Parts of Speech VIII
Parts of Speech IX
Parts of Speech X
100
True or false: Adverbs may come before, in between, or after the words they modify?
True!
100
True or false: A verb form preceded by the preposition "to" is considered a prepositional phrase?
False! [to + verb] = infinitive phrase
100
This part of speech expresses emotion and has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence.
What is an interjection?
200
The part of speech is a word that shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun, abbreviated as the "OP", to another word in the sentence.
What is a preposition?
200
This part of speech joins words or word groups.
What is a conjunction?
200
This type of conjunction begins a subordinate clause in a sentence.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
300
This is formed by a preposition, its object, and any modifiers of the object.
What is a prepositional phrase?
300
This type of conjunction works alone, and joins words or word groups that are used in the same way.
What is a coordinating conjunction?
300
Identify the part of speech of the word in brackets: Unfortunately, the cat ate his dinner [quite] late.
What is an adverb?
400
Name five commonly used prepositions.
aboard about above across after against along amid among around as at before behind below beneath beside besides between beyond but (meaning except) by concerning down during except for from in inside into like near of off on onto out outside over past since such as through throughout to toward under underneath until up upon with within without
400
This type of conjunction works in pairs of conjunctions that join words or word groups that are used in the same way.
What is a correlative conjunction?
400
Identify the part of speech of the word in brackets: Unfortunately, the silly mouse had never had [his] fur cleaned professionally.
What is a pronoun/adjective?
500
Some words may be used as either prepositions or adverbs. This rule can be used to figure out the difference.
Adverbs never have an object.
500
What acronym can be used to remember coordinating conjunctions? What does each letter stand for?
What is FANBOYS? (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
500
Identify the part of speech of the word in brackets: This weekend the entire class [will have studied] for their pre-comps for many hours.
What is a verb phrase.