Parts of Speech 1
A person, place, thing, or idea
noun
"Run" is what part of speech?
verb
A word used to describe an action or state of being:
an adverb
A word used to describe a noun:
an adjective
What is wrong with this sentence:
the boy flew a kite.
Needs to start with a capital letter
list three linking verbs
answer vary: is, am, be, were, are...
Name three prepositions that do not fit in our magical sentence
of, for, since, except
What part of speech is the word German in the following sentence:
I like German food.
adjective (describes the type of food)
"Purple" is what part of speech?
adjective
Identify the noun in the following sentence:
She can not play the guitar.
Guitar.
What sentence do we use to identify prepositions?
The plane flew _______ the cloud.
He, I, his, she, her, they, their, them are all examples of what part of speech?
pronouns
What do prepositional phrases start and end with?
prepositions and nouns
What part of speech is 'love'
noun or verb
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
We needed a place to study.
to study
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
They live in a beautiful house.
beautiful
Name a second person personal pronoun
you, your, yours
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
He is a very slow runner.
very
Which part of speech replaces nouns
pronouns
He drove quickly... Quickly is an example of ...
an adverb
The, a, and an are all examples of...
adjectives
Is "our" a first, second, or third person personal pronoun?
first
Name a helping verb
Answers vary: was running, is jumping, will be flying
Name a collective noun
answers will vary: hers, flock, choir, gang, team