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Identify the possessive pronoun in the sentence: After you collect the eggs, be sure to feed the horses their hay.
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Identify the preposition in the sentence: Three calico kittens huddled under the front steps and meowed loudly.
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ID Parts of Speech
Language Arts, Parts of Speech, high school identification of parts of speech
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Identify the possessive pronoun in the sentence: After you collect the eggs, be sure to feed the horses their hay. | their (The word shows ownership.) |
| Identify the preposition in the sentence: Three calico kittens huddled under the front steps and meowed loudly. | under (This word provides location and a relationship. It creates an adverb prepositional phrase.) |
| Identify the helping (auxiliary) verb in the sentence: Before the sun rises this morning, Andrea will run five miles to prepare for cross country season. | will (This word "helps" the action verb.) |
| Identify the proper noun in the sentence: Of all the Italian paintings that I have seen in museums, the Mona Lisa is my favorite. | Mona Lisa (This is the name of a certain item.) |
| Identify the indefinite pronoun in the sentence: Everyone in the audience stood and sang when the band played the school song. | everyone |
| Identify the coordinating conjunction in the sentence: Carl needs to water the lawn, but first he will mow it. | but (This word joins the two independent clauses in the sentence.) |
| Identify the adverb in the sentence: The Russian ballerina twirled gracefully around the ballroom. | gracefully (This word modifies the verb.) |
| Identify the action verb in the sentence: When Jacob is in high school, he will play the trumpet in the band. | play |
| Identify the interjection in the sentence: Ouch--that fire is fiercely hot! | ouch |
| Identify the subordinating conjunction in the sentence: Principal Jones told me that I would have to serve detention for an hour after school because I skipped school yesterday. | because (This word joins the subordinate clause to the independent clause.) |
| Identify the proper adjective in the sentence: The three black crows perched on the roof above the door of Shopko and kept the American shoppers away. | American |
| Identify the collective noun in the sentence: All the girls on the team developed a rash from the athletic tape used to treat their injuries. | team |
| Identify the relative pronoun in the sentence: The babysitter who looked after our children last Saturday was energetic. | who |
| Identify the personal pronoun in the sentence: The red wool scarf that she wore was tattered and torn due to the harsh conditions. | she |
| Identify the definite article in the sentence: Our cat, Oscar, stared up at the tree, where a nest full of chirping robins awaited the return of their mother. | the |
| Identify the linking verb in the sentence: Because of the brick facade on our school, the building resembles a fortress from the Middle Ages. | resembles |
| Identify the correlative conjunction in the sentence: Both cats and dogs make great pets for children. | both, and |
| Identify the conjunctive adverb in the sentence: Lately, Paul's garden seems to be a buffet for the neighborhood rabbits; therefore, he intends to put up a wire fence this afternoon. | therefore |
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