Identifying Verbs, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections
Identifying Different Parts of Speech
100
Identify the group of words as a sentence or a sentence fragment.
A woman who made history.
What is a sentence fragment.
100
Identify the complete predicate of the following sentence.
Mr. Adams gave me his old croquet set.
What is gave me his old croquet set.
100
I don't feel happy when the dark sky threatens rain.
Identify the following word or word group from the above sentence as a noun, pronoun, or adjective.
Sky, rain
Sky is a noun.
Rain is a noun.
100
Identify the following word or word group as an action verb, a linking verb, an adverb, a preposition, a conjunction, or an interjection.
Jodie was taking in the wash for her mother.
was taking
What is an action verb.
100
Some even made it to the top before noon.
Identify the part of speech for the word some.
What is a pronoun.
200
Identify the group of words as a sentence or a sentence fragment.
Just as Miguel entered the Korean restaurant.
What is a sentence fragment.
200
Identify the complete subject of the following sentence.
Trees and bushes all over the neighborhood had been torn out by the storm.
What is Trees and bushes all over the neighborhood.
200
Identify each word or word group in the following sentence as a noun, pronoun, or adjective.
My little sister, afraid of thunder and lightning, hid under the bed.
Afraid, thunder
Afraid is an adjective.
thunder is a noun.
200
Identify the following word or word group as an action verb, a linking verb, an adverb, a preposition, a conjunction, or an interjection.
The rose smells lovely.
smells
What is a linking verb.
200
He was admired not only for his operas, but also for his political career.
Identify the part of speech for the words not only, but also.
What is a conjunction.
300
Identify the following group of words as a sentence or a sentence fragment.
We are having so much fun!
What is a sentence.
300
Identify the simple subject in the following sentence.
My old bicycle with the drop-style handlebars is rusting away in the garage now.
What is bicycle.
300
Identify the following word or word group as a noun, pronoun, or adjective.
That jacket doesn't belong to anyone.
That, anyone
That is an adjective.
Anyone is a pronoun.
300
Identify the following word or word group as an action verb, a linking verb, an adverb, a preposition, a conjunction, or an interjection.
Rosie hit a home run and tied up the score.
and
What is a conjunction.
300
My doctor recommended that I run in moderation.
Identify the part of speech for the word run.
What is a verb.
400
Identify the following as a sentence or a sentence fragment.
Stop!
What is a sentence.
400
Identify the simple predicate in the following sentence.
Sandy's little sister bravely dived off the high board at the community pool.
What is dived.
400
Identify the pronoun and antecedent in the following sentence.
Elena read the book and returned it to the library.
The pronoun is: it.
The antecedent is: book.
400
Identify the following word or word group as an action verb, a linking verb, an adverb, a preposition, a conjunction, or an interjection.
Wow, I am having such a good time playing this game!
Wow
What is an interjection.
400
They bought some tomatoes and peppers in the market.
Identify the part of speech for the word some.
What is an adjective.
500
What kind of punctuation does the following sentences end with?
Declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory.
Declarative: ends with a period.
Interrogative: ends with a question mark.
Imperative: Most end with a period. A strong command ends with an exclamation point!
Exclamatory: Ends with an exclamation point.
500
The simple predicate is also called this.
What is the verb.
500
The most frequently used adjectives are called articles. List the articles.
What is a, an, and the.
500
Identify the following word or word group as an action verb, a linking verb, an adverb, a preposition, a conjunction, or an interjection.
My older sister was a cheerleader during her senior year.
during
What is a preposition.
500
The dogs were so excited that one of them knocked over the coat rack.
Identify the part of speech for the word so.