Grammar: Parts of Speech

Nouns

100

Find the two concrete nouns: Dragons are cool because they breathe fire.

What is a dragons and fire?

200

Find the indirect object: She gave her speech to Tom so that she could practice.

What is Tom?

300

Find the noun: The little fire engine tried to climb up, but couldn't quite do it.

What is engine?

400

Find the abstract noun: Conversations with my friends in the hallway are always fun and energetic!

What is conversations?

500

Find the direct object: The Stapletons cleaned the windows for me.

What is "windows"

Verbs

100

This term describes a verb that acts like another part of speech.

What is a verbal?

200

Find the verb: My English teacher taught the parts of speech to the class last week.

What is a taught?

300

Find the infinitive: I don't like to go shopping.

What is to go?

400

Find the verb phrase: I am going to tell on you and your brother when your mom gets home!

What is am going?

500

Find the gerund: Eating is one of my most favorite hobbies!

What is eating?

Pronouns

100

These pronouns are used when we ask a question

What is an interrogative pronoun?

200

This is a pronoun that both replaces a person's name and shows possession.

What is a personal possessive pronoun?

300

Find the pronoun: The police officer arrested the student after he tried to run away.

What is he?

400

Find the indefinte pronoun: No one at Rosemount Middle School is going to be a super hero!

What is No one?

500

Find the reflexive pronoun: He accidently punched himself in the eye!

What is himself?

Prep./Adverbs

100

This word can modify a verb, adjective, or adverb.

What is an adverb?

200

A word that describes when or where a sentence is taking place.

What is a preposition?

300

Find the adverb: The big, fat, lazy cow quietly slept beside the haystack.

What is quietly?

400

Find the (2) prepositions: Across the ocean, the fisherman arrived at the White Cliffs of Dover.

What is "across" and "at"?

500

Find the adverb and the preposition: The old, wrinkled, man is quickly losing his memory after the near fatal car crash!

What is "quickly" and "after"?

Adjectives/Conj.

100

This word modifies a noun.

What is an adjective?

200

A word used to connect words, phrases or clauses together.

What is a conjunction?

300

Find the adjective: Forgetting his lunch on the counter, a sad Frankie Joe slowly walked home.

What is sad?

400

Find the coordinating conjunction: Either you get busy and finish your homework, or you going to get grounded young lady!

What is "either" and "or"?

500

Find the adjective and the conjunction: The undisciplined student refused to work, but tried harder when he was sent to student services.

What is "undisciplined" and "but"