Parts Of Speech
Adjectives are the words that describe nouns.
Identify the adjective in the following sentence:
The clumsy boy slipped on the banana.
Clumsy is the adjective.
What state do we live in?
Illinois.
What is the opposite of full?
Empty.
What has legs but doesn't walk?
Texts that use this structure simply describe something. This text presents plenty of details about what they are describing.
Description text structure.
A noun is a word that names a person, place, concept, or object.
Identify the noun in the sentence:
She plays the guitar like a professional.
Guitar is the noun.
What does a thermometer measure?
Temperature.
How many months have 28 days?
All of them.
I am made to absorb and I can hold liquid even though I am full of holes. What am I?
A sponge.
In this text the author identifies a problem and solves that problem.
Problem and Solution.
Verbs are words that describe actions.
Identify the verb in the sentence:
The waiter was wiping down the counter and softly whistling to himself.
The verbs are wiping and whistling.
What are the 7 continents?
North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antartica.
What country do we live in?
The United States of America.
People have stepped on me but not many.
I never stay full for long.
I have a dark side.
What am I?
The Moon.
This text structure presents things in a chronological order. . . Ex. Step 1, Step 2, Step 3.
Sequence
Verbs are words that describe actions.
Identify all of the verbs in the following sentence:
The dog ran, jumped and flew to his owner for his dinner.
Ran, jumped and flew are all verbs.
What is the name of the Galaxy we live in?
Hint: It's 2 words. The first word you can put this in your cereal.
The Milky Way Galaxy.
What is the difference between sympathy and empathy?
Sympathy is a feeling of pity for others. Empathy is a feeling of compassion for others.
I am light and seem to have no substance at all. But even the strongest person in the world can't hold me for very long. What am I?
Breath.
This structure shows the connection between what has happened and the result or result of it.
Cause and Effect.
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun, often to avoid the need to repeat the same noun over and over
Identify the pronouns in the following sentence:
She's always late; next time I'll tell her to be there half an hour earlier.
The pronouns are "she's" and "her"
Which fruit is dried to make raisins?
Grapes.
How many teeth does an adult human have?
36 teeth.
I can be opened or closed, or big or small. I can reveal the truth or hide it. I am almost always welcomed and can spring up unannounced. Everyone has one but not everyone shares. Laughter comes after me. What am I?
This text structure tells us how similar and different things are.
Compare and Contrast.