Parts of Speech
What part of speech modifies a noun.
an adjective
choose the correct word to fill in the blank:
"The farmers left _____________ produce at the farmer's market.
A. there B. they're C. their
C. their
the contraction
they're is made of what two words
They and are
She was dazzled by the Christmas lights
star-gazed, amazed, enthralled, mystified
what interrogative do you use when asking for the name of a person
who
what part of speech describes a verb
an adverb
The math teacher told the students the ______ of the addition problem
A. some B. sum C. answer
B. sum
The word "she's" is formed of what two words?
she and is
My dog Fido was pulling the ostentatious sled.
Larger than life; showy, very ornate
If you needed to know some object. What interrogative would you use.
What
What part of speech is the dominant subject of a sentence when there is more than one subject together? ex: The lions lived in a cave.
Plural noun
the word you're is formed of what two words?
You and are
The parsimonious man did not buy any gifts at Christmas.
very stingy, cheap
What interrogative asks differentiation between two objects.
which
This type of speech is used to describe something, but exaggerates greatly?
Hyperbole
Don't leave without me. I am coming _______
A. two B. to C. too
C. too
The word "he'd" is formed from what two words. Use it in a sentence.
the words he and would
The vanquished man lived alone outside the city limits.
one who is cast out, shunned
What interrogative do you use when looking for the way something was done
How
This type of speech happens when a word describes the sound that it makes.
ex: The waterfall made a loud splash.
Onomonopia
Sally needed to ___________ a patch on her new jeans.
A. sew B. sow C. so
A. sew
Identify the contraction and tell what words it is made of.
" He'd have done the homework if the dog hadn't have eaten his pencil.
He would
had not
The boy was quite pugnacious. He did not have any friends to speak of.
argumentative
This interrogative is a combination of words
How many or How much