Parts of Speech 1
My friend, Bob, is going to Yankee Stadium. What part of speech is Yankee Stadium?
It is a proper noun. It is the specific name of a particular stadium. All the major words would be capitalized.
A person, place, thing, or idea...this is the definition for which part of speech?
nouns
The Flash defeated Killer Frost. What part of speech is defeated?
A verb. It tells what the Flash DID.
Ms. Ashley was eating her lunch.
What part of speech is Ms. Ashley?
A noun.
It is a proper noun because it is the name of a person. It is always capitalized.
He, she, it, them are all which part of speech?
Personal pronouns
We are going to the mall. What part of speech is to?
a preposition
What part of speech describes a noun?
Adjectives
On, off, up, down, in, out, with, near, through, above, beneath, at...these are all what?
Prepositions
The burglar was still lurking in the house.
What part of speech is was?
A verb.
It is a helping verb, that helps the verb lurking. The whole verb phrase would be "was lurking."
I laughed so hard.
She sings and dances very well.
Don't joke like that!
These are all what part of speech?
Verbs.
The boy performed awesome skids with his new BMX bike. What is awesome?
It is an adjective. It describes the skids.
This part of speech shows action!
Verbs
I placed my sneakers in my gym bag but can't find them.
What part of speech is I and them?
Personal pronouns.
Squidward gave Rat an expensive ring. What is expensive in this sentence?
An adjective. It describes the ring in more detail.
When he dropped his drink, the glass quickly shattered. What is quickly?
An adverb.
Michael crashed his bike into the woods. What part of speech is crashed?
A verb. It tells what Michael DID.
This part of speech takes the place of a noun.
Pronouns
The teacher laughed heartily at the joke.
What part of speech is heartily?
Adverb. It tells how the teacher laughed.
The science teacher gave the student a Pokémon card as a reward. What is Pokémon in this sentence?
A modifier or attributive noun.
In this sentence, the noun Pokémon is actually used to tell "what kind" of card.
Ex.
There was a car crash.
May I borrow your whiteboard marker?
I slept well last night. What part of speech is well?
An adverb. It tells how I slept.
Jorge is waiting at the bus stop for his uncle. What part of speech is at?
A preposition
What part of speech modifies a verb by answering the questions when, where, to what degree?
Adverbs
Squidward sent a birthday card to his friend, SpongeBob.
What is sent in this sentence?
A verb. It tells what Squidward DID.
Batman ate a delicious strawberry ice cream cone. What is delicious in this sentence?
An adjective. It tells how was the ice cream.
I saw the restaurant was open, but I decided to cook dinner instead. Which part of speech is but?
A conjunction.
It connects two sentences. Conjunctions can connect words, phrases, or sentences. If it connects two sentences, it needs a comma in front of it.