Parts of speech
A person, place, or thing
Noun
Where can you find the object of preposition?
Right after the preposition
Write an example of an appositive phrase
Hopefully your example was correct
In the following sentence, is break a verb or a noun?
"I'm going to need a break after finals week."
Noun
Every complete sentence will have a ____ and a ____
Subject and a predicate
What do adverbs do?
Modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
What receives the action of the predicate?
Direct object
Write an example of a prepositional phrase
I hate it when someone spills prepositions in my phrases
What is the subject and predicate in the following sentence:
"Tonya bought 93 rice krispie treats."
Tonya is the subject
Bought is the predicate
What is an infinitive
A verb with "to" in front of it
Connects two words or two parts of the sentence
Conjunction
When do you use a subject compliment?
When the predicate is a linking verb.
Write an example of an infinitive phrase
You better have written the correct answer I swear to god
How many nouns are in the following sentence?
"I wanted a Switch for Christmas, but my mom bought me an Xbox and a Playstation instead, so now I hate her."
5
False
What is the difference between an action verb and a linking verb?
Action verbs express an action being taken, linking verbs express a state of being.
True or false, the predicate isn't always a verb
False, the predicate is always a verb
What is the difference between a gerund and a participle?
In the following sentence, what phrases are used?
"I am going to crush my English final, then I want to ace every other final."
Gerund phrase and an infinitive phrase
What is a gerund?
an -ing word that functions as a noun
You have three minutes, correctly label every word in the following sentence:
"My mom said I can borrow the car over the weekend for a road trip."
Adjective, noun, verb, pronoun, adverb, verb, noun, preposition, noun, conjunction, adjective, noun
You have three minutes, correctly label the following sentence with parts of a sentence:
"I hosted a halloween party this year, and I am already planning for next year"
I is our subject
Hosted is our predicate
A Halloween party is the direct object
I and am are our subject/predicate, respectively
Already planning is the subject compliment
Next year is our object of preposition
Write an example of a participial phrase
Phrases are tough
Identify the adverbs in the following sentence:
"I can't understand why the new semester starts just 2 days after finals week, that's way too soon."
Just
Way
Too
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