Identify Parts of Speech
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
The past tense of “eat.”
What is ate?
In her essay, Lorde describes her first trip to this U.S. city, which she refers to as the "fabled and famous capital of our country."
What is Washington, D.C?
In AAVE, this word is used a term of familiarity for an older man, often not related by blood.
What is "unc"?
This word shows possession, as in “That is ___ car.”
What is their?
This part of speech describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
What is an adverb?
The past participle of “drink.”
What is drunk?
Lynda Barry describes her school as a "sanctuary" because it offered this amidst her chaotic home life.
What is a secure/stable world?
Instead of saying "I'm going to," AAVE speakers often say this shortened form. Use it in a sentence if needed.
What is "I'ma"?
Fill in the blank: “The kids left their toys over ___.”
What is there?
In “The quickly running cat,” “quickly” is this part of speech.
What is an adverb?
Fill in the blank: He ___ a letter to his friend last night.
What is wrote?
AAVE often drops this final sound, an example being words like running.
What is the "-g" sound or the letter g?
Fill in the blank: “Finish your homework, and ___ you can play outside.”
What is then?
A noun that refers to a group of people, animals, or things as a single entity.
What is a collective noun?
Past participle of break, as in “The vase has ___ into pieces.”
What is broken?
Barry refers to children like herself as "children with the sound turned off," highlighting their invisibility due to this.
What is neglect?
In AAVE, the word “been” can be stressed (“She BEEN knew that”) to mean what?
What is, she’s known that for a long time?
This word is used when comparing two things.
What is than?
The base form of a verb plus “-ing” is called this.
What is a present participle?
The past tense of “bring.”
What is brought?
In Fourth of July, this setting meant to serve as family time, becomes the place where the narrator experiences the painful realty of racial discrimination during a family trip to Washington D.C
What is the diner?
Many linguists argue that AAVE is not "broken English" but what?
Which is the correct answer: “The medicine effected/affected my sleep.”
What is affected?