DGP Week 15, Parts of Speech

What is the most important part of speech? HINT: Every sentence MUST HAVE this.

• Noun
• Verb
• Adjective
• Preposition

"The Smiths often hike in Yosemite National Park." Which word in the sentence is the verb?

• Smiths
• often
• hike
• in

"The Smiths often hike in Yosemite National Park."
Which words are proper nouns? 

• Smiths, Yosemite National Park
• often, hike
• The, Smiths
• in, Yosemite National Park

Which part of speech tells you when, where, how, or to what extent? It also modifies (describes) verbs and adjectives.

• Adverb
• Verb
• Noun
• Adjective

"The Smiths often hike in Yosemite National Park."
Which word in the sentence is the adverb? 

• Smiths
• often
• The
• in

"The Smiths often hike in Yosemite National Park."
Which word in the sentence is an article?

• Smiths
• hike
• The
• in

"The Smiths often hike in Yosemite National Park." 
What word does the article modify?

• Smiths
• Yosemite National Park
• people
• Pepperell Middle School

"The Smiths often hike in Yosemite National Park."
Which word in the sentence is the preposition? 

• Smiths
• hike
• The
• in

"The Smiths often hike in Yosemite National Park." 
What is the prepositional phrase?

• in Yosemite National Park
• The Smiths
• often hike in
• Smiths often hike

"The Smiths often hike in Yosemite National Park." 
What word does the adverb modify in this sentence?

• hike
• in
• Smiths
• The