Adjectives
Verbs
Pronouns
Helping Verbs
Main Idea
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What is the adjective in this sentence: Many butterflies migrated for the season.
many
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What is the verb in this sentence? The children ran through the halls on the last day of school.
ran
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What is the pronoun in the sentence? They took a walk to Dairy Queen.
they
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What is the helping verb in the sentence? The firefighters should rescue the children.
should
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What is the main idea? I have a dog named Boots. I taught him lots of tricks. When I tell him to, Boots will sit or lie down. He can also wave his paw to greet people. When I say, “Dance, Boots.”, he will stand up on two legs and walk. I don't know of many dogs that can do such amazing tricks.
My dog Boots can do tricks
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What is the adjective in this sentence? During the school day, children sharpen yellow pencils
yello
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What is the verb in this sentence? All of the mothers told their children to behave.
told
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What is the possessive pronoun in the sentence? Alex and Kevin walked to their bus.
their
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What is the helping verb in the sentence? Spring weather will bring new plant growth.
will
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Yesterday was my birthday. When I woke up, I noticed my brother Todd hung up a big sign that said, “Happy Birthday, Joey!” Mom made spaghetti for dinner. It's my favorite food in the whole world. My friend Dave came over and handed me a wrapped gift. I wondered what it was. It was a new basketball! I had a great day.
Joey had a great birthday
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What is the adjective in this sentence? Our neighborhood has a park.
our
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What is the being verb in this sentence? We are all in the fourth grade.
are
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What is the object pronoun in the sentence? The students handed the test to her.
her
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What is the helping verb in the sentence? All of the computers are broken.
are
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Peter's parents bought a new carpet for the living room. Now, he has to take his shoes off when he enters the house. He's also not allowed to eat or drink in the living room any more. Peter's furry dog isn't allowed to play ball in there either. When his parents got the new carpet, there were lots of new rules.
Peter's parents bought a new carpet and there are a lot of rules to keep it clean
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What are the adjectives in this sentence? The plant's petals were red and purple.
red and purple
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What is the being verb in this sentence? Miss Jankowiak is the best teacher in the world!
is
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What is the subject pronoun in the sentence? We took a field trip to the Buffalo Science Museum.
we
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What is the helping verb in the sentence? The doctor will prescribe medicine when you are ill.
will
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Our family went on vacation to the beach. We spent hours building sandcastles. My brother, Jason and I made a two sandcastle with a moat! We used sticks that washed up from the shore to make windows and doors. To make the moat, we dug a deep ditch around the castle and filled it with water. Next year, I hope to make an even bigger sandcastle!
At the beach, two children built sandcastles.
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What are the adjectives in this sentence? (3) Last night, I watched a thrilling movie on my huge T.V.
last, thrilling, huge
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What are the verbs in this sentence? (2) The dog barked and growled at the stranger.
barked and growled
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What are the pronouns in this sentence? (2) They bought new library books for us.
they, us
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What is the helping verb in the sentence? The school bus should arrive on time.
should
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Yesterday in art class, we painted pictures for Mother's Day. I worked the entire time making sure my painting would impress my mom. On the way home from school, a gust of wind blew the painting out of my hand and down the street. I chased it only to find that it landed in a puddle of mud. My art teacher said I can make a new painting today.
A child looses a painting he/she created in art class.