the main person, place, thing or idea in a sentence

an adjective that describes a noun

According to this passage, the purpose of a preposition is to

tell you where, when or how something happened.

tell you if a sentence is a question or a statement.

replace the noun in the subject of a sentence.

tell you the subject of a sentence.

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? "Slowly and steadily, the magician pulled a rabbit from her hat, completely stunning the audience."

“completely stunning the audience.”

Which sentence uses a preposition correctly?

Where did you get that dress from?

Which of the following sentences includes a preposition?

The train rumbled over the tracks.

“I could be the best if I wanted,” she shrugged.

“So, you know that new tall kid?” he asked.

In which of the following sentences is “for” used as a conjunction?

I couldn’t believe him, for he often lies.

“This cake is for the mayor,” the baker said.

Samira brought Anil a gift for his birthday.

I had red velvet cake for dessert.

What does the word “and” show in the following sentence? James washed the dishes and put them away.

James put the dishes away after washing them.

James did not put the dishes away.

James did not wash or put away the dishes.

All James did was put the dishes away.

What does the conjunction “nor” show in the following sentence? Daryl is neither afraid of nor interested in scary movies.

Daryl isn’t afraid of scary movies, and he also isn’t interested in them.

Daryl is afraid of but not interested in scary movies.

Daryl is interested in but not afraid of scary movies.

Daryl is both afraid of and interested in scary movies.

What does the conjunction “but” show in the following sentence? Eva likes to eat every vegetable but eggplant.

Eggplant is the only vegetable Eva does not like to eat.

Eggplant is the only vegetable Eva likes to eat.

Eva is the only one who likes to eat eggplant.

Eva especially likes to eat eggplant.

In which of the following sentences does the word “or” show the result of not doing something?

We have to make sure we include supports or the treehouse will collapse.

“Do you want to win or lose this contest?” the announcer asked.

I don’t know if I like Georgia or North Carolina better.

Harold won’t end the argument or say he is sorry.

In which of the following sentences does the word “yet” show a strange or surprising contrast?

“Are we there yet?” the children screeched.

I can’t yet say what time the boat will come.

The dog is not yet fully grown.

In which of the following sentences does the word “so” show a cause and effect relationship?

Tassia just ran a long race, so she’s not interested in taking a walk right now.

“So, are we riding the roller coaster or not?”

“That dog is so cute,” Paul said to his brother.

Which of the following sentences is written with correct punctuation?

I was able to carry my suitcase, my backpack and my trunk up three flights of stairs.

The cat destroyed the sofa, and armchair.

Franklin is only ten years old, yet, he already knows how to drive a tractor across his mother’s farm.

Judy baked the cake, but, forgot to frost it.

a word that modifies verbs and some other parts of speech

a word that connects words, phrases and clauses

a word that modifies nouns and pronouns

a word that is a person, place, thing or idea

What is an adjective?

a word that describes nouns and pronouns

a word that is a person, place, thing or idea

a word that connects words, phrases and clauses

Which sentence uses a pronoun to rewrite the original sentence?

I walked up the hill to wait for her.

I walked down the hill to wait for Leslie.

I climbed up the hill to wait for Leslie.

I walked quickly up the hill to wait for Leslie.

Choose the sentence where the verb is bold.

Aisha suddenly dropped her delicious ice cream cone.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the subject of the following sentence. Abasi loved to read books about African mythology.

"African mythology"

"Abasi"

"books"

"to read"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the subject of the following sentence. Racoons and deer are running wild in our neighborhood and town.

"neighborhood and town"

"Racoons and deer"

"running wild"

"in our neighborhood"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the independent clause of the following sentence. Before my brother comes home, I need to clean up his kitchen.

"my brother"

"comes home"

"I need to clean up his kitchen"

"Before"

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the predicate of the following sentence. After the concert, Vijay hurried to meet his mother at the mall.

After the concert

Vijay

hurried to meet his mother at the mall

at the mall

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the simple predicate of the following sentence. Dell furiously scribbled her name across her notebook.

scribbled

Dell

across

her name

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the simple subject of the following sentence. A very large green fly landed on her right elbow.

A very large green fly

landed

fly

landed on her right elbow.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The _______ is the main noun in the sentence. It is the person, place, thing or idea that does the action.

predicate

subject

adjective

verb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

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1st Quarter Parts of Speech Review

Identify the subject of the following sentence. Abasi loved to read books about African mythology.

Identify the subject of the following sentence. Racoons and deer are running wild in our neighborhood and town.

Identify the independent clause of the following sentence. Before my brother comes home, I need to clean up his kitchen.

Identify the predicate of the following sentence. After the concert, Vijay hurried to meet his mother at the mall.

Identify the simple predicate of the following sentence. Dell furiously scribbled her name across her notebook.

Identify the simple subject of the following sentence. A very large green fly landed on her right elbow.

The _______ is the main noun in the sentence. It is the person, place, thing or idea that does the action.

You'll always find a _______ in a predicate.

What is a predicate?

What is the predicate of the following sentence? My friend Leah ate two apples.

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