Parts of Speech Definitions
What is the definition of a noun?
A word used to identify people, places, objects, and ideas.
Underline the first noun in the following sentence:
Fiercely, a determined driver raced his car through the checkered line.
Driver
Identify the helping verb in the following sentence:
Mr. Callahan will teach a lesson about differentiating polynomial factors in AP Calculus later today.
Will
What type of subject is used in the following sentence:
Mom was more than excited about her dinner party this morning.
Simple Subject
Fill in the blanks using the following set of homophones:
Then/Than
_____ I told him that I would rather go to practice _____ sit and wait for the game.
1. Then
2. Than
What is the definition of an adjective?
A words used to describe a noun.
Underline the first verb in the following sentence:
Fiercely, a determined driver raced his car through the checkered line.
Raced
Identify the primary verb in the following sentence:
Mr. Callahan will teach a lesson about differentiating polynomial factors in AP Calculus later today.
Teach
Underline the subject in the following sentence:
The entire group was discouraged about their decision to move.
the entire group
Fill in the blanks using the following set of homophones:
Its/It's
When I saw the spider in the corner, I realized _____ looking right at me from _____ web.
1. It's
2. Its
What is the definition of an adverb?
A word used to describe a verb.
Underline the first pronoun in the following sentence:
Fiercely, a determined driver raced his car through the checkered line.
His
Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence:
Mr. Callahan will teach a lesson about differentiating polynomial factors in AP Calculus later today.
will teach
Underline whole predicate in the following sentence:
The entire group was discouraged about their decision to move.
was discouraged about their decision to move.
Fill in the blanks using the following set of homophones:
Your/You're
_____ parents already invited me to the festival _____ going to next weekend.
1. Your
2. You're
Which word has the following definition:
A word used to identify previously mentioned nouns.
Pronoun
Underline the second article in the following sentence:
Fiercely, a determined driver raced his car through the checkered line.
The
What type of verb is described by its function below:
"to express verb tense in a sentence."
Auxiliary Verb
Using the following sentence, identify the function of the predicate:
The entire group was discouraged about their decision to move.
Describing the Subject
Fill in the blanks using the following set of homophones:
to/too/two
I was going _____ the park with my _____ cousins before they drove to my grandparents' house, _____.
1. To
2. Two
3. Too
What word's definition is this?
"A word used to indicate whether a noun is general or specific."
Article
Underline the second adjective in the following sentence:
Fiercely, a determined driver raced his car through the checkered line.
Checkered
What type of verb is described by its function below:
"to influence the mood of a sentence."
Modal Verb
Using the following sentence, identify the type of subject:
The entire group was discouraged about their decision to move.
Complete Subject
Fill in the blanks using the following set of homophones:
There/Their/They're
_____ looking over from _____ tent from over _____.
1. They're
2. Their
3. There