Name/define the part of speech
What is the difference between a common and proper noun?
A common noun names a general person, place, or thing, while a proper noun names a specific unique person, place, or thing.
A noun is a ________, ________, or ________.
What are the two types of verbs?
Action words and Helping (or linking) verbs
What is the function of an adjective?
It describes a noun.
What is a pronoun (what is their function)?
The puppy chased the ball. What part of speech is chased?
What do you call a nouns that refer to more than one thing?
PLURAL nouns
What do helping (linking) verbs do?
They express a state of being. Ex: is, am, was, were, are.
Identify the adjective: I got home from school and did my difficult homework.
difficult
There are different types of pronouns: first, second, and third person. Give a few examples of a first person pronoun.
I, me, we, us.
The enormous elephant walked away slowly. What part of speech is enormous?
What is the definition of the subject of a sentence?
What are the two verbs in this sentence? It seems that the days of summer are over.
Seems and are
What two letters do adverbs commonly end in?
-LY (I walked quickly down the hall; He mumbled quietly).
There are different types of pronouns: first, second, and third person. Give an example of a third person pronoun.
He, she, it, they, them
Marcus quietly entered the classroom. What part of speech is quietly?
Adverb
What is a collective noun? Give an example.
It is a noun that refers to a group of people, animals, or things as a single unit. Ex: family, herd, class, bouquet
What is the verb in this sentence? Is it an action verb or linking verb? The old woman tastes the soup.
Tastes; Action verb
Identify the adjective and the adverb: The talented musician played the harp beautifully.
Adjective: talented; Adverb: beautifully
There are different types of pronouns: first, second, and third person. Give an example of a second person pronoun.
YOU
I gave the book to her. What part of speech is her?
Pronoun
What do you call the noun that receives the action of the verb? (Ex: I kicked the ball.) Hint: it is the d______ o_____
Direct Object
What is the verb in this sentence? Is it an action verb or linking verb? The soup tastes delicious.
Tastes; LINKING verb
Besides verbs, what OTHER parts of speech can adverbs describe?
Adjectives and other adverbs (we can show you examples later).
His, hers, my, mine, our, ours, their, theirs, your, yours.