Parts of Speech

Definitions

100

A noun can be a person, place, thing, or...

Idea

200

Verbs show actions or...

State of Being

300

Shows time, space, or location

Preposition 

400

Joins words, phrases, or even clauses together. Can be coordinating, subordinate, or corelative.

Conjunctions

500

What can describe or modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs?

Adverbs

Nouns, Pronouns, and Articles

100

What are the three articles?

A, an, the

200

What is the noun in the following sentence? What do you mean I have to take her to prom with me?

Prom

300

What is the pronoun in the following sentence? Does Sherry know about the secret hamster, or will Darryl tell on us?

Us

400

Identify the nouns and pronouns in the following sentence: Why did you let Sharkeisha eat all of it?

Noun: Sharkeisha 

Pronouns: you, it

500

What is the difference between a concrete noun and an abstract noun?

Concrete can be seen/touched/felt/tasted/smelled, abstract cannot/it is an idea.

Verbs

100

List 3 state of being verbs

Am, is, are, was, were, etc.

200

What is an action verb that doesn't end with -ing?

Answers vary.

300

What is the verb in the following sentence? I was with Damarcus the other day.

was

400

What are the verbs in the following sentence? I am so tired, I can barely hold my eyes open.

am, can, hold

500

Create a sentence that has both an action verb and a state of being verb.

Answers vary.

Adjectives and Adverbs

100

What can an adjective describe/modify?

Nouns and pronouns

200

What can an adverb describe/modify?

Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs

300

Is the italicized word an adjective or an adverb? I could barely breathe through my nose.

Adverb

400

Is the italicized word an adjective or an adverb? My little sister is so aggravating. 

Adjective

500

Is the italicized word an adjective or an adverb? I really hope you studied for this exam.

Adverb

Prepositions & Conjunctions

100

What is one way to remember what a preposition is?

Anywhere a squirrel can go

200

What does AAAWWUBBIS stand for?

After, although, as, when, while, until, before, because, if, since

300

What are the three types of conjunctions and their acronyms?

Coordinating (FANBOYS), Subordinating (AAAWWUBBIS), and Corelative (no acronym).

400

Where is the preposition in the following sentence? She preferred to be among the flowers.

Among

500

What type of conjunction is used in the following sentence? Not only did you deliberately disobey me, but also lied about it after the fact.

Corelative (Not only, but also)