Grammar Conventions Practice

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What are parts of speech?

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Parts of speech are categories of words that have similar grammatical properties. They include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.

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What is the function of a verb?

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A verb indicates the action or state of being of the subject in a sentence.

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What is a preposition?

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A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.

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What is the function of a preposition?

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A preposition indicates location, direction, time, or introduces an object.

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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What is the function of a subject?

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The subject performs the action of the verb or is described by the verb.

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What is a direct object?

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A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb.

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How can you identify a direct object in a sentence?

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To find a direct object, ask 'what?' or 'whom?' after the verb.

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What is an example of a verb in a sentence?

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In the sentence 'The dog barks,' 'barks' is the verb.