Parts of Speech

Ava chose the orange flower.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Answer explanation

Orange is a color. It describes the flower by answering the question "what kind?"

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

She ate the last orange.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Answer explanation

Orange in this sentence names a kind of fruit.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

This morning, the sky was cloudy.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Answer explanation

The word cloudy tells what kind of sky it was.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

Fear clouded his judgement.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Answer explanation

Clouded in this sentence tells what the fear did to him - it clouded (notice the past tense,"ed" ending?) his judgement.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Please answer the phone.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Answer explanation

Answer is what someone is being told to do - it's an action that someone is being asked to take.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Kyana knows the answer to the question!

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Answer explanation

Answer is naming the thing that Kyana knows. Notice the signal word "the" right before it?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

Landon hopes to win the gold medal.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Answer explanation

The word gold in this sentencedescribes the type of medal. It answers the question "what kind?".

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

The treasure chest was filled with gold.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Answer explanation

Here, gold is something that was in the treasure chest.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

Chris and Emma never forget their homework.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Answer explanation

Never describes to what extent/when the girls forget there homework.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Tobey carefully picked up the broken glass.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Answer explanation

Carefully answers the question "how?" - as in "how did Tobey pick up the glass?" (it's describing his action)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A