Parts of Speech 1
How many main parts of speech does English have? What are they?
4: Verbs, Nouns, Adjectives, Adverbs
Two. Action and linking
Nouns describe...
person, place, thing, idea
Adjectives describe...
Nouns
What's wrong with this sentence?
Jamie runs happy.
Adjective cannot come after an action verb.
Name 6 prepositions
at, to, on, in, with, about, for, under, ...
What does an action verb do?
Describes what they subject does
How many positions in a sentence are nouns used? What are they?
Three: subject, object, and object of the preposition
Where can adjectives come in a sentence?
Before the noun they describe or after a linking verb
Adverbs describe:
verbs, adverbs, adjectives, whole sentences
am, is, are, was, were (will be, being)
What does a linking verb do?
Describes what the subject is or is like
True or false
Subjects must always come at the front of the sentenceFalse. They usually come at the front, but sometimes they don't.
what does it mean when an adjective ends in past participle?
describes how the subject (or noun being described) is like.
what are the types of adverbs?
frequency, manner, place, time
True or False: All four parts of speech are found in the following sentence:
The big blue house was new.
False, missing adverb
Name 4 linking verbs:
Be, appear, seem, feel, taste, smell,...
what is an object of the preposition?
and object that comes after a preposition
what does an adjective that ends in -ing describe?
how others feel about the noun being described
He paints really beautifully.
adverb "beautifully"
Which word does not belong? Why?
Run, walk, drink, believe, sit, talk, meditate.
believe (linking verb)
Linking verbs can be followed by either...
a noun or an adjective
what other term can objects also be called?
Compliment
Correct this sentence:
John is really bored to them
John is really boring to them
what kind of adverb is found in this sentence?
She never dreams about time travel.