Parts of Speech
she loves small dogs
What part of speech is the word "small"?
adjective
she loves small dogs
What is the subject of the sentence?
she
she loves small dogs
What is the sentence type? (simple, compound, complex, cd-cx)
simple
she loves small dogs
Rewrite the sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation.
She loves small dogs.
she loves small dogs
What is the sentence's direct object?
dogs
What part of speech is the word "the"?
article
the weatherman predicted snow
What is the sentence's direct object?
snow
the weatherman predicted snow
What is the sentence's purpose? (declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory)
declarative
the weatherman predicted snow
Rewrite the sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation.
The weatherman predicted snow.
the weatherman predicted snow
Identify what type of verb is being used in the sentence and its tense.
action verb, past
mr howards class is my favorite
What type of pronoun is the word "my"?
1st person possessive pronoun
mr howards class is my favorite
What is the sentence's simple predicate?
is
mr howards class is my favorite
How many clauses, and what type, does the sentence contain?
1 independent clause
mr howards class is my favorite
Rewrite the sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation.
Mr. Howard's class is my favorite.
mr howards class is my favorite
What type of noun is "mr howards"?
possessive proper noun
grandma bakes for her family during the holidays
Identify the sentence's two prepositions.
grandma bakes for her family during the holidays
Identify the object of the prepositional phrase "during the holidays".
holidays
grandma bakes for her family during the holidays
What is the sentence's type? (simple, compound, complex, cd-cx)
Simple
grandma bakes for her family during the holidays
Rewrite the sentence using correct capitalization and punctuation.
Grandma bakes for her family during the holidays.
grandma bakes for her family during the holidays
What is the sentence's complete subject?
grandma
she takes walks in the park but her brother walks around downtown
What part of speech is the word "but"?
coordinating conjunction
she takes walks in the park but her brother walks around downtown
Identify the subject, verb, and complement of the FIRST clause.
Verb: takes
Direct Object: walks
she takes walks in the park but her brother walks around downtown
What is the sentence's type? (simple, compound, complex, cd-cx)
Compound
she takes walks in the park but her brother walks around downtown
Explain why a comma belongs between "park" and "but".
Commas are used with coordinating conjunctions to separate two independent clauses.
she takes walks in the park but her brother walks around downtown
Identify the sentence's two prepositional phrases.
"in the park" and "around downtown"