Parts of Speech
Really...more parts of speech
Teach me how to diagram
100
A person, place, or thing.
What is a noun
100
Words that express strong emotions or feelings.
What is an interjection.
100
The first step in diagramming sentences is...
What is a horizontal line.
200
An action word or a state of being.
What is a verb.
200
Words that connect other words, phrases, or clauses together.
What is a conjunction.
200
The second step in diagramming sentences is...This bisects your horizontal line in the center.
What is a vertical line.
300
A word that describes a noun or a pronoun. It is a descriptive word or a describing word.
What is an adjective.
300
Words used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word.
What is a preposition.
300
After you draw your diagram, this is the first part of speech you diagram. This goes on the right side of the vertical line.
What is a verb.
400
A word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
What is an adverb.
400
A phrase that is made up of a preposition, its object, and all the words in between.
What is a prepositional phrase.
400
This goes on the left side of the vertical line.
What is a noun.
500
A word that takes the place of a noun.
What is a pronoun.
500
Is the person or thing that receives the action of the verb.
What is a direct object.
500
Not all sentences have these. This goes to the right of the verb with a vertical line that only is drawn halfway down.
What is a direct object.
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