Parts of Speech
What part of speech names a person, place or thing?
NOUN
Identify the underlined Part of Speech: The dog jumped ferociously at the strange man.
NOUN
The ________ is what (or whom) the sentence is about.
SUBJECT
Identify the COMPLETE SUBJECT: The book on the table belongs to my grandpa.
The book on the table
Most verbs are _____________ verbs.
ACTION
What part of speech names an action (what something does?)
VERB
Identify the underlined Part of Speech: The dog jumped ferociously at the strange man.
ADJECTIVE
The ____________ tells something about the subject. (the verb part of the sentence)
PREDICATE
Identify the COMPLETE PREDICATE: The food on the table belongs to my Ron.
belongs to my Ron
Some action verbs refer to _________action that can be seen by other people.
PHYSICAL
What part of speech REPLACES a noun?
PRONOUN
Identify the underlined Part of Speech: The dog jumped ferociously at the strange man.
VERB
The _______ is what's left when all descriptives words are removed from the predicate.
SIMPLE PREDICATE
Identify the COMPOUND PREDICATE: Joe and Angie mopped and scrubbed the kitchen floor.
MOPPED, SCRUBBED
Some action verbs refer to _______ action that cannot be seen
MENTAL
What part of speech gives direction or location?
PREPOSITION
Identify the underlined Part of Speech: The dog jumped ferociously at the strange man.
ARTICLE
The _______ is what's left when all descriptives words are removed from the subject.
SIMPLE SUBJECT
Identify the COMPOUND SUBJECT: Big Joe and his sister Angie mopped and scrubbed the kitchen floor.
JOE, ANGIE
________ verbs do not refer to action. They simply tell what the subject is.
BEING
What part of speech expresses and emotion?
INTERJECTION
Identify the underlined Part of Speech: The dog jumped ferociously at the strange man.
PREPOSITION
A _________________is a simple subject made up of more than one noun
COMPOUND SUBJECT
Identify the COMPOUND SUBJECT and the COMPOUND PREDICATE: My little sister on my dad's side and my mom argue and fight every time they see each other.
Compoud Sub: SISTER, MOM
Compound Pred: ARUGE, FIGHT
The_________ is the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb. And the _______ is the noun or pronoun that receives the direct object.
DIRECT OBJECT, INDIRECT OBJECT