Parts of Speech

What is a simple sentence?

• A sentence that has one independent clause.

• A sentence that contains multiple independent clauses.

• A sentence that has no verbs.

• A sentence that is a question.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is a verb?

• A word that describes an action or state of being.

• A type of noun that represents a person, place, or thing.

• A word that modifies a noun or pronoun.

• A conjunction that connects words or phrases.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

What is a noun?

• A word that describes an action

• A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that connects phrases

• A word that expresses emotion

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is a phrase?

• A phrase is a single word that conveys a complete thought.

• A phrase is a group of words that work together but do not have a subject-verb combination.

• A phrase is a type of sentence that includes a subject and a verb.

• A phrase is a collection of unrelated words.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a predicate in a sentence?

• The part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is.

• The subject of the sentence.

• The object that receives the action in a sentence.

• A type of conjunction used to connect clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is a conjunction?

• A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses.

• A type of punctuation used in sentences.

• A synonym for a noun.

• A word that describes an action.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What is a clause?

• A group of words that contains a subject and a verb.

• A single word that expresses a complete thought.

• A type of punctuation used in sentences.

• A phrase that does not contain a subject.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a preposition?

• A word that shows the relationship between a noun and other words in a sentence.

• A type of verb that indicates action.

• A word that describes a noun or pronoun.

• A conjunction that connects clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

What is an adverb?

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

• A word that connects clauses or sentences

• A word that expresses a strong emotion

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence that contains only one independent clause.

• A sentence that has at least two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

• A sentence that includes a dependent clause and an independent clause.

• A sentence that is always a question.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C