Parts of Speech
The word "teacher" is an example of what part of speech
noun
If you say someone is angry... you are using a description. What part of speech describes nouns?
an adjective
In the sentence "The dog ran quickly," which word is the adverb?
"quickly"
In the sentence "The red apple is on the big table," what are the adjectives?
Red and big.
In the sentence "She runs every morning," what is the verb?
Runs.
Which part of speech do you use when you need to join clauses, sentences, or words
conjunction
Is this sentence a complete sentence?
Ms. Schwerin's class is fun
NO! There is no punctuation.
Is this sentence a complete sentence?
Jimmy Johns has the best sandwiches.
Yes.
and , or , so , because are examples of...
conjunctions
True or False: In order for a sentence to be complete, it has to make sense.
True
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea
A noun
This part of speech describes or modifies a noun. It tells you more about a person, place, thing, or idea
An adjective.
he, I, his, she, her, they, their, them are examples of...
pronouns
What does a sentence have to start with in order to be complete?
A capital letter
he drove quickly... Quickly is an example of ...
An adverb
This part of speech shows action or a state of being.
A verb
In the sentence "The cat jumped onto the table," which two words are nouns?
Cat and table.
Which part of speech shows actions?
verbs
What does a sentence have to end with in order to be a complete sentence?
punctuation
In the sentence "They played soccer in the park," what is the verb?
Played