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Nouns
Adjectives
Adverbs
Verbs
Prepositions
100
What are two things nouns can be?
Person, place, or thing
100
Name an adjective.
...any acceptable description...
100
Name an adverb.
...any description will do...
100
Name a verb.
...any verb will do...
100
Name a preposition.
...any preposition will do...
200
Is 'yesterday' a noun?
No.
200
What does an adjective do?
Describes a noun.
200
What do most adverbs end in?
They end in '-ly'.
200
What does a verb do?
Shows action.
200
What can prepositions describe?
They can describe position and time.
300
What are proper nouns?
A specific name for a (common) noun.
300
Name three adjectives that can describe something as big.
...any variation of big...
300
What do adverbs do?
They describe, modify, or change a verb.
300
List all three types of verbs.
Action, helping, and linking verbs.
300
Use a preposition in a sentence.
Check the sentence for a preposition.
400
Is this written correctly? Elementary School
No.
400
Name 2 adjectives that can describe something as resting.
...any variation of resting...
400
Find the adverb in this sentence. Often, he left right after school to enjoy the nice weather.
Often.
400
Find the linking verb in the sentence. The cat tastes its milk and seems unhappy.
Seems.
400
Find the preposition in the sentence. We went over there to play baseball with friends.
Over.
500
Which of these is an irregular plural noun, and what is the irregular plural? xylophone, ski, cactus, potato
Cactus ---> Cacti
500
Where do we get a proper adjective from?
A proper noun.
500
Besides telling how something is done, adverbs can say what else? Give an example.
They say when something is done. He did that yesterday.
500
What does a linking verb do?
It connects the subject to a description of the subject.
500
Technically, what do prepositions do?
They are words that connect a noun to a sentence.