Parts of Speech
What is the noun in this sentence?
The funny man quickly sat down.
Man
Resign
To give up or withdraw
Illuminate
To brighten or make clear.
I flipped the switch to _____ the room.
Illuminate
The teacher's instructions were too _____ for me to know what to do.
Vague
What is the verb in this sentence?
The funny man quickly sat down.
Sat
Vague
Unclear
Phenom
He had to ______ from his position of Vice President of the company.
Resign
She was _______ of her intentions when playing the game.
Dubious
What is the definition of "adjective?"
A word that describes a noun
Emphasize
To stress or make stand out.
Inference
A statement that can be made based on evidence or facts.
Mark's comment about dinosaurs was _______ when the teacher was speaking about the Mesozoic Era.
Relevant
Carl, the Philosopher, tends to be too ________ for his friends because he tends to talk about the emotional side of things.
Profound
What is the definition of an adverb and what do they usually end in?
A word that describes a verb.
"ly"
Profound
Having deep meaning
Relevant
Closely connected to the topic or important.
I ________ my friends when I tell them they will never be as good as me.
Provoke
Becky made the _________ that we won't have homework tonight because we haven't had homework all year.
Inference
Name the adverb in this sentence.
Bob's gigantic new television is arriving tomorrow.
Tomorrow.
Tomorrow describes when the television is arriving.
Arriving is the verb so tomorrow describes the verb.
Arriving when? Tomorrow.
Dubious
Doubtful or uncertain
Provoke
To cause to become angry or annoyed.
Kobe Bryant was quite the ________ when it came to basketball.
Phenom
I'd like to _______ the point that you should always write your name on your assignments.
Emphasize