Ms. C's Parts of Speech Stuff

What is the subject in the sentence?

Joey and Tom went for a swim in the pond yesterday.

What part of speech is the underlined word?

The puppy ate his ice cream slowly.

Write the prepositional phrase.

We are going skiing with Tracy tomorrow.

Write the prepositional phrase.

We are going skiing with Tracy tomorrow.

What is the object of the preposition in this sentence?

The hunters put the fawn in the backseat.

What part of speech is the underlined word?

Yikes! The old woman in the corner scared me to death!

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

The baby hippo lost ______ mama and wandered around the watering hole sadly.

• it's

• its

Choose the correct verb to use in the sentence.

Yesterday, I ________________ to the game, but I got sick and had to stay home.

• am going

• going

• were going

• was going

What is the direct object in the sentence?

The little girl told her best friend a secret.

Name an author's three purposes for writing.