Parts of Speech
True or False: You can count nouns
true
"Run" is what part of speech?
verb
a verb
A word used to describe a noun:
an adjective
Identify the noun in this sentence: The car is running.
car
Is this sentence a complete sentence? Why or Why Not?
Went to the game.
No. It does not have a subject (noun).
Is this sentence a complete sentence?
Ran quickly to the bus.
No. There is no subject.
Is this sentence a complete sentence?
Jimmy Johns has the best sandwiches.
Yes.
Is this a complete sentence? Why or Why Not?
They lunch after science class.
NO, because there is no verb.
Golden coins.
What part of speech is "golden"?
adjective
Identify the noun in the following sentence:
She cannot play the flute.
flute
This part of speech that modifies or qualifies often ends in -ly
adverb
How can you tell if a noun is proper or common?
Proper nouns start with a capital letter and common nouns don't.
In the phrase: He drove quickly... Quickly is an example of ...
an adverb
Identify the two adjectives in this sentence: The tan puppy wasn't very frisky.
tan
frisky
The part of speech answers the question "how many?", "what color?", "what kind?" or "which one?"
adjectives
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
They live on a huge farm.
huge
What part of speech often deals with time; can be moved from one place to another; tells more about: when, how, where, to what extent, why?
adverb
In order for a sentence to be complete, it has to have these two parts of speech.
Noun (subject) and Verb
Identify the prepositions in the sentence: The mouse ran under the table and hid behind the chair.
under
behind
What is an interjection?
A word that describes an emotion.
A pronoun is a word that can be used instead of what?
A noun.
What is an article and what does it signal?
a, an, the; that a noun is coming
In this sentence, name three adverbs (hint "not" is an adverb): Unfortunately, I can't come to the party tonight.
Unfortunately
not (in the contraction can't = can + not)
tonight
Grammatical units on either side of a coordinating conjunction must be balanced. Are these balanced?
To get to grandma's we go over the river and down.
They are not balanced. One side is a phrase and the other is a word. What may work:
To get to grandma's we go over the river and through the woods (preposition - coordinating conjunction - preposition) OR
To get to grandma's we go up and down the road. (direction - coordinating conjunction - direction)