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Nouns and Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives and Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions and Interjections
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Here is an example of a noun and its pronoun. WRITE ON BOARD.
What is (ANSWERS VARY)?
100
This is a verb's function in a sentence.
What is to show action or to otherwise help make a statement?
100
This is what an adjective modifies.
What is a noun?
100
This is an example of a preposition. (WRITE ON BOARD).
What is (VARIES)?
100
An interjection can be removed from a sentence and nothing changes grammatically. T/F.
What is true?
200
This is the definition of an antecedent.
What is the noun that a pronoun replaces/ the noun that comes before a pronoun?
200
This is the function of an action verb.
What is to show physical or mental action?
200
These are the parts of speech that an adverb can modify.
What are verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs?
200
This is the definition of a preposition.
What is a word that is used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other noun or pronoun in the sentence?
300
In this sentence, the possessive pronoun is: Matthew was very excited for his scene.
What is "his?"
300
This is the function of a linking verb.
What is to help make a statement?
300
This is a grammatical term that encompasses both adjectives and adverbs.
What is the word "modifier?"
300
Some words can be both adverbs and prepositions. This is how we tell the difference.
What is that prepositions are always followed by a noun or pronoun?
300
This is the definition of a coordinating conjunction with an example.
What is that coordinating conjunctions simply connect groups of words? (EX: yet, nor, but).
400
This is the difference between a common and a proper noun. Provide examples.
What is a proper noun shows a specific person, place, or thing (Macbeth) whereas a common noun shows a general person, place, or thing (play).
400
This is how a helping verb is different from a linking verb.
What is that it must accompany another verb and simply helps create a tense or form a verb phrase?
400
"The" is this type of adjective.
What is a specific article?
400
An object in a prepositional phrase is...
What is the second noun?
400
This is the definition of a correlative conjunction. List an example.
What is that it is found in pairs and is divided by other words? (EX: Neither... nor)
500
Identify all the nouns in the following sentence: The seventh graders did an excellent job on Friday and Saturday night.
What are: SEVENTH GRADERS, JOB, NIGHT (Friday/ Saturday night)
500
Identify the action and linking verbs in the following sentence: Both the dog and the cat are dirty and need baths before they run outside.
What are "are" and "run?"
500
This part of speech falls into two of our Jeopardy categories.
What is a pronoun?
500
Write a sentence that contains a prepositional phrase. Identify the phrase, the preposition and the object.
What is (VARIES)?
500
This is the acronym you may use to remember the 7 coordinating conjunctions. List them.
What is FANBOYS?