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You Modify a What?!?!
Gotta Catch Em All!
Give an Example
Find it in the Sentence
Name that Part
100
The dinner was not THAT bad.
What is an adjective?
100
I finished reading the book yesterday! Catch all the adverbs and adjectives
What is "yesterday" (adverb) "the"(adjective)
100
Give an example of two adverbs that start with the letter "t"
totally, terribly, tastelessly, tastefully, tauntingly
100
Mr. Ig walked very briskly down the hall and then fell abruptly. Find all the adverbs
What is very, briskly, then, abruptly
100
This is a word that gives information about a verb, an adjective and an adverb
What is an adverb?
200
The princess kissed the frog gently.
What is a verb?
200
My husband works in a prison yard. What are the adjectives and adverbs?
What is "my" (adjective) "prison" adjective "a" (adjective)
200
Give and example of an adverb of degree or intensity
What is quite, extremely, totally, almost, rather
200
I think Germans are amazingly strong people who usually have lovely blonde hair and piercing blue eyes. Find the adjectives
What is Germans, strong, lovely, blonde, piercing, blue?
200
This part of speech is paired with a main verb and is considered a good helper.
What is an auxiliary verb/helping verb?
300
Batman captured the criminal very quickly then swiftly brought him to jail.
very=quickly (adverb), quickly=captured (verb), then=swiftly (adverb), swiftly=brought (verb)
300
He walked and then ran quite swiftly. Catch all the adverbs
What is "then", "quite", "swiftly"
300
Give an example of a Proper Adjective
What is American, Irish, Italian, German, Martian, Chinese
300
Tina will be singing in the talent show today but should be studying for her exam. Find the verb phrase
What is will be singing and should be studying?
300
The words we use to help modify nouns.
What is an adjective?
400
That's a nice shirt- NOT!!!
Not Modifies is (verb)
400
Later in life, I will never forget my awesome English teacher. Identify all the adverbs and adjectives.
What is "later" (adverb), "never" (adverb), "my" (adjective), "awesome" (adjective),"English" (adjective)
400
Give an example of a correlative conjunction.
What is either or, neither not, whether or, not only but.
400
The American government is questioning the shameful election of an orange baffon as the head of state.
What is American, shameful, orange?
400
These words show the relationship between one word and another. (hint: shows the relationship of nouns to other words)
What is a preposition?
500
The girl looked lovely but slightly serious so we decided to choose our words very carefully.
slightly=serious(adj), very=carefully(adverb), carefully=choose (verb)
500
I hope that Ms. Consuela does not call on me next because I am so absolutely unprepared. Identify all the adverbs
What is next, so, absolutely.
500
Give me 5 adverbs that do not end in -ly
What is quite, well, soon, then,not, rather, how, soon, very, next , here, fast, hard
500
The teacher warned us we would fail unless we studied harder. Find the conjunction and name what type it is
What is unless? Subordinating conjunction.
500
These conjunctions are great connectors but they are paired with the part of a sentence that cannot stand on its own.
What is subordinate conjunctions?