Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is an action verb?
A verb that shows what someone or something is doing.
What is a simple sentence?
A sentence with one independent clause.
What is a direct object?
A noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.
What is the subject of a sentence?
The noun or pronoun the sentence is about.
Which word is an adjective?
The small dog barked loudly.
small
Identify the action verb:
The boy kicked the ball.
kicked
Identify the sentence type:
Because she was sick, she stayed home because she was sick.
Complex
What is a prepositional phrase?
A group of words beginning with a preposition and ending with a noun or pronoun.
Find the subject:
The teacher explained the rules.
teacher
The following word is what part of speech:
to
Preposition
What is a linking verb?
A verb that connects the subject to more information (e.g., "is," "seems").
Which sentence is compound?
A. I stayed inside.
B. I stayed inside, and I read a book.
I stayed inside, and I read a book.
Which is the direct object?
She threw the ball.
Find the verb:
They have finished their homework.
have finished
Which word is the adverb?
She quickly solved the puzzle.
quickly
Which sentence has a helping verb?
A. She runs fast.
B. They are watching a movie.
C. He sleeps soundly.
B. are watching
What is a complex sentence?
One independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
Which sentence has an indirect object?
A. He gave her the book.
B. He read the book.
A
What’s the subject in this sentence?
Running every day is good for you.
Running
Which of the following is a pronoun?
happy, he, walks or library
He
What is the difference between helping, linking, and action verbs?
Helping verbs assist the main verb; linking verbs connect the subject to a description; action verbs show action.
What is a compound sentence?
Two independent clauses
Identify the prepositional phrase:
The dog hid under the bed.
Under the bed
Identify the subject and verb:
The kids in the park were playing tag.
Subject: kids
Verb: were playing