Parts of Speech
What is a pronoun? Give 3 examples.
Definition: A pronoun replaces a noun or another pronouns.
Examples: she, him, myself, ourselves, themselves
"Run" is what part of speech in this sentence?
I went on a long run.
noun
A word used to describe an action:
a verb
A word used to describe or modify a noun:
an adjective
About how many students attend Hyde Park Middle School?
A. About 500
B. About 900
C. About 1,400
D. About 2,50
What is a common noun? Give 3 examples.
Definition: words for types of things, people, places, such as "dog" that are not in capital letters.
Examples kitten, chair, education
"He is talking to me right now."
What part of speech is the word, "is?"
A helping verb which "helps" the word 'talking'.
A name of a particular person or place. Give 2 examples.
Proper Noun Definition: A name of a particular person or place.
Mr. Smith, Superman, Susie
What is the name of living beings, places, things, or ideas?
Examples: love, hate, country, English
Nouns
What street is Hyde Park Middle School located on?
A. Hinson Street
B. Sahara Avenue
C. Torrey Pines Drive
D. Hyde Street
A. Hinson Street
Identify the proper nouns in the following sentence:
Mr. Smith lives in Boise, Idaho with his family.
Mr. Smith, Boise, Idaho
What part of speech is about strong expressions of feelings? Wow!
Interjections
Them, yourself, mine, her, they, their, them are all examples of what part of speech?
pronouns
What is the acronym we use for conjunctions?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
FANBOYS
Who is the current principal?
A. Kimberly Bauman
B. Anna Belknap
C. Gena Reagh
D. James Kuzma
Reagh
Identify the conjunctions in the following sentence:
We needed a place to study, so we packed up our things and went to the library.
so, and
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
They live in the beautiful house down the street.
beautiful
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence:
I want to eat pizza or burgers at that restaurant.
or
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence:
Jesse did not have much money, but she went shopping anyways.
but
What year did Hyde Park first open?
A. 1945
B. 1958
C. 1972
D. 1985
Answer: B — 1958.
He drove quickly... Quickly is an example of ...
an adverb
Write a sentence using a conjunction
various answer
Which part of speech do you use when you need to join clauses, sentences, or words?
conjunctions
What does an adverb do? Give one example.
Definition: Modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Examples: Quickly, quietly, easily, soon, often
What kind of food does Mr. Tanenbaum eat seven days a week whether he wants to or not.
Chinese