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All Parts of Speech
Nouns & Pronouns
Adjectives & Adverbs
Prepositions
Verbs
100

How many parts of speech are there?

8

100
The job of a pronoun is to...
replace/rename a noun
100
If I take the suffix off of the end of "sweetly," I change the word from an adverb to a(n) _____.
adjective
100
List 5 prepositions.
over, under, to, with, through, on, past, etc.
100
What are the 3 types of verbs?
action, linking, helping
200
True or False: The word "blonde" could be an adjective or a noun?
True
200
Is "hair" in the following sentence a noun? Tom received hair treatments for his balding.
no
200
Adverbs often end in what suffix?
ly
200
All prepositions must have a ___________.
prepositional phrase
200
A verb plus all of its helpers is called a _____________.
verb phrase
300

True or False: There are 7 noun jobs.

False

300
I could replace the noun in the following sentence with what pronoun? Tom and Jerry are mean!
they
300
Is "very" an adjective or an adverb? My very lonely heart wished for a boyfriend.
adverb
300

All prepositional phrases must end with a _____ or a _____.

noun/pronoun

the object of the preposition

300

If a verb's job is to show action, sometimes the action is simply to _____.

exist, to be

400

What are the three jobs of an adverb?

to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs

400
List 10 pronouns.
he, him, her, its, your, mine, us, their, ourselves, who, which, etc.
400
Is "lonely" an adjective or adverb? My lonely heart wished for a date.
adjective
400
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: I was aggravated to spend a long day in a very large and noisy classroom.
in a very large and noisy classroom
400
List 4 helping verbs.
am, is, are, was, might, could, etc.
500

List all the parts of speech, in order on the whiteboard.

nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections

500
What do we call the noun or pronoun at the end of a prepositional phrase?
the object of the preposition
500
Adjectives can modify ONLY _____ or _____. Adverbs can modify ONLY _____, _____, or _____.
nouns/pronouns, verbs/adjectives/adverbs
500

What is a preposition phrase that modifies a noun called?

Adjectival phrase

500

What is the verb phrase in the following sentence: We might be singing in tomorrow's concert.

might be singing