Parts of speech Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is an adjective?
A word used to describe the quality, quantity or state of a person, place or thing.
what are the adjectives in the following sentence :
Furry dogs may overheat in the warm summer months. The most dangerous point in the day is mid-afternoon, when the powerful sun is directly overhead.
Furry, warm, dangerous, powerful.
What is a conjunction?
A word that acts like the ‘glue’ in a sentence by connecting words or ideas together.
What are the conjunctions in the folllowing sentance :
My mom went to the supermarket and got groceries but she forgot the milk so we can have eggs or toast but not cereal.
and, but, so, or, but.
What are interjections?
Words or phrases used to abruptly add (or interject) emotion into informal writing.
What are the interjections in the following sentance :
Just put that book back on the - oh my goodness! Look at the size of that spider!
Ew! That’s discusting!
oh my goodness! Ew!
What are prepositions?
A word that tells you where or when something is positioned in relation to something else such as after, before, on, or under.
What are the prepostions in the following sentence :
My house is across the street from the school so I don’t have to get out of bed until 7:50am in the morning. It’s a short walk through the intersection.
across, out, in, through.
What is an adverb?
Words that describe a verb (action word or state of being).
What is the adverb in the following sentence :
I tried to wait patiently for my friend to finish his exam, but he wrote it so slowly that I stormed out angrily.
patiently, slowly, angrily.
What is a pronoun?
A word that replaces a noun (person, place or thing) to avoid repetition and/or confusion.
Name the pronouns in the following sentences :
Miss MacLaren handed back our tests. I did well on mine, but Tyler was not impressed with his results. He thought he had completed it perfectly.
our, I, mine, his, he, had, it.
What are the 3 types of nouns?
CONCRETE
PROPER
ABSTRACT
What are concrete nouns?
CONCRETE nouns are people, places and things you can touch
What are proper nouns?
PROPER nouns are people, places and things with specific names that need to be capitalized
What are abstract nouns?
ABSTRACT nouns are ideas, qualities or feelings that you can’t touch
Which of the words in the following sentence are absract nouns?
After over two years of COVID, I drove my car over the Bluewater Bridge to Port Huron. The excitement and relief that I felt were indescribable.
years, excitement, relief.
Which of the words in the following sentence are proper nouns?
After over two years of COVID, I drove my car over the Bluewater Bridge to Port Huron. The excitement and relief that I felt were indescribable.
COVID, Bluewater Bridge, Port Huron.
Which of the words in the following sentence are concrete nouns?
After over two years of COVID, I drove my car over the Bluewater Bridge to Port Huron. The excitement and relief that I felt were indescribable.
Car.
What is a verb?
An action word or state of being.
What words in the following sentance are verbs :
Do you have a Snapchat account? You should get one. I think you’d really like it!
have, get, think, like.
