Parts of Speech
A person place or thing
Common Noun
What is an Adjective?
What is the subject in the sentence?
We played a good game, but we lost anyway.
WE
Which word is the preposition in this sentence?
The town grew quiet after the storm.
AFTER
A SPECIFIC person place or thing
Proper Noun
What is an Adverb?
An adverb is the word that describes (modifies) the verb.
What is the complete predicate in the sentence?
Candise was having trouble sleeping on her firm pillows.
was having trouble sleeping on her firm pillows
Which word is the preposition in the sentence?
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens took their dog for a walk around their quiet, peaceful neighborhood.
AROUND
A noun in disguise... this takes the place of a noun.
Example (he, she, it, her, they, them, us, etc)
Pronoun
Is the word in the sentence an adjective or an adverb?
I ate the potatoes first because the meat was too HOT.
Adjective...the word HOT is describing the meat. Meat is a noun.
train for many years.
The Subject
What trains for many years?
Which word is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?
I found my cat hiding under my bed.
UNDER MY BED
An action word
Verb
Is the word in the sentence an adjective or an adverb?
She performed WELL during the gymnastics competition.
The word WELL is an adverb... it is describing the word performed which is a VERB.
Identify the complete predicate in the following sentence.
The professor solved the riddle.
SOLVED THE RIDDLE
What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?
He ran down the block as fast as he could.
DOWN THE BLOCK
"A", "an", and "the" are all examples of...
Articles
Is the word in the sentence an adjective or an adverb?
Erica's dog is PRETTIER than any animal I've ever seen.
The word PRETTIER is an adjective. It is describing the word dog which is a noun.
Identify the complete subject in the sentence.
The grateful children were happy with what they received.
THE GRATEFUL CHILDREN
What is the OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION?
The coat on the chair is mine.
CHAIR