Parts
of
Speech
Review
Jr.
100
After running for years at a time, I decided to stop. What is I?
Pronoun
100
It is a sad life to argue about fickle matters. What is "sad" modifying? What question does it answer?
life -- what kind
100

I love to eat pretzels and after I eat those, I eat pickles. What is 'those'? How do you know?

(demonstrative pronoun) -- answers what he eats

100

She was vicious. What is she?

Pronoun-- takes the place of Mrs. Dubose.

100
He silently punched the kid in the arm. What is silently? What question does silently answer?
adverb -- how
200
Conner is rowing his boat merrily down the lane. What is "is"?
Verb
200
Look at the lonely woman. What is lonely? What does it answer?
adjective -- what kind
200
Desi's car is red. What is 'Desi's" ? What question does it answer?
adjective -- Whose
200
Taylor laughed at herself. What is herself? Why?
Reflexive Pronoun -- takes place of noun which is Taylor
200
His car was a quiet red. What is quiet? what question is does quiet answer?
adjective -- what kind
300
The study hall planned a trip to Frostop. What is "planned?" How do you know?
Verb -- shows action
300

She sarcastically sighed and said, 'I am over this." What is "sarcastically" modifying? What part of speech is it? What question does it answer?

sighed adverb how

300
Look at that! What is "that"? How do we know?
Pronoun -- takes place of an unknown noun
300
The sub decided to walk around the room. What is decided?
verb
300
The red, yellow, green, blue, purple, indigo, violet rainbow shot from the sky. What is rainbow? why?
noun -- thing
400

Lilli wanted to grade papers for fun. What is "grade"? Why is it that?

verb --shows action

400
You had danced in the moonlight. What is "had" when it is paired with "danced"?
helping verb
400

Jem picked up a rock and threw it jubilantly at the carhouse. What is "jubilantly"?

Adverb-- describes how he threw the rock

400

When he was a kid, Conner broke his nose. what is broke?

verb, past tense

400

She was very old. What is very? What word does it modify?

adverb-- modifies old

500
The kids shyly said hello. What is "shyly"? What question does it answer?
Adverb -- how?
500
Reading is her favorite sport. What is "reading"? Why?
Noun -- Subject of the sentence -- thing
500

Scout Finch grew up in Maycomb, Alabama. Why is "Maycomb" and "Alabama" capitalized?

They are proper nouns, the names of specific places.

500

The Biology class learned about different traits in their genes. What is "their"? Why?

posessive pronoun -- takes the place of the Biology class, shows posession.

500
Stop in the name of love! What is the? What is the modifying?
adjective -- name
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