Identifying Parts of Speech
I went to Costco, Home Depot, and the grocery store yesterday.
Which word(s) are proper nouns?
Costco and Home Depot
What is an interjection?
a word or short phrase that expresses strong or mild feeling
Sam swam yesterday at the pool.
SN V Adv P A OP Sam swam yesterday at the pool.
I like to draw, and Lisa likes to sing.
Compound Sentence
Prepositional phrases begin with a ________________ and end with an ________________________.
Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and end with an object of the preposition.
Name two capitalization rules.
Two of the following:
1. Capitalize the first word of a sentence.
2.Capitalize the names of people.
3. Capitalize the pronoun I.
4. Capitalize days of the week and months of the year.
5. Capitalize the names of cities and states.
Which word is a verb?
around
Lucy
read
tree
read
What is a verb?
a word in a sentence that expresses action
Cindy sat under the big tree.
SN V P A Adj OP
Cindy sat under the big tree.
She has blue three car.
Fragment Sentence
Is there a prepositional phrase in this sentence?
If yes, what is it?
My dog ran around.
No
Around is an adverb
Name two punctuation rules
Two of the following:
1. Use an end mark at the end of a sentence.
2. Use a comma between the city and state.
3. Use a comma between the day and the year in a date.
4. Use a comma in a series.
Identify the adjectives in the sentence.
I saw a black and yellow bumblebee yesterday.
black and yellow
What is an adjective?
a word that describes, (or modifies), a noun or pronoun
The small and energetic boy hopped and jumped happily.
A CAdj C CAdj SN CV C CV
The small and energetic boy hopped and jumped
Adv
happily.
She ran fast.
Simple Sentence
Is there a prepositional phrase in this sentence?
If yes, what is it?
She fell on the hard ground.
Yes
on the hard ground
Correct the sentence:
i live in milpitas.
I live in Milpitas.
What part of speech is yesterday in this sentence?
I saw a black and yellow bumblebee yesterday.
Adverb
What is an adverb?
a word that describes, or modifies, a verb, adjective, or another adverb
Yikes! A bug crawled in my bowl.
I A SN V P PP OP Yikes! A bug crawled in my bowl.
Mom sat under a large tree yesterday.
Simple Sentence
My brother ate near a tall tree.
near a tall tree
Correct the sentence:
I was born on may 6 2014
I was born on May 6, 2014.
Is there a preposition in this sentence? Why?
My dog and cat ran around.
No
(multiple answers for why)
What is a conjunction?
a word used to connect other words, phrases clauses, or sentences
My sister slept and dreamed peacefully with her fluffy blanket on her bed.
PP SN CV C CV Adv P PP
My sister slept and dreamed peacefully with her
Adj OP P PP OP
fluffy blanket on her bed.
Swim fast.
Fragment Sentence
Find the prepositional phrases
My dad and I ate under a large tree between two rocks.
under a large tree
between two rocks
do John sam and Hillary live in austin texas
Do John, Sam, and Hillary live in Austin, Texas?