
True or false: A sentence must have an adverb in order to be complete.
false.
What does an adjective do?
Describes a noun.
(new, shiny, funny)
Is this sentence a complete sentence?
Went to the store.
No.
This is the phrase that Mr. Barton always says when trying to encourage you to work on writing.
Progress not perfection, or you have to practice to make progress
Is this sentence a complete sentence?
Jimmy Johns has the best sandwiches.
Yes.
Is this a complete sentence?
They lunch after science class.
NO.
"Purple" is what part of speech?
adjective