Basic Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
Person, place, thing, or idea
What is an independent clause?
A group of words that contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a complete sentence.
Identify the noun phrase:
The boy in the red jersey won the race.
The boy in the red jersey
Identify the noun clause:
Whoever cooks the meal doesn't have to do the dishes.
Whoever cooks the meal
Nouns
Where does the comma go?
After I take my test I will independently read.
After I take my test, I will independently read.
Identify the noun phrase:
The doctor will see you now.
The doctor
Identify the relative clause:
My neighbor who lives in the yellow house is going on a trip.
who lives in the yellow house
What does an adverb modify?
Verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
Where does the comma go?
I can't hang out with friends until I do my chores.
No comma needed
Identify the verb phrase:
I have been participating for five years.
have been participating
Identify the relative clause:
The cashier, who is wearing a uniform, was very rude to me.
who is wearing a uniform
What is a helping verb? You must also provide an example sentence.
A verb that helps out the main verb of a sentence.
Example:
I am running in the race tomorrow.
Write your own correctly punctuated sentence that contains a dependent clause.
Answers will vary.
Identify the adjective phrase:
Someone older than me got the job.
older than me
Identify the adverbial clause:
Even though I had never played an instrument before, I learned how to play the piano quickly.
Even though I had never played an instrument before
What is a linking verb? You must also provide an example sentence.
A verb that links the subject of a sentence with an adjective (subject complement) that describes it.
Example:
I am hungry.
Write your own properly punctuated sentence that accurately uses the coordinating conjunction "for."
Answers will vary.
Example: I walked to work, for the weather is nice today.
Identify the adverb phrase:
I parked the car by the green sign.
by the green sign
Identify the adverbial clause:
I acted with great confidence as if I had performed a million times before.