Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
What are the principal elements of a sentence?
The principal elements of a sentence are the subject and the predicate.
What are the three end-marks?
The three end-marks are the period, exclamation point, and question mark.
Make sure to turn in your science project by monday, january 29th.
Make sure to turn in your science project by (M)onday, (J)anuary 29th.
An adjective describes what kind of word?
An adjective describes a noun.
Is this a complete sentence?
Early one frosty morning.
No. There is no predicate or action to the sentence.
Where does the comma belong in this sentence?
I brought cookies ice cream and strawberries to the party.
I brought cookies (,) ice cream (,) and (,) strawberries to the party.
Wear is my pear of shoes?
(Where) is my (pair) of shoes?
What questions does an adverb answer?
An adverb answers how, when, or where the verb takes place.
What are the four classes of verbs?
The four classes of verbs are linking verbs, helping verbs, predicate verbs, and transitive verbs.
Punctuate this sentence:
On Thursday we went on a field trip to the zoo and saw birds monkeys and lions
On Thursday (,) we went on a field trip to the zoo and saw birds (,) monkeys (,) and lions (. or !)
I would'nt want to go their.
I (wouldn't) want to go (there).
An adjective answers what questions?
An adjective answers the questions: which one, whose, what kind, or how many.
Construct a sentence using the following pattern:
S Adv V Adj Do.
(example: Nancy (S) quickly (Adv) threw (V) the hot (Adj) potato (do).)
Punctuate this sentence:
Mom said It is time for bed
Mom said (,) (")It is time for bed(. or !)(")
we went to the stor to by knew supplies.
(W)e went to the (store) to (buy) (new) supplies.
What is the direct object in this sentence?
My father threw the hammer in college.
The direct object of the sentence is "hammer."
What are the four types of sentences?
The four types of sentences are Declarative, Imperative, Exclamatory, and Interrogative.
What is wrong about this sentence?
Nancy loves went to the store, and bought eggs.
The comma does not belong because the conjunction is not joining two independent clauses.
Ted and me have the same book!
Ted and (I) have the same book!