Parts of Speech 1
What part of speech is the word "cat" in the sentence, “The cat slept”?
A noun
What type of word is "run" in the sentence, “I run every morning”?
A verb
In the sentence, “The book is on the table,” what part of speech is "on"?
A preposition
Which punctuation mark ends a declarative sentence?
A period
Which punctuation mark is used to introduce a list after a complete sentence?
A colon
What is the pronoun in this sentence: “She walked to the store”?
She
What part of speech is the word "quickly" in the sentence, “He ran quickly”?
An adverb
What part of speech is "blue" in the phrase, “a blue car”?
An adjective
Add a comma: “After dinner we watched a movie.”
After dinner, we watched a movie.
The comma goes after “After dinner” because it is an introductory phrase that sets the time for the main action.
Using a comma after introductory phrases helps the reader clearly separate the introductory information from the main part of the sentence, improving clarity and flow.
What punctuation mark should connect two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction?
A semicolon
Which word in the following sentence is a coordinating conjunction, “I wanted to go, but I was tired”?
"but"
What type of word is “Wow!” in the sentence, “Wow! That was amazing!”?
An interjection
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: “She ran through the park.”
Through the park
"Through the park" is a prepositional phrase because it begins with the preposition "through" and ends with the object of the preposition, "the park."
This phrase shows the relationship of direction or movement between the verb "ran" and the location, providing more detail about where she ran.
True or False: Every sentence must end with either a period, question mark, or exclamation point.
True
Fill in the blank with a possible correct punctuation: “He had one goal____ to win.”
He had one goal**:** to win.
He had one goal **-** to win.
In the sentence, “Neither the cat nor the dog is outside,” which word is the correlative conjunction?
"nor"
What are the two main types of verbs?
Action verbs and linking verbs
In the sentence “We saw a dog under the table,” what word is the preposition?
Preposition: under
Insert commas: “My brother who lives in Texas is visiting soon.”
My brother**,** who lives in Texas**,** is visiting soon.
True or False: A semicolon can be used to separate an independent clause from a dependent clause.
False. Semicolons are used to connect two closely related independent clauses—each can stand alone as a complete sentence. Since a dependent clause cannot stand alone, it should be connected to the independent clause with a comma or subordinating conjunction instead.
Identify the pronouns in the following sentence: “She and I went to the store, but it was closed.”
"She" and "I"
What part of speech is the word "slowly" in “The turtle moved slowly and steadily”?
An adverb.
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb by describing how, when, where, or to what degree something happens.
In the sentence “The extremely tall boy ducked under the low doorway,” name the adjectives.
Adjectives: extremely tall, low
Explain why this sentence is punctuated incorrectly: “I love reading, writing and hiking.”
It needs a comma after "writing" — the Oxford comma: "reading, writing**,** and hiking."
Rewrite with correct punctuation: “I have a big test tomorrow I can’t go out tonight.”
I have a big test tomorrow**;** I can’t go out tonight.