Eight Parts of Speech

This part of speech names a person, place thing or idea.

This verb connects the subject to the adjective or adjectives which describes or modifies it.

I left my shoes under the kitchen table.

Love was in the air.

I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

What replaces a noun in a sentence?

This part of speech's function is to show action or state of being in a sentence.

On Saturdays, I work from nine to five.

Mary went shopping with Ted. She bought twenty pairs of shoes.

This type of verb shows physical or mental action.

Jamie sat down at the piano.

A proper noun name a specific person, place or thing?

Are you the tallest person in your class?

The team rallied together to beat their opponents.

This type of verb helps the main (action) verb in a sentence.

I want to go to a university in the United States.

The fresh bread on the counter smelled delicious.

This part of speech joins clauses, words, and sentences together.

Which word is a noun?

This part of speech shows emotions and usually end with an exclamation point.

What suffix does an adverb "usually" end?

Were the winners Sue and David?

Which one below is not a part of speech?

A, An, The are called _______________. They can be used as adjectives

If we finish our work quickly we can go to the movies.

What replaces a noun in a sentence?

What did she ask you to do?

The university I would like to attend is the University of South Carolina

This part of speech describes or modifies nouns and pronouns.

Smell those tulips.