Parts of Speech

Tamales are wrapped in corn husks.

• verb

• subject (noun)

• helping verb

• preposition

Answer explanation

Subjects of sentences are nouns or pronouns. They are the doers of the action.

Tamales are wrapped in corn husks.

• verb

• subject

• preposition

• helping verb

Answer explanation

Almost always a very small, very common word—that shows direction, location, time, or that introduces an object

Tamales are wrapped in corn husks.

• verb phrase

• object of preposition

• noun

• subject

Answer explanation

Includes the main verb and any helping verbs

The soccer team from Brazil ran onto the field.

• noun

• verb

• preposition

• object of preposition

Answer explanation

A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, and spatial relationships.

The soccer team from Brazil ran onto the soccer field.

• subject

• helping verb

• main verb

• object of the preposition

Answer explanation

Verbs are words that show an action.

The soccer team from Brazil ran onto the soccer field.

• subject

• object of preposition

• direct object

• indirect object

Answer explanation

Essentially the person, place, or thing that the preposition is referring to and connecting to the rest of the sentence.

The soccer team from Brazil ran onto the soccer field.

• subject

• preposition

• adjective

• verb

Answer explanation

The person, place, or thing that is performing the action in the sentence, essentially who or what the sentence is about.

Identify the indirect object in the sentence.

My grandmother knitted me a sweater.

• grandmother

• me

• sweater

• my

Answer explanation

An indirect object is the word or phrase that receives the direct object. You must have a direct object for there to be an indirect object.

Identify the direct object in the sentence:

My grandmother knitted me a sweater.

• grandmother

• knitted

• me

• sweater

Answer explanation

A direct object is a word or phrase that receives the action of the verb.

Identify the subject of the sentence:

My grandmother knitted me a sweater.

• my

• grandmother

• knitted

• a