Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives/Adverbs
The Rest
100
List everything you can about the highlighted noun: On the wall are the NAMES of more than 58,000 Americans who died in the war.
common, plural, concrete
100
List everything you can about the highlighted pronoun: SHE is not the sharpest tool in the shed.
personal, singular
100
Identify the verbs, their type, tense, and whether they are transitive or intransitive: One of the most popular monuments is the Statue of Liberty.
IS = simple present, LINKING, intransitive
100
Identify the adjectives and adverbs, and the words they modify. The cerebral and affable students handed the teacher their quizzes.
THE = ADJ, students/ CEREBRAL = ADJ, students/ AFFABLE = ADJ, students/ THE = ADJ, teacher/ THEIR = ADJ (possessive pronoun), quizzes
100
Identify ALL parts of speech: He cut six slices of bread and put them on the plate.
He = personal pronoun/ cut = action verb/ six = adjective/ slices = noun/ of = preposition/ bread = noun/ and = coordinating conjunction/ put = action verb/ them = personal pronoun/ on = preposition/ the = adjective/ plate = noun
200
List everything you can about the highlighted noun: MESA VERDE is a collection of Native American cliff dwellings.
singular, proper, concrete
200
List everything you can about the highlighted pronoun: How many times have you talked to THEM?
plural, personal, objective pronoun
200
Identify the verbs, their type, tense, and whether they are transitive or intransitive: Millions of tourists visit these monuments every year.
VISIT = simple present; ACTION; transitive
200
Identify the adjectives and adverbs, and the words they modify. The freight train pulled off onto the side track to let the passenger train pass.
THE = ADJ, train/ FREIGHT = ADJ, train/ THE = ADJ, track/ SIDE = ADJ, track/ THE = ADJ, train/ PASSENGER = ADJ, train
200
Identify ALL parts of speech: You probably drove past the school building on your way here.
You = personal pronoun/ probably = adverb/ drove = action verb/ past = adverb/ the = adjective/ school = adjective/ building = noun/ on = preposition/ your = pronoun/ way = noun/ here = adverb
300
List everything you can about the highlighted noun: In fact, California's Death Valley is the lowest POINT in the Western Hemisphere.
common, singular, concrete
300
List everything you can about the highlighted pronoun:There are so many different students, I don't know WHICH one to ask about the homework.
relative (adjective)
300
Identify the verbs, their type, tense, and whether they are transitive or intransitive: Tom could not wait to tour the tropical forest when he visited Brazil.
COULD = AUXILIARY/ WAIT = simple present; ACTION; intransitive/ VISITED = simple past, ACTION; transitive
300
Identify the adjectives and adverbs, and the words they modify. If you ask me, the best thing about winter is that it's always quickly followed by spring.
THE = ADJ, thing/ BEST = ADJ, thing/ ALWAYS = ADV, is followed/ QUICKLY = ADV, is followed
300
Identify ALL parts of speech: Why, you're the news anchor for the Channel 10 News!
Why = interjection/ you = personal pronoun/ are = linking verb/ the = adjective/ news = adjective/ anchor = noun/ OR news anchor = compound noun/ for = preposition/ the = adjective/ Channel = adjective/ 10 = adjective/ News = noun/ (or Channel 10 News = proper noun)
400
List everything you can about the highlighted noun: Not all of our national monuments honor famous PEOPLE.
common, plural, concrete, collective
400
List everything you can about the highlighted pronoun:Just yesterday, I was looking for THEIR essays.
plural, possessive
400
Identify the verbs, their type, tense, and whether they are transitive or intransitive: Since you're so sure you're right, why don't you raise your hand?
ARE = simple present; LINKING; intransitive/ DO = AUXILIARY/ RAISE = simple present; ACTION; transitive
400
Identify the adjectives and adverbs, and the words they modify. The fans cheered wildly when the American women won the shotput event at the track meet.
THE = ADJ, fans/ WILDLY = ADV, cheered/ THE = ADJ, women/ AMERICAN = ADJ, women/ THE = ADJ, event/ SHOTPUT = ADJ, event/ THE = ADJ, meet/ TRACK = ADJ, meet
400
Identify ALL parts of speech: Well, don't say I didn't warn you.
Well = interjection/ do = auxiliary verb/ not = adverb/ say = action verb/ I = pronoun/ did = auxiliary verb/ not = adverb/ warn = action verb/ you = pronoun
500
List everything you can about the highlighted noun: Massive IMAGES of these three presidents are included in the Mt. Rushmore National Monument.
common, plural, concrete
500
List everything you can about the highlighted pronoun: She has learned ALL of the different types of pronouns.
indefinite
500
Identify the verbs, their type, tense, and whether they are transitive or intransitive: I do not want that rusty old bicycle when I ride across the United States.
DO = AUXILIARY/ WANT = simple present; ACTION; transitive/ RIDE = simple present; ACTION; intransitive
500
Identify the adjectives and adverbs, and the words they modify. A person who can't dance very well is someone with two left feet.
A = ADJ, person NOT = ADV, can dance VERY = ADV, well WELL = ADV, dance TWO = ADJ, feet LEFT = ADJ, feet
500
Identify ALL parts of speech: Richard said he didn't really care for either slimy pizza or sticky pasta.
Richard = proper noun/ said = action verb/ he = pronoun/ did = auxiliary verb/ not = adverb/ really = adverb/ care = action verb/ for = preposition/ either = correlative conjunction/ slimy = adjective/ pizza = noun/ or = correlative conjunction/ sticky = adjective/ pasta = noun
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