Definitions: Parts of Speech
Which part of speech is a person, place, thing or idea?
Noun
What is the subject of a sentence?
Person, place, thing or idea
Mrs. Talarico loves delicious ice cream and eats it enthusiastically.
Noun
Is the following sentence a complete sentence, sentence fragment, or run on sentence?
Cyrus DeBarge is a talented rapper who writes and raps under the stage name "Truth".
Complete Sentence
Which type of punctuation marks the end of a sentence and/or goes after an abbreviation?
Period
What part of speech expresses an action?
Verb
What is the action of a sentence?
The verb the subject does
What part of speech is the underlined word in this sentence:
Mrs. Talarico loves delicious ice cream and eats it enthusiastically.
Verb
Is the following sentence a complete sentence, sentence fragment, or run on sentence?
Truth enters a songwriting competition his song is chosen as the winner.
Run on sentence
Which type of punctuation marks the end of a sentence that asks a question?
Question Mark
What part of speech describes a noun?
Adjective
What are the 3 things a sentence MUST have in order to be complete?
1. Subject
2. Action
3. Express a complete thought
What part of speech is the underlined word in this sentence:
Mrs. Talarico loves delicious ice cream and eats it enthusiastically.
Conjunction
Is the following sentence a complete sentence, sentence fragment, or run on sentence?
His friend Chris.
Fragment
Which type of punctuation marks the end of a sentence that expresses an intense emotion?
Exclamation Point
What part of speech describes a verb?
Adverb
What is a statement that has more than one complete thought joined incorrectly (it is too much to be a complete sentence)?
Run On Sentence
What part of speech is the underlined word in this sentence:
Mrs. Talarico loves delicious ice cream and eats it enthusiastically.
Adverb
Is the following sentence a complete sentence, sentence fragment, or run on sentence?
Gets mistaken as "Truth" and gets the credit for writing the song.
Fragment
Which part of speech is a general word that is used in place of a noun?
Pronoun
What part of speech joins different ideas together in the same sentence
Conjunction
What is a statement that is missing a piece to be a complete sentence (it is not enough to be a complete sentence)?
Sentence fragment
What part of speech is the underlined word in this sentence:
Mrs. Talarico loves delicious ice cream and eats it enthusiastically.
Adjective
Is the following sentence a complete sentence, sentence fragment, or run on sentence?
Cyrus is able to prove he is the real "Truth", and he wins the rap battle.
Complete sentence
What is Mrs. Talarico's dog's name?
Cornelius