Parts of Speech
Questions?
Action Verbs
Linking Verbs
Miscellaneous
100
A simple subject is this part of speech.
What is a noun or pronoun? (Note: Just noun will be accepted.)
100
If you have one of these in your sentence, it will answer "Whom?" or "What?" It also receives the action of the simple predicate.
What is a direct object?
100
This is the action verb in the following sentence: "Michael the Monster" kicked the ball at his unfortunate little sister.
What is "kicked"?
100
This is the linking verb in the following sentence: Murphy is a well behaved golden retriever.
What is "is"?
100
This is the simple predicate in the following sentence: Jessica has volunteered at the animal shelter.
What is "has volunteered."
200
This is the part of speech of a simple predicate.
What is a verb?
200
If you have one of these in your sentence, it will answer "To Whom?" or "For Whom?"
What is an Indirect Object?
200
These are the two types of actions that an action verb can express.
What are mental and physical?
200
This is the linking verb in the following sentence: The overweight dachshund appears hungry even after he has eaten.
What is "appears"?
200
This is the complete simple predicate in the following sentence: Francine impulsively jumped into the lake and ruined her iPhone.
What is "jumped" and "ruined"?
300
This is the part of speech of a direct object.
What is a noun or pronoun. (Note: Noun will suffice.)
300
If you have one of these in your sentence, it might answer "For whom?" or "To whom?"
What is an indirect object?
300
This is the action verb in the following sentence: Cornelius painted the canvas in Jackson Pollock fashion, dribbling bright colors from a heavily soaked brush.
What is "painted"?
300
This is the name for a noun that follows a linking verb and identifies or renames the subject.
What is a predicate noun?
300
This is the definition of the Latin root word "transitivus."
What is "to pass"?
400
This is the part of speech of an indirect object.
What is a noun or pronoun? (Note: Noun alone will suffice.)
400
Every sentence must have one of these. It tells "Who" or "What" the sentence is about.
What is a subject?
400
This is the action verb in the following sentence: Joshua wants a smile from Leila, his beautiful but serious lab partner.
What is wants
400
This is how the word "student" is being used in the following sentence: Richie has been a lazy student this year.
What is a predicate noun?
400
This is the simple predicate of the following sentence: Will you have eaten dinner before you arrive?
What is "Will have eaten"?
500
Though it can describe two other things, this part of speech can be used to describe adjectives.
What is an adverb?
500
If you have one of these in a sentence, it might answer "How?" "When?" "Where?" or "How much?"
What is an adverb?
500
This is what an action verb is called if it has a direct object.
What is a transitive verb?
500
This is the compound predicate adjective in the following sentence: My cat Lyla is both lazy and vengeful; I am certain she has no redeeming qualities.
What is "lazy" and "vengeful"?
500
This is the simple predicate of the following sentence: Hasn't Jeremy given you his field trip money?
What is "Has given"?
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