Nouns
A person, place, thing, or idea.
This type of noun takes the place of a noun.
Pronoun
What part of speech tells us the action of a subject?
Verbs
This type of word describes a verb or adjective.
Adverb
What part of speech describes a noun or pronoun?
adjectives
a part of speech that expresses the relation of one part of a sentence to another word or element of the sentence
preposition
Words that act as a 'glue' and connect groups of words are called what?
conjunctions
Proper noun
I, me, we, us
What part of speech tells us what the subject of a sentence is, or is like? (you should try to memorize as many of them in the long list as possible, like your teacher has).
Linking verbs
True or False; an adverb can tell you to what extent, or how much
TRUE
True or False;
The word TRAGICALLY is an adjective.
FALSE---It's an adverb.
a preposition can explain where, how, or when, so it may commonly be confused with what other part of speech?
adverbs
the most common conjunctions are what?
and, but, or
This specific type of noun names something you can see, touch, taste, or smell.
concrete noun
These pronouns are used to refer to other people or things and are not weird to learn about or use at all...(name at least six)
she/her, he/him, they/them, it
What type of verb is similar to a linking verb and usually comes before the main verb in a sentence?
Helping verb
the word 'annually' tells us what?
-How
-When
-Where
When
True or False;
Words like 'THIS' and 'THESE' are considered adjectives.
TRUE! They tell us which one.
Identify the prepositions in the following sentence;
After dinner, we will go into the woods to walk along the trail.
-after
-into
To show how one part of a sentence (or clause) is related to another part, you would use a word like 'although', or 'because'...and these words are known as what?
subordinating conjunctions
This type of noun shows ownership and has an apostrophe 's' if it is singular and an 's' apostrophe if it is plural.
Possessive noun
Replace the italicized word with the proper pronouns;
Melissa saw that Melissa's work had been published in the newspaper. Melissa was so honored, that Melissa smiled bigger than ever.
Melissa saw that her work had been published in the newspaper. She was so honored, that she smiled bigger than ever.
helping verbs that have a special function, to indicate possibility are called...
modal auxiliaries
Identify the two adverbs in the following sentence;
The yearly hunting trip sometimes goes on for days.
-yearly
-sometimes
What three words, also known as articles are also considered adjectives?
a, an, the
True or False;
Words like 'between', 'above', and 'around' are considered prepositions.
TRUE! They indicate direction or location.
a type of conjunction that links words together that are similar is referred to as what?
coordinating conjunction
Plural nouns that are formed in ways that DO NOT involve adding an 's' or 'es' are called what?
irregular plural noun
Replace the italicized word with the appropriate pronouns;
People love to show pride in people's favorite sports teams, so often people will wear the jerseys of that person's favorite players or teams.
People love to show pride in their favorite sports teams, so often they will wear the jerseys of their favorite players or teams.
Before her first day of school, Debbie had chosen her goals for the year.
main verb-chosen
helping verb-had
Identify the three adverbs in the following sentence;
Soon, only a few people will be able to efficiently operate a rotary telephone.
-soon
-only
-effeciently
Identify the adjectives in the following sentence;
She looked at the student as he answered the question with a response better than she could have imagined, and thought, "Wow! He is brilliant!
-better
-brilliant
Name 3 two letter prepositions...
to, of, in, at, on
an abrupt remark, made especially as an aside or interruption is known as what?
Interjection