Parts of Speech #1
In the sentence, "Monday mornings are tough", the word, "tough" acts as an _________.
adjective
TRUE OR FALSE?
In the sentence, "David wants a dog", the verb "wants" agrees with the subject, "David".
true
"The team agreed to host a car wash to finance (its/their) game."
its
**For double points, what is the antecedent that "it's" is referring to?**
In the sentence, "Oh no! Can you pick up dinner for the kids?", the words "Oh no" act as an ________________.
interjection
"Baseball is fun, but I prefer hockey". The conjunction in this sentence is ______________________.
In the sentence, "Hunger overcame me as I walked into the restaurant", the word, "hunger" acts as a ______.
noun
"Consumer Reports (is/are) a magazine I like to read."
is
In the sentence, "When will Anna, my hard-working wife, be home for dinner?", the words, "hard-working", act as an ____________________.
Adjective
**For double points, what word is being modified?**
FANBOYS
**For double the points, name the conjunctions that FANBOYS represents.**
comma
In the sentence, "A flock of birds hovered over the building", the word, "over" acts as a ________________.
preposition.
**For double points, what do you call the group of words, "over the building"?**
"If a student parks a car on campus, (he or she/they) must buy a parking permit."
he or she
In the sentence,
"Should I get chocolate chip, strawberry, or rocky road ice cream?",
"I" acts as a ___________________.
pronoun
Verbs represent both action words and ____________________________.
state-of-being
"Dr. Jones and her mother teach music."
The part of speech that "and" serves as in this sentence is ________________________.
conjunction
In the sentence, "We usually have Thanksgiving dinner at my aunt’s house", the word "usually" acts as an adverb. It is modifying the word, ________________.
have
"Either crackers or ginger ale (help/helps) to alleviate an upset stomach."
helps
*For double points, explain why this is the correct answer.**
"When Jen got to school, she went directly to her locker."
The antecedent that "she" is replacing is _____________________.
Jen
In the sentence, "The very friendly dog is happily wagging its tail", the words, "very" and "happily" act as __________________.
adverbs
*For double the points, what words do "very" and "happily" modify?**
The word, "Wow", acts as a _______________ in the below sentence:
Wow! So many other people have complained about what they see as glaring omissions in the draft reports.
interjection
**For double points, state the definition of an interjection.**
In the sentence, "Every afternoon the team heads to the field for practice", the word "every" acts as an adverb. It is in the sentence to modify the word, ____________________.
afternoon
"Everybody", "No one", "Someone", and "Everything" are examples of (singular/plural) pronouns.
singular
The prepositional phrase in the sentence, "During my vacation, I will visit Disney World" is ____________________________________.
During my vacation
This part of speech answers these questions:
how much?
how many?
what kind?
which ones?
adjectives
ANSWER BOTH PARTS TO EARN 500 POINTS:
In the sentence, "I really love my new sweatshirt", the word "really" acts as an _________________. It is modifying the word, _________________.
adverb.
love.