Parts of Speech
Use to name persons, things, places, ideas or events.
What is a noun?
"Please take a break."
What is an imperative sentence?
The bold faced word in the following sentence: "The llamas decided to rebel against their farmer-masters."
What is the subject?
The bold faced word in the following sentence: "Sneak up on me again and I'll scream!"
What is an adverb?
The first thing you must do when analyzing a sentence.
What is identifying it as a sentence?
Describes the noun or pronoun.
What is an adjective?
"Why do you tease me everyday?"
What is an interrogative sentence?
The bold faced word in the following sentence: "Dogs are the most interesting creatures."
What is the predicate verb?
What is an adjective?
The second thing you must do when analyzing a sentence?
What is identifying what type of sentence it is?
Words that stand in the place of a noun.
What is a pronoun?
"I think you are lying to me."
What is a declarative sentence?
The subject of the following sentence: "Turn up the music!"
What is the understood you?
The adverb in the following sentence: "The sly fox snuck quickly around the tree."
What is "quickly?"
What is right to left?
Action words or state of being words.
What is a verb?
"For goodness sake, just do it!"
What is an exclamatory sentence?
The predicate verb of the following sentence: "I really don't care what you think about me."
What is "do care?"
The adjective in the following sentence: "Boring people don't interest me."
What is "boring?"
After identifying that it is a sentence, and identifying what type of sentence it is, you must identify this part next.
What is the subject?
Words that describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
What is an adverb?
"Maybe I won't go to the party tonight."
What is a declarative sentence?
The bold faced word in the following sentence: "Will you please tell me the laws of the land?"
What is the helping verb?
The boldfaced word in the following sentence: "Scarab beetles are an important symbol in Ancient Egypt."
What is an adjective?
Diagram the following sentence: The purple hippo ate greedily.
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