Nouns/Pronouns/Verbs
Identify all the nouns, pronouns, and verbs in the sentence.
They attended the concert last weekend.
What is they, concert, weekend, attended?
Identify all the adjectives and adverbs in the sentence. Then state the word each one describes.
The city often holds various concerts in the park.
What is often (adv.) holds, various (adj.) concerts?
Identify the preposition and prepositional phrase in the sentence.
Kansas is located between Colorado and Missouri.
What is between Colorado and Missouri?
Identify the conjunction in the sentence.
Grammar can be difficult, but it helps students become better writers.
What is but?
Which of these sentences is a run-on sentence?
A. Winter sports are an excellent way to stay healthy when it's cold.
B. There are many different options snowboarding and skating are two popular examples
C. One of the best winter sports is cross-country skiing.
D. Cross-country skiing is inexpensive, fun, and challenging.
What is B?
There are many different options snowboarding and skating are two popular examples.
Identify all the nouns, pronouns, and verbs in the sentence.
She was counting the ballots during their civics class.
What is ballots, class, she, their, was counting?
Identify all the adjectives and adverbs in the sentence. Then state the word each one describes.
The mail-in votes for governor are still being counted.
What is mail-in (adj.) votes, still (adv.) are being counted?
Identify the prepositions and prepositional phrases in the sentence.
After the volleyball tournament, Beth proudly placed her trophy on the mantle.
What is after the volleyball tournament, on the mantle?
Identify the conjunction in the sentence.
My little sister's tooth was very loose on Sunday, yet it didn't fall out until Wednesday night.
What is yet?
Is this a Fragment or Run-On? How would you correct it?
Those cookies were yummy I ate three of them!
What is a run-on?
What is...
Those cookies were yummy. I ate three of them!
Those cookies were yummy; I ate three of them!
Those cookies were yummy so I ate three of them!
Identify all the nouns, pronouns, and verbs in the sentence.
Will the students find the answers to the questions themselves by tomorrow morning?
What is students, answers, questions, morning, themselves, will find?
Identify all the adjectives and adverbs in the sentence. Then state the word each one describes.
The packed stadium was virtually silent after our heartbreaking loss.
What is packed (adj.)stadium, virtually(adv.) silent, heartbreaking (adj.) loss?
Identify the prepositions and prepositional phrases in the sentence.
Please sit in a circle and introduce yourself to the people around you.
What is in a circle, to the people, around you?
Identify the conjunction in the sentence.
I cannot go, for I have too much to do.
What is for?
Is this a Fragment or Run-On? How would you correct it?
A fork, a spoon, a knife, a bowl, and a plate.
What is a fragment?
What is... (missing a predicate)
A fork, a spoon, a knife, a bowl, and a plate are all needed for our meal tonight?
Identify the italicized words in the sentence as noun, verb, or pronoun.
Sheila cried loudly, and each of us heard her.
What is Sheila - Noun, us - Pronoun, heard - verb?
Identify all the adjectives and adverbs in the sentence. Then state the word each one describes.
The overtired dispatcher gave directions clearly but swiftly to the rescue squad.
What is overtired (adj.) dispatcher, clearly (adv.) gave, swiftly (adv.) gave, rescue (adj.) squad?
Identify the prepositions and prepositional phrases in the sentence.
Martha found the big box tucked away under the chair in a corner of the attic near the big chimney.
What is under the chair, in a corner, of the attic, near the big chimney?
Identify the conjunction in the sentence.
Both Chuck and JoAnn drove to the airport to pick up Jim.
What is both...and?
Is this a Fragment or Run-On? How would you correct it?
I don't understand what's going on can someone please explain?
What is a run-on?
What is...
I don't understand what's going on. Can someone please explain?
I don't understand what's going on; can someone please explain?
I don't understand what's going on; therefore, can someone please explain?
Identify the italicized words in the sentence as noun, verb, or pronoun.
Scott gave the book to Kelli so that she could use it to study.
What is Scott - Noun, gave - Verb, book - Noun, Kelli - Noun, she - Pronoun, use - Verb, it - Pronoun?
Identify all the adjectives and adverbs in the sentence. Then state the word each one describes.
The sun never shines brightly in the far corner of my beautiful rose garden.
What is never (adv.) shines, brightly (adv.) shines, far (adj.) corner, beautiful (adj.) garden, rose (adj.) garden?
Identify the prepositions and prepositional phrases in the paragraph.
India had been under British rule for many years. Gandhi felt that India would gain freedom only through nonviolent means, so he urged Indians struggling for their independence to boycott British institutions.
What is under British rule, for many years, through nonviolent means, for their independence, to boycott British institutions?
Identify the conjunction in the sentence.
We go to the corner grocery store not only for fresh vegetables but also for homemade bread.
What is not only...but also?
Identify the following as run-on, sentence, and fragment.
An extremely loyal friend and inspiration.
Hamburgers should be eaten well-done cooking kills bacteria.
The Penthouse balcony has magnificent flowers.
What is Fragment, Run-On, Sentence?