Parts of Speech
This part of speech describes, modifies or gives more information about a noun or pronoun.
What is the subject of the following sentence? Very slowly, Pandora opened the box.
Pandora
If the subject of a sentence is plural, does the verb need to be singular or plural?
plural
The FANBOYS are what part of speech?
conjunctions
When do we use comparatives?
When we want to compare a quality between two things or people.
This part of speech is used in place of a noun or noun phrase to avoid repetition.
pronoun
What is the verb in the following sentence? The small, loud dog barks all night long.
barks
Which verb is correct? We (was-were) excited about the new movie on Netflix.
were
These are the seven FANBOYS words.
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What is the comparative form of the adjective "tangled?"
more tangled
This part of speech joins two words, ideas, phrases or clauses together in a sentence and shows how they are connected.
conjunction
This kind of subject is made up of two or more subjects that share a verb or verb phrase.
compound subject
Which verb is correct? That red-haired lady in the fur hat (live-lives) across the street.
lives
When joining two _____________ clauses with a FANBOYS word, you need to add a comma.
independent
How do you turn short adjective ending in a vowel and a consonant (ex. big, sad) into its superlative form?
Double the consonant and +est (the biggest).
Slowly, quietly, very, always, and never are all examples of this part of speech.
adverb
What is the subject in the following sentence? Toni and Kevina are excited to read A Raisin in the Sun.
Toni and Kevina
Identify the subject and verb in the following sentence: My entire family went out to dinner to a new restaurant last night.
Do you need a comma before the word "but" in this sentence? Joe went to the movie theater but forgot his wallet.
No.
How do you turn a short adjective ending in -y (ex. dry, ugly) into its comparative form?
delete the y and add -ier than (drier than)
This part of speech shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word. They can indicate time, place, or relationship.
preposition
What is/are the verb(s) in the following sentence? Yesterday Donna watched a movie, cleaned her apartment and made lunch.
watched, cleaned, made
Either Ms. Breen or Ms. Conwell (is-are) staying after school today.
is
Write two sentences that are joined appropriately with a FANBOYS word and punctuation.
Answers will vary.
This is the superlative form of the word "good."
best