Parts of Speech 1
A person, place, thing, or idea
noun
"Run" is what part of speech?
verb
a verb
A word used to describe a noun:
an adjective
concrete noun
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?
Subway has the best sandwiches.
Yes.
Identify the pronoun in this sentence.
They had read aloud after science class.
They
Is friendship an abstract noun or concrete noun? Why?
abstract noun. Can't physically touch it.
Identify the noun in the following sentence:
She cannot play the flute.
flute
What is the adverb?
He ran quickly down the hall after seeing the fight in the gym.
quickly
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
What is /are the adjectives in this sentence?
She is very kind and helpful.
Kind, helpful
What is the adjective in this sentence?
Tommy ran down the street wearing black tennis shoes.
Black
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
They live on a huge farm.
huge
What does an adverb do?
Describes a verb.
Identify the contraction in this sentence:
He didn't understand the story so he asked his teacher.
didn't
Is this sentence MISSING a noun, verb, or adjective?
Fred jumped across the fence.
adjective
Identify the adverb in this sentence.
Molly read the book and did her homework carefully.
A pronoun is a word that can be used instead of what?
A noun.
Identify the compound word in this sentence:
They played nicely in the sandbox.
sandbox
Name AND define the four parts of speech we have been practicing A TON the past two weeks.
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
Will also accept compound word and contraction
Is mad an antonym of happy or a synonym?
antonym