Parts of Speech
They went to the climbing gym.
"Run" is what part of speech in this sentence?
I went on a long run.
noun
A word used to describe an action:
a verb
A word used to describe or modify a noun:
an adjective
"Teacher" is what part of speech?
noun
What is a common noun? Give 3 examples.
Definition: words for types of things, people, places, such as "dog" that are not in capital letters.
Examples kitten, chair, education
verb (state of being)
A name of a particular person or place. Give 2 examples.
Proper Noun Definition: A name of a particular person or place.
Mr. Smith, Superman, Susie
What is the name of living beings, places, things, or ideas?
Examples: love, hate, country, English
Nouns
"Purple" is what part of speech?
adjective
Identify the proper nouns in the following sentence:
Mr. Kong lives in Boise, Idaho with his family.
Mr. Smith, Boise, Idaho
Sometimes, I just can't stand it.
Preposition
Them, yourself, mine, her, they, their, them are all examples of what part of speech?
pronouns
What is the acronym we use for coordinating conjunctions? Name them.
FANBOYS
preposition
Identify the conjunctions in the following sentence:
We needed a place to study, so we packed up our things and went to the library.
so, and
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
They live in the beautiful house down the street.
beautiful
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence:
I want to eat pizza or burgers at that restaurant.
or
Identify the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence:
Jesse did not have much money, since she spent it all the night before.
but
Which part of speech replaces nouns to help prevent repetition?
pronouns
She walked around quietly.
an adverb
Identify the articles: I will walk 3 miles to the park, then I will eat a lunch.
3, the, a
A word that introduces a noun or a noun phrase; gives more information about the noun it is introducing.
Article
What does an adverb do? Give one example.
Definition: Modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Examples: Quickly, quietly, easily, soon, often
She ran very quickly to catch the bus.
Adverb