Parts of Speech
What part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea?
Noun
Which type of verb phrase shows action — AVP or LVP?
AVP
Does this describe a subject or a direct object "The noun or pronoun that receives the action of an AVP"
Direct Object
Identify the appositive phrase:
“My brother, a talented artist, painted the mural.”
a talented artist
What is Level 1 of the Parsing?
Parts of Speech
What are the three article adverbs
the, a, an?
Which type of verb phrase links the subject to another word — AVP or LVP?
LVP (Linking Verb Phrase)
What is the subject of a sentence?
The noun or pronoun that the sentence is about; it performs the action or is being described.
What is an appositive phrase?
A: A noun or noun phrase that adds extra info
Identify the phrase in the sentence:
“We walked through the museum.”
Prepositional phrase: “through the museum”
“Gracefully” is an example of what part of speech?
Adverb
What does the P stand for?
Predicate
Identify the subject in the sentence:
“The cat chased the mouse.”
Cat
Is the phrase in this sentence prepositional or appositive?
“Mr. Harris, our history teacher, assigned the project.”
Appositive
In level 3 of parsing, what are we identifying
Appositive and prepositional phrases
What part of speech modifies a noun?
Adjective
Identify the verb phrase type in this sentence:
“The horses ran quickly across the field.”
AVP — “ran” shows action and takes adverbial modifiers.
Identify the direct object in the sentence
Miss Perrett baked a cake
Identify the prepositional phrase:
“We walked through the park.”
Through the park
What are the subject and predicate of this sentence (must also identify if it an AVP or LVP and if there is a subject complement)
The teacher seemed to like the book
Subject: teacher
LVP: seemed
(a linking verb → connects subject to a complement)
Direct Object: book
Define a preposition
A word that shows the relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word.
What is the key test for deciding if a verb is part of an LVP?
Replace the verb with “equals.” If the sentence still makes sense, it’s an LVP.
How can you test whether a word is a direct object
Ask “subject + verb + what/whom?” If the answer is a noun, it is the direct object.
State 20 prepositions
Check with Miss Perrett
Identify ALL of the following:
Sentence: “My friend, a talented singer, performed at the concert.”
– Level 1: What part of speech is friend?
– Level 2: What is the subject?
– Level 3: What phrase is “a talented singer”?
– Level 1: Noun
– Level 2: Subject = “friend”
– Level 3: Appositive phrase = “a talented singer”