Wild
What is the interjection in the sentence?
Whoa, that was not cool.
Whoa
Identify the preposition.
He ate under the trees.
under
He swims well for his age.
What is the adverb?
well
The team celebrates their victory today.
Identify the verb. State the type of verb.
celebrates (action)
His cellphone is on the table.
Identify the nouns and pronouns.
Nouns: cellphone, table
Pronouns: his
What are the FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions)?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Identify the preposition.
I left my purse on the table.
on
Fast runners easily won all the awards at the track meet yesterday.
State the adverbs.easily, yesterday
You appear nervous today.
Identify the verb. State the type of verb.
appear (linking)
They think the water in her pot is hot?
Identify the nouns and pronouns.
Noun: water, pot
Pronouns: they, her
What conjunction best fits the sentence?
He did not want to go to the store ____ his mom made him.
but, yet
Identify the prepositional phrases.
There is some milk in the fridge left by my relatives.
"in the fridge"
"by my relatives"
All adverbs end in -ly. True or false.
The boy had smiled and winked?
Identify the helping (auxiliary) verb.
had
A baby named Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
Identify the nouns and pronouns.
Nouns: baby; Martin Luther King Jr.; Atlanta, Georgia
Pronouns: n/a
Identify the prepositional phrase. Box the preposition.
The plane flew over the rain clouds
over the rain clouds
Identify the prepositional phrase and state its function in the sentence (adverbial or adjectival).
She lost her ring at the beach.
"at the beach"
adverbial, because it modifies the verb "lost"
She was counting the voters' ballots during her class.
Identify the words that serve the role of an adjective.
voters', her
She was wearing a beautiful dress along with ugly shoes.
Identify the verb phrase. What two types of verbs are being combined?
was wearing (helping verb + action verb)
Proper nouns, common nouns, concrete nouns, abstract nouns.
Define each.
proper nouns: specific names of people, places, or things (capitalized)
common nouns: general names for people, places, or things (lowercase)
concrete nouns: nouns for things you can touch, see, hear, taste, or smell
abstract nouns: nouns for things you cannot see or touch
What is a correlative conjunction? Write a sentence that correctly uses a correlative conjunction.
Varies
Identify the prepositional phrases and state their function in the sentence (adjectival or adverbial).
They were sitting by the tree next to the shed.
"by the tree" --> adverbial, modifying the verb phrase "were sitting"
"next to the shed" --> adjectival, modifying the noun "tree"
Can you clearly see beyond the foothills to the snowy top of the high tower today?
Identify the adjectives and adverbs.
Adjectives: snowy, high
Adverbs: clearly, today
I was meeting a homeless man in New York city and thought about what I should give him.
Identify the verbs and/or verb phrases in the sentence.
was meeting, thought, should give
Hunger made Charles eat fast, and that always led to a stomach ache.
Identify nouns and say if they are abstract or concrete. Additionally, which noun is proper?
hunger - abstract
Charles - concrete (proper)
ache - concrete