Grammar Stuff
Name the 8 parts of speech
Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, articles
Two ambivalent senators refused to vote.
senators
Do you know the meaning of monarchy?
do know
The vote in both houses of Congress was tied.
in both house, of Congress
Austin and John write humorous essays.
Noun-Ausin, John, essays. Verb-write. Conjunction-and. Adjective-humorous
What are the two types of nouns?
common and proper
Get the car.
You understood.
The race will be happening in 30 minutes.
will be happening
The area outside the boundary is dangerous to cross.
outside the boundary, to cross
Two thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
Noun-eggplant, New Jersey. Verb-is grown. Adjectives-two thirds, the, world's. Preposition-of, in
Name the three simple verb tenses.
Past, present, and future
To cry is showing weakness
To cry
Having hesitated, she had no desire to continue.
had desire
The title of the book was of great interest to me.
of the book, of great interest, to me
All the techniques developed by the developer over the last month have been incorporated.
nouns-techniques, developer, month. verbs-developed, have been incorporated. adjectives-all, the, the, the, last. prepositions-by, over
Name 3 of the 8 types of adjectives.
descriptive, quantitative, demonstrative, possessive, interrogative, indefinite, comparative, superlative
Maya and Kara were punching each other.
Maya, Kara
Neither Jonah nor Brennan noticed when the eggs began to hatch.
Jonah, Brennan
Some critics in America believe that the title of Jane Austen's book represents her abolitionist views on behalf of the slaves in Antigua.
in America, of Jane Austen's book, on behalf, of the slaves, in Antigua
The essay will be five paragraphs in length with each paragraph consisting of four to five sentences.
nouns-essay, paragraphs, length, paragraph, sentences. verb-will be, consisting. adjectives-the, five, each, four, five. prepositions-in, with,of, to
What are the parts of speech on the main line or main part when diagramming (there are 3)?
subject, verb, direct object
Swimming is a strenuous sport.
swimming
"Did the jar of pickles actually hit the masked bandit?" asked the reporter.
did hit
The rover landed on the planet’s surface immediately after losing communication with mission control.
on the planet's surface, after losing communication, with mission control
The presentation should have a logical flow and structure as well but must also express a degree of creativity.
nouns-presentation, flow, structure, degree, creativity. verbs-should have, express, must. adj.-the, a, logical, a. prepositions-of. conjunctions-and, but, also