Parts of Speech 1
He drove quickly down the street. Quickly is an example of ...
an adverb
"Run" is what part of speech in this sentence?
I went on a long run.
noun
A word used to describe an action or state of being:
a verb
A word used to describe or modify a noun:
an adjective
"Teacher" is what part of speech?
noun
Give 3 examples of common nouns.
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
A word that name a person, place, thing, or idea
Examples: love, hate, country, English
Nouns
"Purple" is what part of speech?
adjective
Identify the proper nouns in the following sentence:
Mr. Smith lives in Boise, Idaho with his family.
Mr. Smith, Boise, Idaho
The, a, and an are all examples of...
articles
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
True or false: In order for a sentence to be complete, it has to have a noun and a verb (aka a subject and a predicate).
true
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 brick house down the street.
brick
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
Aha! Gosh! Wow! Ouch! ...are all examples of what?
Interjections
What is a pronoun? Give three examples.
Definition: A pronoun replaces a noun or another pronouns.
Examples: she, him, myself, ourselves, themselves
I absolutely loved this movie. Is the word this a demonstrative adjective or demonstrative pronoun?
demonstrative adjective
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
Which part of speech replaces nouns to help with repetition?
pronouns