Parts of Speech
The bolded word in the following sentence is this part of speech:
The quaint cottage sits on the bank of the Allegheny River.
Adjective
Diagram the following sentence:
She kicked the ball over the fence.
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Identify the subject:
After a grueling day, Juniper curled into a ball on the rug.
Juniper
Identify the word that would appear in the circle on the diagram.
Harry gave Dobby a single sock.
Dobby
This is the name for the part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
noun
The bolded word in the following sentence is this part of speech:
The baby is crying because she is very hungry.
Adverb
Diagram the following sentence:
I will have scrambled eggs for breakfast.
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Identify the verb(s):
I have been dreaming of a white Christmas.
have been dreaming
Identify the word that would go in the circled part of the diagram:
Yesterday, the girls baked delicious Christmas cookies.
Yesterday
This part of speech tells us what the subject is doing.
verb
The bolded word in the following sentence is this part of speech:
Whoa! That's a lot of jelly beans!
Interjection
Diagram the following sentence:
George and Sally will wrap many presents this weekend.
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Identify the direct object:
The Grinch gave Max a slice of roast beast for Christmas.
slice
Identify the word that would go in the circled part of the diagram:
Many families enjoy tamales on Christmas Eve.
tamales
This part of speech answers questions like how, where, and when the action happened.
adverb
The bolded word in the following sentence is this part of speech:
I love pumpkin pie but not pumpkin spiced lattes.
Conjuction
Diagram the following sentence:
The cat beneath the Christmas tree swiped at the colorful ornaments.
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Identify the Indirect Object:
Cindy Lou Who read the Grinch a story about kindness.
Grinch
Identify the word that would appear in the circle:
The elf was sleeping on the shelf and snoring loudly
snoring
This part of speech begins a phrase that ends with an object. It can tell us how, when, where, which one, and why.
preposition
Brad called me on Wednesday as he was walking across the Golden Gate Bridge.
Preposition
The stinky green Grinch stole Christmas, but the Whos in Whoville sang songs and held hands.
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Identify the object of the preposition:
The old Grinch rode his sleigh down the mountain.
mountain
Identify the word that would go in the circle:
Under the starry sky, little Lulu made a special Christmas wish.
sky
Sentences contain phrases and clauses. What (two things) does a clause contain that a phrase does not?
subject and verb