Parts of speech
What part of speech describes a person, place, thing, or idea?
a noun
Identify the verb in the sentence below:
Have you ever driven across the US?
driven
Adverbs tell you ____, where, or when something occurred.
Think: we ran quickly to the store.
how
What is an adjective?
answers will vary
Prepositions can clarify a ________ of an item, such as above, below, sideways
location, position
What part of speech describes something that can be done?
verb
How many nouns are in the following sentence:
Cheryl flew to Brazil last month
three: Cheryl, Brazil, month
A majority of adverbs end in these two letters: ______
ly
Why are adjectives useful when writing?
answers will vary
Identify the preposition:
After dinner, we went to the store to purchase eggs.
after, or after dinner
This part of speech describes an item, typically using the five senses.
Adjectives
What is the difference between a proper noun, and a common noun?
proper nouns name specific items, and are ALWAYS capitalized, where as common nouns name general items.
She was not financially stable enough to see a movie every day with her friends during the summer.
financially, summer
Determine one adjective in the sentence below:
Peyton neglected to find the orange basketball before heading home, which caused his younger sister to scream loudly at him upon his arrival.
orange, younger
Answers vary
This part of speech describes how, where, or when an action took place.
adverb
What is the helping verb in the sentence below:
She will ride with Tim to the party
will
Find the adverb:
After her had lost the game, Joselyn forcefully slammed her fist into the pavement and yelled loudly.
forcefully, loudly, after
Find ALL the adjectives-
The scrumptious gingerbread house was carefully decorated and adorned with the most lavished candies, and designs.
lavished, scrumptious, most
"Please set that atop the yellow box, Margaret," yelled Constance from afar.
two- atop, afar
This part of speech tells how, when, or where something is related to another item
How many verbs are in the sentence below:
The Amazonian natives have preserved their ancient way of life for many centuries.
one
How many adverbs are in the sentence below:
The ancient society had thoughtfully invented knives, which allowed members to eat toughly cooked meat easily.
three
How many adjectives are in the sentence below:
The twelve, pink piglets nestled into the cozy, hay nest before the summer sun set on the rickety barn.
6
Before she could leave for the bus, Sammi set her lunchbox next to her dog's leash.
before, next to