Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech
100
person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
100
a noun that is capitalized and very specific is this type
What is a proper noun?
100
a noun that is not specific and is not capitalized is this type
What is a common noun?
100
a verb added before another to aid it
What is a helping verb?
100
this type of verb tells what someone or something is actually doing
What is an action verb?
200
Replaces a noun whose identity has already been given
What is a pronoun?
200
What type of verb is capitalized? "The airplane FLEW in from Albuquerque."
Action verb
200
Name the capitalized words: The SLEEK GRAY horse galloped across the meadow.
adjectives
200
a noun made up of two or more words
What is a compound noun?
200
this type of verb connects a noun and pronoun and identifies/describes it
What is a linking verb?
300
word that describes a noun or pronoun
What is an adjective?
300
function as connectors (gives relative location, direction, and time)
What are prepositions?
300
Name the capitalized word: James left HIS homework on the bus.
pronoun
300
Name the capitalized word: DAILY exercise is part of a good health program.
adjective
300
refers to a group as an individual thing
What is a collective noun?
400
word that is an action or state of being
What is a verb?
400
Name the capitalized word: Make one SPECIAL wish and blow out the candles.
adjective
400
Name the capitalized word: We play BASKETBALL every Saturday.
Compound Noun
400
Name the capitalized word: She ran RAPIDLY around the track.
adverb
400
Name the capitalized word: SLOWLY, he climbed the ladder.
adverb
500
modifies a verb or adjective (often ends in -ly)
What is an adverb?
500
word or group of words for which a pronoun stands
What is an antecedent?
500
Name the pronoun in the following sentence: Above the blue sky is a dark universe.
Above
500
This part of speech joins two or more words or ideas
What is a conjunction?
500
Name the antecedent in the following sentence: Mary agreed that she was wrong.
Mary
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