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Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositions
100
A noun is a person, place, thing, or ___________.
idea
100
A verb expresses __________, events, or states of being
actions
100
An adjective modifies a _________ or pronoun.
noun
100
An adverb can modify a _________, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a clause.
verb
100
What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? Mac ran around the field like a wild man.
around the field, like a wild man
200
A _________ noun usually adds an "s" or "es" at the end to indicate more than one.
plural noun
200
What is the verb in the following sentence? She was studying for her test last night.
was studying
200
Three of the questions adjectives can answer are...
Any of the five senses, how many, what color, what kind, etc.
200
What are the adverbs in the following sentence? John ran faster and jumped farther than the rest of the long jumpers.
faster, farther
200
A ___________ _________ is made up of the preposition and its object.
prepositional phrase
300
To form a _____________ noun and to show that it owns or is closely related to something else, you would usually add an apostrophe and the letter "s"
possessive noun
300
What type of verbs help us determine WHEN the action is taking place...IS talking, WAS talking, WILL BE talking.
helping verbs
300
What are the adjectives in the following sentence? The silly little puppy kept bouncing wildly around the big yard.
silly, little, big
300
Some (but not all) adverbs can be identified by their characteristic "_____" suffix.
-ly
300
A prepositional phrase answers two questions...
where, when
400
A __________ noun usually starts with a capital letter to indicate the name of a specific person, place, or thing.
proper noun
400
The verb is the simple ___________ of the sentence, which tells something about the subject.
predicate
400
What are the adjectives in the following sentence? The robber wore a blue shirt and black hat and screamed loudly at the scared teller.
blue, black, scared
400
Unlike an ____________, an adverb can be found in various places within the sentence.
What is an adjective?
400
The object of the preposition can be two parts of speech, a __________ or a ___________.
noun, pronoun
500
You use ___________ like "he," "she," "their," and "his" to make your sentences less repetitive.
pronouns
500
What is the simple predicate in the following sentence? The dog barked loudly and ran home.
barked, ran
500
List the adjectives from the following sentence. A few of the fish swam quickly to get away from the deadly net.
few, deadly
500
An adverb answers four questions...
where, when, how, how often
500
List the prepositional phrase(s) from the following sentence. The energetic baby ran around the couch, through the doorway, and up the steep stairs to get away from her exhausted mom.
around the couch, through the door way, up the steep stairs, from her exhausted mom