Parts of Speech Review

A preposition...

• Describes a verb

• Joins two sentences

• Shows position of something

• Is a spontaneous burst of emotion

describes or modifies a noun

• noun

• pronoun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

The boy is _________ the ball

• in front of

• from

• except

• during

The cat is ______ the yarn.

• toward

• outside

• except

• on

The Earth goes ____ the sun once a year.

• Around

• Across

• Past

• Out of

Identify the preposition.

A saguaro cactus grows in the desert.

• in the desert

• grow

• the desert

• in

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?

Please place the forks and knives on the table.

• forks and knives

• on the table

• please place

• table

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?

You should come over after school.

• after school

• come over

• you should

• school

A noun is...

• Spontaneous burst of emotion

• A connecting word

• Person, place, or thing

• An action word

is a person, place, thing, or idea

• noun

• pronoun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb