Parts of Speech 1
Give 3 examples of verbs.
Correct Examples
What word is describing 'run' in this sentence?
I went on a long run.
What part of speech tells an action:
a verb
A word used to describe or modify a noun:
an adjective
"Teacher" is what part of speech?
noun
Give 3 examples of nouns.
Correct Examples
"He is talking to me right now."
What part of speech is the word, "talking?"
verb
Give two examples of adjectives for a puppy
examples
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. Smith lives in Boise, Idaho with his family.
Mr. Smith, Boise, Idaho
What is a proper noun?
a specific place or person
Give examples of adjectives for Spongebob
examples
Im starting high school next month at Santa Clara High School. What is the proper noun?
SCHS
True or false: In order for a sentence to be complete, it has to have an adjective.
false
Identify the nouns in the following sentence:
We needed a place to study, so we packed up our things and went to the library.
place
things
library
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
They live in the beautiful house down the street.
beautiful
Identify the nouns in the following sentence:
I want to eat pizza or burgers at that restaurant.
pizza
burgers
restaurant
Identify the verbs in the following sentence:
Jesse did not have much money, but she went shopping anyways.
shopping
went
Why would you capitalize a noun in the middle of a sentence?
It is a proper noun or part of a title
He drove quickly... Quickly is an example of ...
an adverb
smoothly, quickly, and stubbornly are all examples of...
adverbs
What is the verb in the following sentence?
The cat purred because it felt happy.
purred
What does an adverb do?
Definition: Modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
slowly, quickly, loudly ...are all examples of what?
adverbs