Parts of Speech
A person, place, or thing
noun
"Run" is what part of speech?
verb
a verb
A word used to describe a noun:
an adjective
My friends and I took a trip to the beach. What part of speech is I?
Pronoun
We would have gone to the game, but we didn't have a ride.
What part of speech is but?
Conjunction
What part of speech is blue?
Adjective
It was a long day.
What part of speech is it?
personal pronoun
"Purple" is what part of speech?
adjective
Identify the noun in the following sentence:
She can not play the guitar.
Guitar.
What part of speech is were walking?
verb
He, I, his, she, her, they, their, them are all examples of what part of speech?
pronouns
What is the acronym we use for conjunctions?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
FANBOYS
True or false: In order for a sentence to be complete, it has to have a noun and a verb.
true
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence:
We needed a place to study, so we packed up our things and went to the library.
so
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
They live in a beautiful house.
beautiful
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence:
I want to eat pizza or burgers for dinner tonight.
or
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence:
Jesse did not have much money, but she went shopping anyways.
but
Which part of speech replaces nouns to help with repetition?
pronouns
He drove quickly... Quickly is an example of ...
an adverb
We will go to the mall soon.
What part of speech is soon?
adverb
Which part of speech do you use when you need to join clauses, sentences, or words?
conjunctions
I tripped over my shoelaces when I was walking home.
What part of speech is over?
Preposition
I was walking along the sidewalk when I saw a snake.
What part of speech is along?
preposition