Definitions
The word "purple" is an example of what?
Adjective
What are the nouns in the following sentence?
"The tree grew taller than the house."
tree, house
What is a conjunction?
A word used to combine two parts of a sentence.
What are the three articles?
a, an, the
What is a verb?
A word used to describe the action in a sentence.
The word "couch" is an example of what?
Noun
What is the verb in the following sentence?
"I studied over four hours for that test."
studied
A word used to show an abrupt exclamation. Not dependent on the structure of the rest of the sentence.
What two things are necessary to have in a complete sentence?
A subject and a verb
What is an adjective?
The word "lazily" is an example of what?
Adverb
What are the adjectives in the following sentence?
"The small kitten played with a red ball."
small, red
What is the definition of a pronoun?
A word used to replace a noun in a sentence to make it less redundant.
What does FANBOYS stand for?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What is an adverb?
A word used to describe a verb.
What is the adverb in the following sentence?
"She always cheered for the home team."
always
What is the definition of an article?
A word that comes before a noun to show whether it's general or specific.
"Mary is very good at science; Mary studies for four hours every day."
What pronoun could replace the word in bold?
she
What is a preposition?
The word "however" is an example of what?
Conjunction
What are the prepositions in the following sentence.
"The ball rolled under the table and behind the couch."
under, behind
List at least 5 of the Parts of Speech.
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Pronoun, Preposition, Article, Conjunction, Interjection
What is the verb in the following sentence?
"She is the smartest person I know."
is