Parts of Speech
The "subject" of a sentence is who or what the sentence is about. What is the subject of this sentence: Ryan enjoys basketball.
Ryan
An adjective is a word or phrase modifying or describing a noun. Which of the following words from this sentence is an adjective? In his hands were a withered leaf and a white feather.
"Withered" and "white"
A pronoun takes the place of a noun in a sentence. Locate the pronoun in this sentence: Khalid loves ice cream so he eats it every day.
He, in place of Khalid
A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or sentences. Find the conjunction in this sentence: SpongeBob, Patrick, and Mr. Krab are quite funny.
And
Identifying Comparative or Superlative Adverbs and the correct adverb form
Who can throw the discus (farthest, most far)?
Farhan works on his typing (more, most) enthusiastically than Ryan works.
farthest, superlative
more, comparative
The "predicate" in grammar is a word or word group that tells you about the subject. What is the predicate in the sentence: Osama's dad is over six feet tall.
"is over six feet tall"
Define Adjective
An adjective is a word or phrase modifying or describing a noun
Define Pronoun
A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence
Define conjunction
A conjunction is a joining word - it joins words, phrases, or clauses together in a sentence (i.e. fanboys).
Which word in the following sentence does the adverb quickly modify? The citizens of Earth clustered around as Professor Hugo's crew quickly collected the waiting dollars.…
Collected
The "subject" of a sentence is who or what the sentence is about. What is the subject of this sentence: Farhan went to the zoo on Thursday, where he saw a lot of animals.
Farhan went to the zoo
In this sentence, which word does the adjective gold modify? One of them wore the gold chain he had given Dema after their marriage.
The chain
A possessive pronoun indicates ownership of something. How many possessive pronouns are in this passage? I wanted to run with the pack of cousins and friends in the common yard that connected all our properties. … I wanted to be free.
1=our
How many conjunctions are there in this sentence from "Life Without Gravity"? In weightlessness you choose to move up or down and left or right simply by pointing your head.
3: or, and, or
Which is the possessive noun: That is Sara's toy.
Sara
The "predicate" in grammar is a word or word group that tells you about the subject. What is the predicate in the sentence: Zainalisa is in love with reading.
"is in love with reading"
An article is a word the introduces a noun. How many articles does this sentence have: The train when to the train station on a sunny day.
3: The, the, and a
How many pronouns are in this sentence: It was a snowy day in January when she met him.
3: It, she, him.
Locate the conjunction: I love pizza but not with anchovies!
but
In the following sentence from "Ribbons," which word does the adverb gradually modify? Though she was stiff at first, she gradually softened in my arms.
softened
Define Proper adjectives and give a least one example
are formed from proper nouns. Like proper nouns, they begin with capital letters.
Chinese food
French perfume
Identify the specific and unspecific articles in this sentence: Today is the day I buy a car. Explain why.
the=specific a=unspecific
The pronoun in this sentence is being used as what part of speech? I said you weren't allowed here!
"I" is the subject
How many conjunctions are in this sentence: I used to jump and shout in school but then I broke my leg.
2: And and but
How many nouns in this sentence and list the type of noun it is: She went to the dentist on Tuesday. (Hint: Be careful!)
3: She, dentist, Tuesday
1. She= pronoun
2. dentist= person
3. Tuesday= Proper noun