Parts of Speech
Which word is a noun?
A. run
B. happy
C. dog
D. quickly
Answer: Dog
A noun is a person, place, or thing. A dog is a thing.
What type of sentence is this?
“The dog barked loudly.”
A. Interrogative
B. Imperative
C. Declarative
D. Exclamatory
Answer: Declarative.
Explanation: A declarative sentence tells information.
Which is correct and why?
A. i like pizza.
B. I like pizza.
Answer: I like pizza
The word “I” is always capitalized or it's the beginning of a sentence.
What punctuation ends this sentence?
“She is happy”
Answer: A period.
Explanation: A period ends a statement.
Fix this sentence:
“she went to the store and bought milk”
Answer: She went to the store and bought milk.
Explanation: Capitalize the first word and add a period.
Which word is a verb?
A. jump
B. blue
C. chair
D. softly
Answer: Jump
A verb is an action. Jump is something you do.
What type of sentence is this?
“Close the door.”
A. Declarative
B. Imperative
C. Interrogative
D. Exclamatory
Answer: Imperative.
Explanation: An imperative sentence gives a command.
Which word should be capitalized and why?
“we went to texas.”
Answer: Texas.
Explanation: States and places are proper nouns and must be capitalized.
What punctuation is missing?
“Where are you going”
Answer: A question mark. (?)
Explanation: Questions end with a question mark.
Fix this sentence:
“we went to the park it was very crowded”
Answer: We went to the park, and it was very crowded.
Explanation: This is a run-on. Add a comma and conjunction/FANBOY (and).
Which word is an adjective?
A. quickly
B. tall
C. run
D. school
Answer: Tall
An adjective describes something. Tall describes a noun.
What type of sentence is this?
“Why are you late?”
A. Declarative
B. Exclamatory
C. Interrogative
D. Imperative
Answer: Interrogative?
Explanation: An interrogative sentence asks a question.
Which is correct and why?
A. monday
B. Monday
Answer: What is Monday?
Explanation: Days of the week are proper nouns and so must be capitalized.
What can we add at the end of this sentence to show we really mean it?
"Stop right now"
Answer: Exclamation mark. (!)
Explanation: Strong commands or emotion use an exclamation mark.
Fix this sentence:
“Me and John played basketball after school.”
Answer: John and I played basketball after school.
Explanation: “I” is used as the subject, not “me,” and names go first.
Which word is an adverb?
A. slow
B. quietly
C. dog
D. red
Answer: Quietly
An adverb describes how something happens. Quietly tells how.
What type of sentence is this?
“That was an amazing game!”
A. Declarative
B. Imperative
C. Interrogative
D. Exclamatory
Answer: Exclamatory.
Explanation: An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling.
What needs to be capitalized and why?
“my friend lives in paris.”
Answer: My and Paris.
Explanation: The first word and proper nouns must be capitalized.
Where do the commas go and why?
“I went to the store, and I bought milk eggs and bread.”
Answer: Milk, eggs, and bread?
Explanation: Commas separate items in a list.
Fix this sentence:
“i like pizza but i dont like mushrooms”
Answer: I like pizza, but I don’t like mushrooms.
Explanation: Capitalize “I,” add a comma before “but,” and fix the apostrophe in “don’t.”
Which sentence has a pronoun?
A. Sarah runs fast.
B. The dog barked.
C. He is my friend.
D. The book is red.
C. He is my friend?
Explanation: A pronoun replaces a noun. “He” replaces a person’s name.
Which sentence is imperative?
A. Please sit down.
B. Where are you going?
C. The students are working.
D. That is exciting!
Answer: Please sit down.
Explanation: It tells someone what to do, even though it sounds polite.
Which is correct and why?
A. my brother lives in california.
B. My brother lives in California.
Answer: My brother lives in California.
Explanation: The first word and proper nouns (California) must be capitalized.
Fix the sentence:
"I dont want to go outside because its raining."
Answer: "Don't" and "it's" need an apostrophe.
Fix this sentence:
“after the game we went home it was late and we were tired”
Answer: After the game, we went home because it was late, and we were tired.
Explanation: Add a comma after the intro phrase, fix the run-on, and connect ideas clearly.