Grammar Wall

Verbs

100

Which of these words are verbs?   Courageous, Selected, or Rapidly

Selected

200

Give me a verb

any verb

300

what job does a verb do?

action word what is the noun doing?

400

What is the job of the word crawling in a sentence?

verb

500

Give me a conjunction

and, or, but, also

Adjectives

100

Which of these words are adjectives?  Brown, Slowly, Kindness

Brown

200

Give me an adjective

any adjective

300

what job does an adjective do?

describes the noun

400

What is the job of the word pretty in a sentence?

adjective

500

Find the conjunction in this sentence?

It was time for dinner; therefore, we went to a restaurant.

therefore

Nouns

100

Which of these words are nouns?  Patience, Creative, Startled

Patience

200

Give me a noun

any noun

300

what job does a noun do?

it's a person, place or thing

400

What is the job of the word store in this sentence?

The store will close at 9:00 pm.

noun

500

What is the FANBOYS in this sentence?

It was raining, yet we still decided to go to the park.

yet

Pronouns

100

Which word is a pronoun?  Joe, Us, City

Us

200

Give me a pronoun

any pronoun

300

what job does a pronoun do?

shortcut word for the noun

400

What is the job of the word his in a sentence?

pronoun

500

what job does a conjunction do?

it connects two thoughts or pieces of a sentence together

Prepositions

100

Which word is NOT a preposition?   After, Under, Because

Because

200

Give me a preposition

any preposition

300

what job does a preposition do?

gives direction

400

What is the job of the word above in a sentence?

preposition

500

Which word can be a noun and verb depending on the usage in the sentence?  Sit, Pitch, Chair

Pitch