Linking Verbs
Helping & Action Verbs
Prepositions
Adverbs
Conjunctions
Parts of Speech part 1 and 2
100
According to the grammar flip book, what do linking verbs connect to the rest of the sentence?
Bonus (100 pts. 15 sec.): How many linking verbs are there?
the noun
Bonus: 23
100
What kind of verb helps the main verb of the sentence by extending its meaning?
helping verb
100
What do prepositions show a relationship between?
A noun or a pronoun
100
What is the verb that the adverb is describing in the following sentence?
I love to randomly share interesting trivia with my friends and family.
share
100
Which coordinating conjunction is used to describe cause and effect?
so
100
What is the abstract noun in the following sentence?
Kindness is something almost everyone appreciates.
Kindness
200
According to the grammar flip book, forms of which verb will always be linking verbs?
to be
200
According to the grammar flip book, what are the main helping verbs?
to be, to have, to do
200
According to the grammar flip book, what do prepositions usually indicate?
Time or location
200
According to the grammar flip book, what verb questions do adverbs answer? (What do adverbs describe about verbs?)
Bonus: (100 pts. 10 sec.): What suffix do adverbs usually end in?
when, how, severity, where
Bonus: -ly
200
When combining two independent clauses into one sentence, what do you need to put before the coordinating conjunction?
comma
200
What is the interjection in the following sentence?
In my opinion, my gosh, this is just the smartest thing you've ever said.
Bonus (100 pts. 20 sec.): What are the pronouns in the sentence?
my gosh
Bonus: my, you
300
What is the linking verb in the following sentence?
Tom acted nervous when the teacher found the note.
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acted
300
What is the action verb in this sentence?
Bonzo had eaten the chicken before we could stop him.
Bonus (100 pts, 15 sec.): What is the helping verb in the sentence?
eaten
Bonus: had
300
In the following sentence, what is the preposition indicating?
I have liked that song since 1999.
time
300
What is the adverb in the following sentence?
I want to go fishing somewhere warm and sunny.
somewhere
300
Which type of conjunction do you use to connect a dependent clause to an independent clause?
subordinating conjunction
300
What is the adverb phrase in the following sentence?
So as not to disturb anyone, Michelle tiptoed to bed.
Bonus (100 pts, 15 sec.): What is the subordinating conjunction in the sentence?
So as to not disturb anyone
Bonus: So
400
Identify the noun that the linking verb is connecting the rest of the sentence to.
The audience fell silent when the conductor walked on stage.
(The) audience
400
Identify the helping verbs in the sentence:
Clara will have been running for an hour at that point.
will have been
400
What is the preposition in the following sentence?
The railway runs alongside the highway.
Bonus (100 pts. 15 sec.): What is the object that follows the preposition in the sentence?
alongside
Bonus: (the) highway
400
In the following sentence, is the italicized word acting as a preposition or an adverb?
The woman walks along in the park with five puppies following behind.
adverb
400
Which of these answer choices (listed 1-4) best fills the blank in the sentence?
Braxton didn’t do his chores, __ did he finish his homework.
- for
- yet
- nor
- and
Bonus (100 pts. 15 sec.): Which coordinating conjunction is used to show the reason for doing something?
nor
Bonus: for
400
What kind of verb is the italicized verb in the following sentence? (action, helping, or linking)
The theater gets dark when the show is about to begin.
linking
500
Which of these answer choices (listed 1-4) best fills the blank in the sentence?
The weather __ accommodating and the party continued.
- is
- was
- are
- am
was
500
In this sentence, is the italicized verb acting as an action verb or a linking verb?
With their delicate fingers, Lulu and Stan feel Ralph’s chin.
action verb
500
In the following sentence, is the italicized word acting as a preposition or an adverb?
One need only look down the roster to see the impact of so much travel.
preposition
500
In the following sentence, what is the part of speech of the word that the italicized adverb is describing?
It seems like my dog can run unusually quickly when she's chasing a cat.
adverb
500
What is the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence?
Sara begins to sneeze whenever she opens the window to get a breath of fresh air.
whenever
500
Which of these answer choices (listed 1-4) best fills the blank in the sentence?
To compete in the holiday tournament, the team took __ first airline flight as a group.
- their
- his
- our
- its
its
600
What are the linking verbs in the following sentence?
The skyscraper with 40 floors seemed to be the tallest one in the city.
Bonus (300 pts. 25 sec.): What is the NOUN that the linking verbs are connecting to the rest of the sentence?
seemed to be
Bonus: (The) skyscraper
600
What are the verb phrases in the following sentence?
Before eating her dinner, Jamie could have been doing her homework, but she had been watching TV instead.
could have been doing, had been watching
600
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?
The book with the tattered cover has been read many times.
with the tattered cover
600
What is the adverb phrase in the following sentence?
I stacked the books where the students can reach them.
where the students can reach them
600
Which of these answer choices (listed 1-4) best fills the blank in the sentence?
I don’t want to go to the movies _____________ I hate the smell of popcorn.
- although
- so what
- whenever
- because
because
600
Rearrange the adjectives in the following phrase according to DOSASCOMP and write out/say the corrected phrase.
Broken circle leather big ugly antique English the blue pen holder
Bonus (200 pts. 15 sec.): In which of the DOSASCOMP categories does the adjective "leather" fall under?
The ugly, broken big antique circle blue English leather pen holder
Bonus: material