Greatest Memory- Grammar Review

​Grammar Review!

​We will be reviewing gerunds, prepositions, objects of prepositions, adjectives, and adverbs...

​All of the sentences were written by YOU- the students!

​Let's try our best!

​GERUNDS

​What is a gerund?

​Example:

​I enjoy walking my dog.

A gerund is a _____ acting a ______ ending in -___.​

​GERUNDS

​What is a gerund?

​Example:

I enjoy walking my dog.

A gerund is a noun acting as a verb ending in -ing.​

​PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

​What is a prepositional phrase?

​Example:

I enjoy walking my dog in the park.​

A prepositional phrase starts with a ___________ and ends with the _______ of the preposition. This phrase describes how the object relates to something else in the sentence.

​PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

​What is a prepositional phrase?

​Example:

I enjoy walking my dog (in the park).​

A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and ends with the object of the preposition. This phrase describes how the object relates to something else in the sentence.

​ADJECTIVE

​What is an adjective?

​Example:

I enjoy walking my fluffy dog (in the park).​

An adjective describes a _____.

​ADJECTIVE

​What is an adjective?

​Example:

I enjoy walking my fluffy dog (in the park).​

An adjective describes a noun.

​ADVERB

​What is an adverb?

​Example:

I really enjoy walking my fluffy dog (in the park).​

An adverb describes a _______, _______, or another _______.

​ADVERB

​What is an adverb?

​Example:

I really enjoy walking my fluffy dog (in the park).​

An adverb describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

Multiple Choice

Identify the object of the preposition:

After I finished watching some movies on the TV, I went to sleep.

• TV

• movies

• watching

Multiple Choice

What is "outside" acting as?

 I was facing the window that was open and I thought I saw a figure outside.

• adjective

• preposition

• adverb

• object of the preposition

Multiple Choice

How many adjectives are in the sentence?

At the water park, we all went

down drop slides and other slides.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

How many adjectives are in the sentence?

Apparently we were not allowed to climb them or throw mud, so we foolishly slid down a slippery slope and hurt multiple important parts of our body.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

Identify the gerund:

This memory was so much fun because I got to enjoy playing with my teammates and experiencing all of the different teams from all over the country, including Puerto Rico.

• including

• enjoy

• experiencing

• I see one but it's not listed and I cannot figure out the other one :(

Multiple Choice

Which word is acting as a gerund?

Hearing the river was very calming.

• hearing

• calming

Multiple Choice

Select the adverb that is included in this sentence.

I would totally do it again and definitely recommend going.

• totally

• again

• recommend

• trick question- all of the above. Ha, Miss Parrish! You can't get me!

• trick question..? because there are three but only two are listed

Multiple Choice

Select the prepositional phrase:

This all took place in Chicago, and the concert was at Soldier Field.

• This all

• in Chicago

• at Solider Field

• trick question- all of the above!!

• trick question part two- the Chicago & Soldier Field answers!

Poll

How confident do I feel in these grammatical terms?

• Uhhh... can we go back and review please??

• I did worse than I had expected, but I think this helped. A little review wouldn't hurt...

• I think I got this. Let's move on.

• I AM THE MASTER OF ALL THINGS GRAMMATICAL TERMS! W