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Parts of speech II

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  • Pick the subject of this sentence: Dinosaurs once walked the earth millions of years ago.
    walked
    dinosaurs
    earth
    millions
  • What is the purpose of a pronoun?
    It is a professional noun
    It has no use
    It takes the place of a noun
    It describes a noun
  • What is the purpose of a verb?
    it shows an action or state of being
    it takes the place of a noun
    it is a person, place, thing, or idea
    it describes a noun
  • What is an example of an article?
    the
    if
    to
    they
  • In the sentence "That girl sings opera beautifully," what word does the adverb modify?
    sings
    girl
    That
    opera
  • Which of these is not a type of noun?
    idea
    describing
    place
    person
  • Pick the proper noun in this sentence: That kid lives in a big house in Clarksville.
    house
    That
    Clarksville
    kid
  • Pick the verb in this sentence: I practice karate three times a week.
    times
    three
    practice
    karate
  • Pick the adverb in this sentence: I can easily lift this rock over my head.
    my
    easily
    lift
    can
  • Pick the pronoun in this sentence: Bob ate lunch with Billy and they had fun.
    Bob
    had
    and
    they
  • Which of these is not an example of a noun?
    happiness
    sunlight
    cuddly
    paper
  • Pick the verb in this sentence: I hope tomorrow will be a better day.
    day
    better
    tomorrow
    hope
  • What is the purpose of an article?
    It points out the noun
    It replaces a noun
    It shows an action or state of being
    It modifies a verb by describing it
  • How do you always write a proper noun?
    In all capitals
    In huge font
    I never write proper nouns!
    With a capital letter at the start
  • Pick the noun in this sentence: Swift cold winds blow strongly.
    swift
    blow
    strongly
    winds
  • Pick the adverb in this sentence: The three little pigs lived happily in their brick house.
    little
    three
    lived
    happily
  • Pick the adjective in this sentence: I am still pretty scared of thunderstorms.
    thunderstorms
    scared
    pretty
    I
  • Pick the verb in this sentence: My friends and I are students at Brentfield.
    students
    and
    at
    are
  • Pick the pronoun in this sentence: When my family goes to the park, we always bring a snack.
    always
    when
    family
    we
  • You usually make an adjective into an adverb by adding:
    -ish
    -bloop
    -ment
    -ly
  • What is a proper noun?
    A word that replaces a noun
    A specific name, place or brand
    A noun that owns something
    A noun that means more than one
  • What is the purpose of an adverb?
    It describes a verb or another adverb
    It describes a noun
    It takes the place of a noun
    It takes the place of a verb
  • Pick the adjective in this sentence: "This map is very confusing," thought George.
    map
    very
    thought
    confusing
  • Pick the interjection in this sentence: Gosh, that is a huge dog!
    huge
    that
    gosh
    is
  • What is the purpose of an adjective?
    It takes the place of a noun
    It shows an action or state of being
    It modifies a verb by describing it
    It modifies a noun by describing it