PARTS OF SPEECH

Dr. Samuel Johnson compiled the first dictionary in the English language. IDENTIFY THE ADJECTIVE(S).

• Dr. Samuel Johnson
• compiled
• first, English
• dictionary, language

Oh, what a magnificent performance of Faust! IDENTIFY THE INTERJECTION(S)

• Oh
• magnificent
• performance
• Faust

At the start of the movie, I wondered about the sound effects that came toward me from all sides. IDENTIFY THE PREPOSITION(S)

• At, the, about, that, came
• At, of, about, toward, from
• At, the, about, from, all

The blurb on the jacket of the novel promised "the intense emotional experience of both joy and sorrow." IDENTIFY THE NOUN(S)

• blurb, jacket, novel
• blurb, jacket, novel, experience
• blurb, jacket, novel, experience, joy, sorrow

Heidi said that the praise of her teacher was her greatest reward. IDENTIFY THE VERB(S)

• praise
• said, praise, was
• said, was

Drivers in the Indianapolis 500 must stay continuously alert and be extremely skillful. IDENTIFY THE ADVERB(S)

• drivers, Indianapolis 500
• must stay, be
• alert, skillful
• continuously, extremely

The evening air felt rather cool as we opened the door of the densely packed gymnasium and stepped outside. IDENTIFY THE ADVERB(S)

• evening
• air, gymnasium
• rather, densely, outside
• felt, stepped

Last summer, our family drove to Chicago in our new van. IDENTIFY THE NOUN(S)-common and proper

• summer, family, Chicago, van
• summer, our, family
• summer, family, van

The ads for the movie about summer vacation ironically promised that the film would be a "chilling thriller." IDENTIFY THE ADVERB(S)

• ads, movie, vacation, film
• ironically, chilling
• promised

What questions are answered by adverbs?

• Where?
• When?
• How?
• To what extent?
• All of the above.