Parts of Speech: Examples
Example of an Adjective.
What is ________ ?
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Identify the verb:
The Broadway Club is a great venue for dancing.
What is the verb "is"?
"they" is this part of speech.
What is a pronoun?
Example of an Action Verb.
What is ________ ?
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"us" is this part of speech.
What is a pronoun?
Example of a Conjunction.
What is ________ ?
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Identify the noun:
Justice is what we need.
What is the noun: "justice" ?
"be" is this part of speech.
What is a verb?
Example of a Pronoun.
What is ________ ?
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"can" is this part of speech.
What is a verb?
Example of an Adverb.
What is ________ ?
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Identify the adjective:
She wears that ugly shirt well.
What is the adjective: "ugly"?
"or" is this part of speech.
What is a conjunction?
Example of a State of Being Verb.
What is ________ ?
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"area" is this part of speech.
What is a noun?
Example of a Preposition.
What is ________ ?
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Identify the TWO prepositions:
You will find the answer in the back of the book.
What are the prepositions: "in" and "of" ?
"through" is this part of speech.
What is a preposition?
Example of an article.
What is ________ ?
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"a" or "an" is this part of speech.
What is an article?
Example of Nouns (one common and one abstract).
What is ________ and ________ ?
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Identify the TWO adverbs:
She ran too fast to catch.
What are the adverbs "too" and "fast"?
"Idea" is this part of speech.
What is a noun (or abstract noun)?
Example of a Conjunction.
What is ________ ?
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"who" is this part of speech.
What is a pronoun?