Examples
Give three examples of a noun.
If you named three people, places, things, or ideas, you get the points!
the action the subject is doing
verb
What is the definition of a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is the noun in this sentence?
"Charles went to the store."
Charles
Parts of speech are the ___________ of words in a sentence. They tell us what the word does in the sentence.
role/function
Quickly, well, and tomorrow are examples of what part of speech?
adverbs
relates a noun to another word
preposition
What is the definition of a conjunction?
links words and phrases
What is the adjective in this sentence?
"The long path is not paved."
long
How many adjectives are in this sentence?
"In the green grass, I put my cold toes on the dewy lawn and got wet."
four
green, cold, dewy, wet
Give three examples of prepositions (or prepositional phrases).
As long as you give three words that relate nouns to other words, you get the points!
comes before a noun
articles
What is the definition of a preposition?
relates a noun to another word
What is the verb in this sentence?
"You slid down the hill."
slid
How many prepositions are in this sentence?
"Around the corner in a chair sat my friend, swinging her legs under the table."
three
around, in, under
Went, is, and will walk are what parts of speech?
verbs
describes a verb
adverb
What is the definition of an adverb?
describes a verb
What is the conjunction in this sentence?
"I went to the diving board and jumped in."
and
How many adverbs are in this sentence?
"I quickly put on my jacket and angrily got ready for tomorrow."
three
quickly, angrily, tomorrow
Give five examples of an adjective.
As long as your answer describes a noun, you get the points!
Links words and phrases
conjunction
What is the definition of an adjective?
describes a noun
What is the adverb in this sentence?
"I have to go to the library soon."
soon
Pick any part of speech. Name three examples.
Yes!