Define a noun and give 2 examples.
Person, place, or thing
What is a thing that you can’t touch called like war, jealousy, or time?
Abstract noun
What part of speech describes a noun?
adjective
What part of speech is an action or a state of being?
verb
What part of speech tells your how many, what kind, or what type?
adjective
What part of speech modifies an adjective, verb or adverb?
adverb
What part of speech tells you how something is done?
adverb
What is a type of word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence…it often indicates place, time, or direction.
preposition
What is the subject and predicate of this sentence?
Dr. Zamora left the dinner party before the main course was served.
What is Dr. Zamora (subject) and left (predicate)
What is the subject and predicate of this sentence?
She can't go because the work has not been completed
What is she (subject) and can't go (predicate).
What is the dependent clause? By the time we reached the stadium, we were winning by 30 points!
What is "By the time we reached the stadium"?
What are the subjects and predicates of the following sentence? Even though it was raining, the race continued as planned.
It (subject) was raining (predicate)
race (subject) continued (predicate)
Identify the subject, predicate, and prepositions (two).
I'll introduce the newest member of our team to you after lunch.
Subject: I'll
Predicate: introduce
Preposition: to, after
Identify the subject and predicate in the independent clause, and the transition word.
Some people dream of traveling to Mars one day, which is sometimes called the red planet.
Subject: people
Predicate: dream
Transition: which
Identify the subject and predicate in the independent clause and the prepositions (two).
As the others watched the parade on television, Jim went up the stairs and took a nap on the couch.
Subject: Jim
Predicate: went
Prepositions: up, on
Identify the subject and predicate in the dependent clause and the prepositions (two).
After the explorers arrived at the top of the mountain, they took each other's pictures.
Subject: explorers
Predicate: arrived
Prepositions: at, of