Parts of Speech 1
A noun or a pronoun that receives the action of a verb
What is a Direct Object
Two nouns or pronouns that are the subject of the sentence
Compound subject
Gerund
A noun or a pronoun that receives the direct object of the action
What is an Indirect Object
A word or a group of words, like a compound nouns, that does the action
What is a subject
Two or more main verbs in a sentence is called...?
Compound predicate
A sentence can be split into two parts. The first part of a sentence before the verb is called...?
Complete subject
The verb of the sentence can also be called what?
Simple predicate
A term that tell us what the subject does, did, or will do
What is a predicate (verb)
A phrase that starts with a preposition and ends with a noun.
What is a prepositional phrase
A complete thought or independent clause is simply called...
What is a sentence
A word or phrase that follows a linking verb and describes the subject with the use of nouns.
Predicate noun
A sentence can be split into two parts. The second part of a sentence starting with the verb is called...?
Complete predicate
A word or phrase that follows a linking verb and describes the subject with the use of adjectives.
Predicate adjectives
The general order of the parts of speech on the grammar wall
adjective, noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection
True or False: a noun can never be used as an adjective.
False. The noun "fire" can be used to tell us what kind of station: a "fire" station.
"fire" can also be a verb