Basic Parts of Speech

Identify the subject:

The tall woman stepped gingerly across the puddle.

• woman

• stepped

• across

• puddle

Identify the subordinating conjunction (*Think W.A.S.A.B.I.)

When we visited Paris, we saw the Eiffle Tower.

• visited

• Paris

• Eiffel

• when

Identify the subordinating conjunction (*Think W.A.S.A.B.I.)

Unless we get rain soon, the flowers will die.

• flowers

• unless

• die

• we

Identify the subordinating conjunction (*Think W.A.S.A.B.I.)

I will finish my homework after the movie is over.

• finish

• homework

• after

• over

Identify the subject:

During my younger sister’s graduation, we all sat outside in the miserable heat.

• sister

• graduation

• we

• heat

Identify the subject:

On my birthday, my boss and co-workers made a point of being nice, and they even made me cake.

• birthday

• boss

• cake

• boss and co-workers

Identify the subject:

The staff meeting will be held in the auditorium immediately after school.

• staff

• meeting

• auditorium

• school

Which is NOT a verb?

• benevolent

• emulate

• abhor

• substantiate

Identify the verb:

The yellow cap on that soda bottle can be twisted off.

• can

• can be

• can be twisted

• twisted off

Identify the verb:

Our teacher decided to assign extra homework this weekend.

• decided

• to

• to assign

• teacher