Name That Part!
What part of speech is “between”?
Preposition
True or False: “Honesty” is a proper noun.
False – it's an abstract noun.
What is the verb in this sentence? “He seems tired.”
Seems (linking verb)
“The fast runner won the race.” – What is fast?
Adjective
Identify all parts of speech: “The tired boy slept soundly.”
Adjective (tired), noun (boy), verb (slept), adverb (soundly)
What part of speech is “quickly” in “She quickly closed the door”?
Adverb
Which type of noun is in this sentence: “The jury reached a decision.” ?
Collective noun
Which two words make up the verb in “She has gone to school”?
Has gone
“He runs fast.” – What is fast?
Adverb
Rewrite this sentence and change the verb and adverb:
“She walked slowly.”
“She jogged quickly.” (or variation)
Identify the word that changes meaning based on usage: “Watch”
Can be a noun (a watch) or verb (to watch)
Change this verb into a noun: “decide.”
Decision
What is the verb tense of this sentence?
“They had been running for hours.”
Past perfect continuous
Spot the adverb: “She wore a very elegant dress.”
Very
Identify all parts of speech: “The angry boy shouted loudly at his friend.”
Adjective (angry), noun (boy, friend), verb (shouted), adverb (loudly)
Which part of speech connects ideas? Example: because
Conjunction
Identify all the nouns: “The firefighter saved the kitten from the burning building.”
Firefighter, kitten, building
Identify the modal verb in this sentence:
“You should do your homework.”
Should
Which one is incorrect? “He is more faster than me.” Why?
“More faster” is incorrect; the correction is “faster”.
Which part of speech appears twice in this sentence?
“Suddenly, the loud alarm buzzed loudly.”
Adverb (“Suddenly”, “loudly”)
What part of speech is the word “that” in this sentence:
“The book that you gave me is excellent."
Relative pronoun
Which noun is abstract in this sentence: “Her bravery impressed everyone”?
Bravery
Identify all verbs: “She had been studying for hours.”
Had been studying (auxiliary + main verb)
Change this adjective into an adverb: “careful”
Carefully
Find the error: “He looked real angry at the cat.”
“Real” should be “really” – adverb form.