Parts of Speech Definitions
A person, place, or thing
noun
Identify the noun in the following sentence:
She cannot play the flute.
flute
Is this a complete sentence? Why or Why Not?
They lunch after science class.
NO, because there is no verb.
This is the punctuation used with an interrogative sentence, or a question.
Question Mark
Correct it: She walk to school every day.
She walks to school every day.
a verb
He, I, his, she, her, they, their, them are all examples of what part of speech?
pronouns
Is this sentence a complete sentence?
Jimmy Johns has the best sandwiches.
Yes.
This punctuation goes after an exclamatory sentence.
Exclamation Mark
Correct it: They plays soccer on weekends.
They play soccer on the weekends.
This part of speech that modifies or qualifies often ends in -ly
adverb
Golden coins.
What part of speech is "golden"?
adjective
Is this sentence a complete sentence?
Ran quickly to the bus.
No. There is no subject.
This is the punctuation used for a statement or a command.
Period.
Choose It: He ___ (eat, eats, ate) breakfast every morning.
Eats
Answers the question "how many?" or "what kind?" or "which one?"
adjectives
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
They live on a huge farm.
huge
In order for a sentence to be complete, it has to have these two parts of speech.
Noun (subject) and Verb
This punctuation is used between words when making a list.
A Comma
Fill In: She ___ (sing) beautifully at the event last night.
She sang beautifully at the event last night.
This part of speech shows relationships between words such as location
preposition
Name the preposition and prepositional phrase in this sentence...
The puppy buried its bone under the oak tree.
under
under the oak tree
What are the 4 things every sentence must have?
capital letter, punctuation, noun, verb
This form of punctuation is used with dialogue.
Quotation Marks
Correct or Incorrect: She always cook dinner for the family.
Incorrect - cooks