Nouns and Pronouns
What part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea?
Noun
What part of speech shows action or a state of being in a sentence?
Verb
What part of speech shows the relationship (like time or location) between a noun and other words?
Prepositions
True or False: A prepositional phrase always begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.
True
What is the simple subject in this sentence: "The big brown dog barked loudly."?
dog
Which word is a proper noun in the sentence: "We are going to visit the Grand Canyon this summer."?
Grand Canyon
Identify the action verb in this sentence: "The chef cooked a delicious meal."
cooked
Identify the preposition in this sentence: "The cat slept under the warm blanket."
Under
What is the entire prepositional phrase in this sentence: "We walked through the dark forest."?
Through the dark forest
What is the simple predicate in this sentence: "The children played in the sandbox."?
played
Which subject pronoun correctly replaces "John and I" in a sentence?
We
What is(are) the verb(s) in this sentence? "I am happy but she is not."
am, is
What is the object of the preposition in this sentence: "The keys are on the kitchen counter."?
counter
Identify the prepositional phrase(s) in this sentence: "The soccer ball rolled under the fence and into the busy street."
under the fence, into the busy street
What is the complete subject in this sentence: "My best friend moved to a new house."?
My best friend
Identify the possessive pronoun in this sentence: "That pencil belongs to me; it is mine."
Mine
What is the correct past-tense spelling for the regular action verbs "hop" and "worry"?
hopped, worried
What is the object of the preposition in this sentence: "He placed the vase on the wooden table."?
table
Choose the pronoun that best replaces the underlined words to show possession: "The dog wagged the dog's tail."
its
What is the complete predicate in this sentence: "The little girl ate her lunch quickly."?
ate her lunch quickly
Which of the following is an abstract noun: apple, bravery, dog, or table?
Bravery
What are the action verbs in this sentence: "The bird chirped from the branch, flapped its wings, and flew toward the sky."?
chirped, flapped, flew
In which sentence is the word "inside" acting as a preposition?
Sentence B
Identify the two nouns in this sentence: "The playful puppy chased the red ball."
puppy, ball
Identify the complete subject in this sentence: "Down the muddy hill ran the three excited children."
the three excited children