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100
List everything you can about the highlighted pronoun: SHE is not the sharpest tool in the shed.
personal, singular
100

Identify the verb phrase and then which verbs are helping and is the main: One of the most popular monuments has simply been the Statue of Liberty.

HAS (HV) BEEN (MV)

100

Identify the adjectives and adverbs, and the words they modify. The cerebral and affable students handed the teacher their quizzes.

cerebral and affable - ADJ (Mod - Students)


100

Identify ALL parts of speech: He cut six slices of bread and put them on the plate.

(DOUBLE JEOPARDY)

He = personal pronoun/ cut = action verb/ six = adjective/ slices = noun/ of = preposition/ bread = noun/ and = coordinating conjunction/ put = action verb/ them = personal pronoun/ on = preposition/ the = adjective/ plate = noun

100

We want OUTSIDE.

ADV

200
List everything you can about the highlighted pronoun: How many times have you talked to THEM?
plural, personal, objective pronoun
200

Identify the verb phrase and then which verbs are helping and is the main: Millions of tourists have been visiting these monuments every year.

HAVE (HV) BEEN (HV) VISITING (MV)

200

Identify the adjectives and adverbs, and the words they modify. The freight train pulled off onto the side track to let the passenger train pass.

freight - ADJ (MOD - train)

SIDE - ADJ (Mod - Track)

Passenger - ADJ (mod - train)

Off - ADV

200
Identify ALL parts of speech: You probably drove past the school building on your way here.
You = personal pronoun/ probably = adverb/ drove = action verb/ past = adverb/ the = adjective/ school = adjective/ building = noun/ on = preposition/ your = pronoun/ way = noun/ here = adverb
200

UNDER the tree, we saw many cute flowers.

PREP

300
List everything you can about the highlighted pronoun:There are so many different students, I don't know WHICH one to ask about the homework.
relative (adjective)
300

Identify the verb phrase and then which verbs are helping and is the main: Tom could not wait to tour the tropical forest.

COULD (HV) WAIT (MV)

300

Identify the adjectives and adverbs, and the words they modify. If you ask me, the best thing about winter is that it's always quickly followed by spring.

(DOUBLE JEOPARD)


Best - ADJ (Mod - thing)

always and quickly - ADV (mod - followed)

300
Identify ALL parts of speech: Why, you're the news anchor for the Channel 10 News!
Why = interjection/ you = personal pronoun/ are = linking verb/ the = adjective/ news = adjective/ anchor = noun/ OR news anchor = compound noun/ for = preposition/ the = adjective/ Channel = adjective/ 10 = adjective/ News = noun/ (or Channel 10 News = proper noun)
300

They will come IN after the break is over.

ADV

400
List everything you can about the highlighted pronoun:Just yesterday, I was looking for THEIR essays.
plural, possessive
400

Identify the verb phrase and then which verbs are helping and is the main: School might very well be a form of punishment.


(DOUBLE JEOPARDY)

MIGHT (HV) BE (MV)

400
Identify ALL parts of speech: Well, don't say I didn't warn you.
Well = interjection/ do = auxiliary verb/ not = adverb/ say = action verb/ I = pronoun/ did = auxiliary verb/ not = adverb/ warn = action verb/ you = pronoun
400

There are two you have to identify:


Never would I have expected FOR her to betray me DURING our test.

For - PREP

DURING - PREP

500
List everything you can about the highlighted pronoun: She has learned ALL of the different types of pronouns.
indefinite
500

Identify the verb phrase and then which verbs are helping and is the main: I do not want that rusty old bicycle when I ride across the United States.

DO (HV) WANT (MV

500
Identify ALL parts of speech: Richard said he didn't really care for either slimy pizza or sticky pasta.
Richard = proper noun/ said = action verb/ he = pronoun/ did = auxiliary verb/ not = adverb/ really = adverb/ care = action verb/ for = preposition/ either = correlative conjunction/ slimy = adjective/ pizza = noun/ or = correlative conjunction/ sticky = adjective/ pasta = noun
500

CONCERNING your behavior, I will need to see you OUTSIDE AFTER school AT one o'clock.

Concerning - prep

Outside - ADV

After - prep

At - prep