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Parts of Speech

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What two parts of speech does a sentence have to have in addition to a complete thought? subject and predicate
In the sentence: Gloria Chavez sings Latin pop. What is the subject? Gloria Chavez
A sentence fragment is missing at least one of what two parts of speech? subject and predicate
Is the following sentence correct or a fragment? Went to Myrtle Beach last summer. Fragment
Is the following sentence correct or a fragment? I went to Myrtle Beach last summer. Sentence
What is the predicate in the following sentence? Julien sprinted after the Easter Eggs. sprinted
Determine the subject in the following sentence: There are five friends coming to my party. friends
Determine the subject in the following sentence: How does she turn so gracefully? She
What is a compound subject? two or more subjects with the same verb
Identify the compound subject: Spiders and stink bugs are two fears of mine. Spiders and stink bugs
What parts of speech does a direct object have to be? noun, pronoun
What is a direct object? Tells who or what receives the action
Identify the direct object: The tennis player was wearing tennis shoes for the match. tennis shoes
What does a linking verb need after it to express a complete thought? subject complement
What are the two types of subject complements? predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives
What is a predicate nominative? a noun or pronoun that identifies the subject
What is a predicate adjective? an adjective that describes the subject
Define a common noun. Names any person, place, thing or idea.
Define a proper noun. Names a specific person, place, or thing.
What is a concrete noun? A noun that you can see, hear, taste, or touch
Abstract nouns do what? name an idea or quality that you can't observe
What is a collective noun? a word that names a group of people or things
What is a pronoun? Word that replaces a noun
An antecedent is what the ____________ refers to in a sentence. pronoun
linking verbs do not express ___________________________ action
a verb phrase has a main verb and a ____________________ verb helping
What is the present participle form of play? playing
What is the past tense of say? said
What is the past participle of win? won
Adjectives modifies or describes a ___________ noun
What is the adjective in the following sentence? The sweet marshmallows in Lucky Charms were too much for the girl. sweet
An ______________ modifies or describes a verb or adjective. adverb
Identify the adverb in the following sentence: Bennett skillfully splashed the colors onto the canvas. skillfully
What does a preposition do? shows location or direction
And, but, or and so are what types of conjunctions? Coordinating conjunctions
A _______________________ in a word that shows emotion. interjection
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