Parts of Speech 1
A person, place, or thing
noun
"Run" is what part of speech?
verb
a verb
A word used to describe a noun:
an adjective
"classroom" is what part of speech?
noun
A comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
Is this sentence a complete sentence? Why or Why Not?
Went to the game.
No. It does not have a subject (noun).
Is this sentence a complete sentence?
Ran quickly to the bus.
No. There is no subject.
Is this sentence a complete sentence?
Jimmy Johns has the best sandwiches.
Yes.
Is this a complete sentence? Why or Why Not?
They lunch after science class.
NO, because there is no verb.
Golden coins.
What part of speech is "golden"?
adjective
Santa Claus was as quiet as a mouse as he climbed down the chimney on Christmas Eve.
Simile
Identify the noun in the following sentence:
She cannot play the flute.
flute
This part of speech that modifies or qualifies often ends in -ly
adverb
He, I, his, she, her, they, their, them are all examples of what part of speech?
pronouns
In the phrase: He drove quickly... Quickly is an example of ...
an adverb
Name the preposition and prepositional phrase in this sentence...
The puppy buried its bone under the oak tree.
under
under the oak tree
When you give a human characteristic to something that is NOT human
Personification
Answers the question "how many?" or "what kind?" or "which one?"
adjectives
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
They live on a huge farm.
huge
Answers the questions how, when, where, or to what extent?
adverbs
In order for a sentence to be complete, it has to have these two parts of speech.
Noun (subject) and Verb
Name the preposition AND prepositional phrase...
Larry ate his dinner on the table.
on
on the table
Figurative language that appeals to the five senses
What is imagery?
Proper nouns should always be this.
capitalized
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of the words
Peter Piper packed a pickled pepper
Alliteration
A comparison that does NOT use like or as
Metaphor
The scarf hugged her neck in the bitter cold wind.
Personification
Laughing is what part of speech?
Verb
A group of lines in a poem i.e. the "paragraph" of poetry
Stanza