Parts of Speech 1
What is a noun?
A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is the subject?
The subject is the noun or pronoun that the sentence is about.
What are the main linking verbs?
The linking verbs are am, is, are, was, were, be, being, and been.
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a quick word that takes the place of a noun.
What is a sentence?
A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun.
What is the direct object?
The direct object is the noun or pronoun in the complete predicate that receives the action of an action verb.
What are the state of being verbs?
The state of being verbs are am, is, are, was, were, be, being, and been.
What is a conjunction?
A conjunction is a word that joins words or groups of words together.
What are the subject pronouns?
I, you, he, she, it, you, they, we
What is an interjection?
An interjection is a word that shows emotion.
What is the simple predicate?
The simple predicate is the main verb plus any helping verbs.
What are the helping verbs?
The helping verbs are am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, have, has, had, do, does, did, shall, will, should, would, may, might, must, can, and could.
What is a preposition?
A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between two things.
What are the object pronouns?
Me, you, him, her, it, you, them, us
What is an adverb?
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
What is the indirect object?
The indirect object is the noun or pronoun between the action verb and the direct object.
In which part of the sentence do we find the verb?
We find the verb in the predicate.
What is a verb?
A verb is a word that does an action, shows a state of being, links two words together, or helps another verb.
What are the 3 articles and 7 conjunctions we know?
They are "a, an, the" and "and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet.
What things can adjectives tell us?
Adjectives can tell what kind, which one, how many, and whose.
What is the subject complement?
The subject complement is linked to the subject by a linking verb.
Can you have a sentence without a verb?
No!
What things can adverbs tell us?
Adverbs can tell how, when, where, how often, and to what extent.
What are the prepositions we know?
Sing it!!!!