Definitions 1
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a verb?
A word that names an action.
Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
That is a wonderful painting.
Wonderful
What is an adjective?
Any of a class of words used to modify a noun or other substantive by limiting, qualifying, or specifying. Adjectives are typically used to modify/describe nouns.
What is a pronoun?
A word that takes the place of a noun.
Identify the pronoun(s) in the following sentence:
Tomorrow they will return their library books.
They
What is a helping verb?
Words that help the main verb and usually show the tense of the verb (past, present, future).
What is a conjunction?
Words used to connect clauses and phrases (and, but, so are the most common ones).
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence:
You can either do the dishes or take out the trash.
Or
What is a conjunction?
Words used to connect clauses and phrases (and, but, so are the most common ones).
What is an adverb?
Words that describe or modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (they typically end in -ly).
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:
Fortunately, the store wasn't closed today.
Fortunately, today
What is a preposition?
A word that connects a noun or a pronoun to another word in a sentence. Prepositions typically indicate things like time, direction, and location.
Identify the preposition(s) in the following sentence:
Shelly put her leftovers in the refrigerator.
In