Parts of Speech
I am a word that shows action or state of being.
What is a verb?
I am the main noun or pronoun that performs the action in a sentence.
What is the subject?
I help form verb phrases and include words like "can," "might," and "should."
What is a "helping verb"?
Which type of noun can you see, touch, hear, smell, or taste?
What is a concrete noun?
This children's rhyme, displayed in all the guests' rooms, originally had this number of soldiers.
What is ten?
I modify nouns and pronouns, and can be comparative or superlative.
What is an adjective?
I contain both a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a complete thought.
What is an independent clause?
Complete this sentence with the correct "to be" verb: "They ___ going to the store tomorrow."
What is "are"?
From this list, identify the abstract noun: book, freedom, chair, pencil.
What is freedom?
These two characters arrive on Indian Island claiming to be secretary and wife to U.N. Owen.
Who are Mr. and Mrs. Rogers?
I join words, phrases, or clauses together and can be coordinating or subordinating.
What is a conjunction?
I contain two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
Find the helping "to be" verb and the main verb in: "The team is winning the championship game."
What is "is" (helping verb) and "winning" (main verb)?
Which sentence contains both a concrete and an abstract noun used as the subject?
A) "The cat chased the mouse."
B) "Patience and wisdom come with age."
C) "Time heals all wounds."
D) "Her kindness touched my heart."
What is B) "Patience and wisdom (abstract) come with age."?
What method of transportation brings the guests to Indian Island?
What is a boat/motor launch?
I take the place of a noun and can be personal, possessive, or demonstrative.
What is a pronoun?
In the sentence "The energetic puppy chased the ball and barked loudly," identify the complete predicate.
What is "chased the ball and barked loudly"?
Which word in this list is NOT a form of "to be": is, were, being, seems, was?
What is "seems"?
In the sentence "The teacher praised Tommy's honesty," what is the abstract noun?
What is honesty?
What object placed in each guest's room connects to their alleged crimes?
What is the "Ten Little Soldiers" nursery rhyme?
I link parts of the sentence and show relationships between words, often indicating location or time.
What is a preposition?
In "The old car broke down," identify the simple predicate.
What is "broke"?
From these words, identify the one that is NOT a "to be" verb: are, been, am, appears, is, being.
What is "appears"?
In the quote "Knowledge is power," identify the first abstract noun.
What is knowledge?
How does Mrs. Rogers die in Chapter 6?
What is an overdose of sleeping medication?