Parts of Speech 1
A person, place, thing, or idea
noun
"Run" is what part of speech?
verb
A word used to describe an action or state of being:
a verb
A word used to describe a noun:
an adjective
Is this sentence a complete sentence?
Went to the store.
No.
Is this sentence a complete sentence?
Ran quickly to the bus.
No. There is no subject.
Is this sentence a complete sentence?
Jimmy John's has the best sandwiches.
Yes.
Is this a complete sentence?
Lunch after science class.
No
"Purple" is what part of speech?
adjective
Identify the noun in the following sentence:
She can not play the guitar.
Guitar.
What sentence do we use to identify prepositions?
The plane flew _______ the cloud.
He, I, his, she, her, they, their, them are all examples of what part of speech?
pronouns
What is the acronym we use for conjunctions?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
FANBOYS
True or false: In order for a sentence to be complete, it has to have a noun/pronoun (subject) and a verb (predicate).
true
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence:
We needed a place to study, so we packed up our things and went to the library.
so
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
They live in a beautiful house.
beautiful
Identify the correlative conjunction in the following sentence:
Neither Tommy nor Thomas like Tom.
Neither...nor
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence:
Jesse did not have much money, but she went shopping anyway.
but
Which part of speech replaces nouns to help with repetition?
pronouns
He drove quickly... Quickly is an example of ...
an adverb
The, a, and an are all examples of...
adjectives
Which part of speech do you use when you need to join clauses, sentences, or words?
conjunctions
True or false: A sentence must have an adverb in order to be complete.
false.
Name a second person personal pronoun
you, your, yours