Parts Of Speech
What part of speech describes an action?
Verb
What are the two main parts of a sentence?
Subject and Predicate
What is a noun phrase?
A group of words that function like a noun.
What is a dependent clause?
A clause that can’t stand alone as a complete sentence.
Who is the best grammar teacher ever?
Ms. McNicholas!
Identify the adjectives in the sentence: “The quick orange fox jumped over the lazy dog.”
Quick, orange, lazy
Identify the subject and predicate in this sentence: “Sarah went to the store.”
Subject: “Sarah”
Predicate: “went to the store”
Identify the adjective phrase in this sentence: “The dog with the fluffy tail is mine.”
“With the fluffy tail”
Identify the independent clause in this sentence: “Sofia likes to read books, but she prefers watching movies.”
Sofia likes to read books
What is the difference between ”its” and ”it’s”?
“Its” is a possessive pronoun indicating belonging.
”It’s” is a contraction for “it is”
Provide an example of a preposition.
”In”, “on”, “under”, “between”, etc.
What is an independent clause?
A clause that can stand alone as a sentence.
Give an example of a prepositional phrase.
“On the table”
What is the difference between independent and dependent clauses?
Independent clauses can stand alone and convey a full thought, dependent clauses can’t.
Give an example of onomatopoeia.
Buzz, chirp, honk, etc.
Adverb
Give an example of a dependent clause.
“When we get enough snow“, “that Mary gave me for my birthday”, etc.
Give an example of an infinitive phrase.
“To play chess”, “To watch a match”, “To attend class”
What can join an independent and a dependent clause together?
Conjunctions, commas, colons, etc.
What is the difference between “there”, “their”, and “they’re”?
There: adverb indicating a location.
Their: possessive pronoun indicating belonging.
They’re: contraction of “they are”
Name a pronoun that can function as a subject.
“They”, “you”, “it”
Identify the direct object and the indirect object in this sentence: “The teacher gave the students homework.”
Direct Object: homework
Indirect Object: students
What’s one difference between a phrase and clause?
Phrases don’t contain a subject and a predicate, clauses do.
Phrases can’t convey a complete thoughts, clauses sometimes can.
Phrases can’t stand alone, independent clauses can.
Identify the dependent clause in this sentence: “Maddie likes cooking, but she prefers baking.”
But she prefers baking.
Can you name every person in the classroom?
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