An adjective describes a noun or pronoun and an adverb describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb
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Define a verb.
What is an action word?
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Define preposition.
What is a word that shows relationships?
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Define interjection.
What is a word that shows mild or strong emotion?
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Define a pronoun. Include five examples.
What is a word that replaces a noun? He, she, they, it, them, we, us, you, etc.
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Identify the adjective and the adverb in the following sentence:
I am very excited that it's Friday!
Adjective: excited
Adverb: very
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What is the verb(s) in the following sentence:
The clock was ticking, only seconds remained until the final buzzer.
was, ticking, remained
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What is one of the sayings that you can use to identify a preposition?
What is anything a squirrel can do to a log OR what is anything a dog can do to a house? Example: A dog can be in a house. A squirrel can be on top of a log.
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How do you punctuate a mild interjection?
You punctuate a mild interjection by following it with a comma.
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True or false: There is a pronoun in the following sentence:
Anyone who studies the parts of speech thinks it is challenging.
True: anyone
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What is the letter combination that adverbs usually end in?
What is -ly?
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Identify the verbs in the following sentence:
The crowd roared when the main act finally started to play.
roared, started, to play
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Identify the pronouns in the following nursery rhyme:
Hey diddle diddle,
The Cat and the fiddle,
The Cow jumped over the moon.
The little Dog laughed,
To see such sport,
And the Dish ran away with the Spoon.
over, with
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True or false: All sentences that end with exclamation marks are interjections.
What is false? They are exclamatory.
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True or false: There is a a pronoun in the following sentence.
Who has exciting plans for the weekend?
True: who
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Create a sentence with only one adverb and one adjective.
The graceful cheerleader bounced lightly on her toes.
Adverb: lightly
Adjective: graceful
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True or false: "To buy" is the main verb in the following sentence.
After listening to the new album, Roger was inspired to buy a vintage guitar.
False: the main verb is "was inspired"
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Identify the prepositions in the following sentence:
After rafting through the swift water, Jacob and Kami enjoyed the warmth of the sun.
after, through, of
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List FANBOYS.
What is for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
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Create a sentence that includes two noun pronouns and two nouns. Identify both.
All of these whiteboards need to be scrubbed with a rag before they will be white again.
Pronouns: all, they
Nouns: whiteboards, rag