Parts of Speech 1
A person, place, or thing
noun
A word used to describe a noun
an adjective
A word used to describe an action
a verb
Is this a complete sentence?
Ran quickly to the bus so she wouldn't miss it.
No.
True or False: A common noun is always capitalized.
False
Which part of speech replaces nouns to help with repetition?
pronouns
"Purple" is what part of speech?
adjective
"Run" is what part of speech?
verb
Is this a complete sentence?
That place has the best sandwiches, but the prices are outrageous!
Yes.
True or false: A sentence must have an adverb in order to be complete.
false.
He drove quickly... Quickly is an example of ...
an adverb
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
They live in a beautiful house overlooking a meadow.
beautiful
Is this a complete sentence?
He left.
Yes
True or false: In order for a sentence to be complete, it has to have a noun and a verb.
true
Identify the noun in the following sentence:
Never PEEL the bark from a birch tree.
peel
Identify the adjective in the following sentence:
He is always watching a football game.
football
He, I, his, she, her, they, their, them are all examples of what part of speech?
pronouns
Is this a complete sentence?
Lunch after science class.
No
Is this a complete sentence?
Went to the store with a long grocery list for his mom.
No
Identify the adverb in this sentence:
We don't usually go shopping before school starts.
usually
What part of speech describes how?
adverb
What is the difference between a subject and a predicate?
The subject tells who is doing the action, and the predicate tells what they're doing.
Is this a complete sentence?
The girl with the awesome hair, who went to the new salon.
No
What needs to be changed in here?
Mrs. Taylor went to the store to get Mr. Taylor a hammer. when Mrs. Taylor got there the hammers were on sale so she called Mr. Taylor. Mr. Taylor told Mrs. Taylor to by the hammer. The hammer was heavy for Mrs. Taylor to hold. Mrs. Taylor checked the hammer out and took the hammer to Mr. Taylor. Mr. Taylor told Mrs. Taylor, "Thank you."
Add pronouns!