part of speech
The leaves were swirling in the breeze.
breeze
noun
the crisp air carried the scent of a campfire
personification, alliteration
He thought he would read the book and attend the discussion group
name all the verbs in the sentence
thought; would; read; attend
They waited to see the [effect/affect] of the chemical on [there, their, they're] rock sample
effect
their
which word is NOT like the others?
love, hope, happy, number, jump, idea
happy
The silly shrimp swan in the sea.
silly
adjective
The crickets beat their wings in an evening symphony riding on the gentle breeze
metaphor, personification
The energetic dog loved playing catch with the taller boy, especially on windy days.
name all the adjectives
energetic; taller; windy
our
except
it's
sadly, jumpy, always, rarely, nearly
jumpy
Let's celebrate the victory with a parade.
victory
noun
The stars were like pinholes in the dark construction paper night sky
simile, metaphor
On a winter evening, snow falls from the dark sky as people huddle close, cozy and safe inside.
What are the adjectives?
winter; dark; safe; cozy
The turtle slowly peeked [it's, its] head out of it's shell, as if it could [hear, here] Jamal talking to it
its
hear
harbor, water, blue, fear, sweat
blue
They usually go to the beach for the holiday.
usually
adverb
He was riding his bike a million miles per hour down the dirt road, rocks and dust flying as his tires cut a track towards the army of trees that guarded the Bent Forest
hyperbole, personification, metaphor
"The name of the third planet from the sun is Earth," stated Henry, the confidence and jubilation evident in his smile
What are the nouns in the sentences?
name; planet; sun; Earth; Henry; confidence; jubilation
It felt colder [then, than] Antartica outside, but they were having [two, too, to] much fun playing in [there, their, they're] fort to come inside
than
too
their
field, hopelessness, inflict, grace, gratitude
inflict
The studious professor could likely be found in the library.
studious
adjective
"Hang in there," he exclaimed to his teammate who had just missed the game winning goal, " it's not like it was the World Cup or anything."
idiom, simile
The trail twisted and turned through the darkening forest as the minutes ticked by and the hikers feared each noise they heard echo between the trees.
What are the verbs in the sentence?
twisted; turned; ticked; feared; heard; echo
[There, Their, They're] [are, our] family and we should [except, accept] that [there, their, they're] plans have changed and [there, their, they're] not coming for Thanksgiving
our
accept
their
they're
secret, private, firm, cold, famous
famous