Parts of Speech
Subjects & Predicates
Phrases
Verbals
Anything Goes
100
Give the part of speech of the word in all caps: The book CLUB discusses their opinions of the plot.
What is a noun?
100
Give the simple subject: The volleyball team practices their serving techniques.
What is team?
100
Name the type of phrase in all caps: The Music Club listens TO OPERAS together every Tuesday.
What is a prepositional phrase?
100
Identify the verbal in the sentence and tell how it is being used. The dancing bear entertained the children.
What is dancing - participle modifying bear?
100
Give the part of speech of the word(s) in all caps: The teacher gave made the test so difficult NO ONE had a chance to make an A.
What is an indefinite pronoun?
200
The baseball team BOASTS an excellent batting average.
What is an action verb?
200
Give the complete predicate: The heard roams the countryside aimlessly.
What is roams the countryside aimlessly?
200
HAVING A SPECIAL DAY FOR FATHERS was the idea of a Spokane, WA woman.
What is a gerund phrase?
200
The tall man wearing the gray suit is a judge.
What is "wearing the gray suit" - participial phrase?
200
Identify the verbal in the sentence, and tell what function it has. Deciding on a puppy will be really hard.
What is deciding on a puppy, gerund phrase, subject
300
The jury argues among themselves OVER the verdict.
What is a preposition?
300
Give the complete subject: The mob of protesters is getting out of hand.
What is the mob of protesters?
300
Do you like TO EAT Chinese food?
What is an infinitive phrase?
300
Some people keep Valentine's Day by sending cards to their friend.
What is sending cards - gerund phrase, object of preposition?
300
Give the simple predicate: Bring me the book.
What is bring?
400
The dancer SEEMS very graceful.
What is a linking verb?
400
Give the simple subject: The mob of protestors is getting out of hand.
What is mob
400
SURPRISED BY HER GIFT, my sister began to cry.
What is a participial phrase?
400
We need to leave immediately or we will be late.
What is to leave - infinitive phrase, direct object
400
Name and indefinite pronoun that is always plural.
What is both, few, many, several, or others (name one)
500
The flock flies in a SOUTHERLY direction.
What is an adverb?
500
Give the simple predicate: The subcommittee calls for a meeting with the entire committee.
What is calls?
500
By 9:15 I am ready to go TO BED and read a book to relax.
What is a prepositional phrase?
500
The news showed pictures of houses destroyed by the hurricanes.
What is destroyed by the hurricanes, participial phrase, adjective modifying houses
500
Give the past participle form of the verb GO
What is gone?
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