grammar

Question 1

8 parts of speech

Answer 1

noun pronoun verb adjective adverb preposition interjection conjunction

Question 2

noun

Answer 2

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

Question 3

pronoun

Answer 3

a word that takes the place of a noun

Question 4

verb

Answer 4

a word that shows action or links a subject to another word in the sentence

Question 5

adjective

Answer 5

a word that describes a noun or pronoun

Question 6

adverb

Answer 6

a word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb

Question 7

preposition

Answer 7

a word that describes where or when something is happening

Question 8

interjection

Answer 8

a word that shows exclamation at the beginning of a sentence

Question 9

conjunction

Answer 9

connects words or groups of words using a comma

Question 10

Two main parts of a sentence

Answer 10

subject and predicate

Question 11

subject (one of two main parts of a sentence)

Answer 11

The main word or words that explain who or what the sentence is about

Who or what is the sentence about?

Question 12

predicate (one of two main parts of a sentence)

Answer 12

word or words that shows what the subject is doing or explains what it is. HINT: it is also the verb.

What is the subject doing, feeling, or what are they?

Question 13

A sentence expresses a complete thought. Each sentence should have a subject and a predicate. Sometimes, a sentence may have more than one of each.

Answer 13

A sentence expresses a complete thought. Each sentence should have a subject and a predicate. Sometimes, a sentence may have more than one of each.

Question 14

Identify the subject and the predicate. Everyone in my house is keeping a secret.

Answer 14

Subject: everyone

Predicate: is

Question 15

Four complements.

Answer 15

direct object
indirect object
predicate adjective
predicate noun

Question 16

A direct object tells …

Answer 16

A direct object tells who or what receives the action of a verb, and is usually a noun or a pronoun.

Question 17

An indirect object tells …

Answer 17

An indirect object tells to whom or for home the action of the verb is done

Question 18

identify the complements.

Jack showed the dog kindness.

Answer 18

Jack showed the dog kindness.

The direct object is kindness

the indirect object is dog

Question 19

If a sentence has an action verb, you need to look for a(n) ………..

Sometimes but not always it also has a(n) ……

Answer 19

If a sentence has an action verb, you need to look for a direct object.

Sometimes but not always it also has an indirect object.

Question 20

A predicate adjective is an adjective that follows a …..

Answer 20

A predicate adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject of the sentence

Question 21

If a sentence has a linking verb, you need to look for …

Answer 21

If a sentence has a linking verb, you need to look for a predicate adjective or a predicate noun (one or the other)

Question 22

identify the complements.

Marilyn Monroe was famous in Hollywood.

Leslie was a celebrity for decades.

Answer 22

famous is a predicate adjective

celebrity is a predicate noun

Question 23

predicate noun is also called a …

Answer 23

nominative