Parts of Speech
What are the 9 parts of speech?
noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, conjunction, preposition, conjunction, article
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What is an adjective?
a word that describes a noun
What is a pronoun?
a word that takes the place of a noun
What is an article?
a word that modifies a noun
What is the homecoming theme?
Take Me Back: Blast From The Past
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What is a noun and how is it different from a pronoun?
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. A pronoun takes the place of a noun.
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What are the four types of adjectives?
possessive, interrogative, demonstrative, compound
What is the difference in a singular and plural pronoun?
Singular pronouns refer to one person or thing. Plural pronouns refer to multiple people or things
What are the three articles?
a, an, and the
Never back down, never what?
never give up!
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What is a preposition?
anything a squirrel can do to a tree
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Give an example of each type of adjective.
Possessive: mine
Interrogative: whose
Demonstrative: this
Compound: happy-go-lucky
What is a personal pronoun?
refers to people and/or animals
ex: i, you, she, he, it, we, they, me, us, them
What type of article is "the"?
a definite article
What was significant about yesterday?
it was the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 - the destruction of the twin towers by terrorists
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What is an example of a preposition?
*1/50 prepositions*
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Find the adjective(s) in the following sentence: Whose paper is that?
Whose, That
What is an intensive pronoun?
refers back to the subject to add emphasis
example: myself, yourself, himself, herself
What type of article is "a/an"?
indefinite article
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Da Vinci
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What is a conjunction?
words that combine sentences or clauses
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Find the adjective(s) in the following sentence: Their class had three options to choose from; what option do you think they chose?
Their, Three, What
What is an indefinite pronoun?
a pronoun that doesn't specifically identify who or what it is referring to
example: some, somebody, anyone, anywhere, nothing, everybody
Find the article(s) in this sentence: The boys and the girls found a treasure chest, an empty glass bottle, and a map.
the, the, a, an, a
Name one member of BTS.
options: RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, JK
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