Parts of Speech

Jessiah enjoyed the movie about Italy. Which word in this sentence is a verb?

• Jessiah

• about

• Italy

• enjoyed

Answer explanation

Enjoyed is the action which takes place in this sentence. What did Jessiah do? He enjoyed the movie.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.4.1B

Fill in the blank with a conjunction. The boys were running in the park (a)   the girls were swinging.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

A preposition is a word that shows the

• description of something.

• relationship between two or more things.

• value of something.

• big expression of something.

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CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.K.1E

There are sixty-four mountain peaks in the United States.

What is the verb in this statement?

• sixty-four

• There

• are

• United States

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CCSS.L.3.1A

A preposition is positional. What does this statement mean?

• It means that prepositions must be positioned between two nouns.

• It means that a preposition shows how or where something or someone is positioned in time and space.

• It means that a preposition must be positive.

• It means that a preposition can replace or name a noun.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

Wow! I never knew that my digestive system includes so many of my body parts.

Which word in these sentences is an interjection?

• digestive system

• many

• Wow!

• includes

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

Pick the Preposition: Moriah went into the garden to find some new insects for her insect collection.

• went

• new

• for

• into

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.K.1E

London aced her Parts of Speech test, and was so excited.

Which word in this sentence is a conjunction?

• aced

• test

• and

• excited

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which description best describes an adverb?

• An adverb describes an adjective.

• An adverb connects an independent clause to a dependent clause.

• An adverb names a person, place, or thing.

• An adverb describes a verb.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Solomon washed his hands before lunch. What are the nouns in this sentence?

• washed and before

• Solomon and his

• Solomon and hands

• hands and his

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B