Parts of Speech: Words and Basic Phrases Instruction

Use the drop-down menus to complete the analysis of this sentence. The tiny white kitten curled up in its basket. "The tiny white kitten" is a _______ that serves as the _______ of the sentence. The head word of the phrase is the word "________." All of the other words in the phrase ______ the head word.

"The tiny white kitten" is a phrase that serves as the subject of the sentence. The head word of the phrase is the word "kitten." All of the other words in the phrase modify the head word.

Read each sentence below. Determine if the preposition shows direction, location, or time. Amelia sat between Lucas and Vivian. Makiko will stay until three o'clock. I left my jacket at school.

Amelia sat between Lucas and Vivian. - location Makiko will stay until three o'clock. - time I left my jacket at school. - location

Select the preposition that best completes each sentence. Juan left his wallet top of the dresser. Lorna fell asleep the television show and missed the ending. Sheryl's house is the park, so we can walk from there.

Juan left his wallet on top of the dresser. Lorna fell asleep during the television show and missed the ending. Sheryl's house is near the park, so we can walk from there.

Sort these words by their part of speech.

Noun - agreement, imagination Adjective - agreeable, imaginary Verb - agree, imagine

Read the sentences below. Then, indicate whether each underlined phrase is a noun phrase or a verb phrase by placing it into the correct category. My cat chased the mouse. The frightened mouse hid under the rug. Frustrated, the angry cat stalked off

Noun Phrase - My cat, The frightened mouse, the angry cat Verb Phrase - chased the mouse, hid under the rug, stalked off

Identify the adverbial phrase in each sentence. The students in class could see the dark clouds through the window. For a minute and a half, the alarm bell was ringing. Javier's uncle lifts weights every single morning.

The students in class could see the dark clouds through the window. - through the window For a minute and a half, the alarm bell was ringing. - For a minute and a half Javier's uncle lifts weights every single morning. - every single morning

Read the passage, then identify adjectival phrases. Camping can be fun. We sat around a bright orange campfire and toasted marshmallows. The marshmallows dripping off the sticks tasted delicious. We stayed up late and told scary stories until bedtime. The animals howling and crying in the dark frightened us. Then, we found out it was just my incredibly obnoxious and immature brother making the noises Which phrases from the passage are adjectival phrases? Check all that apply.

bright orange dripping off the sticks howling and crying in the dark incredibly obnoxious and immature

Match each word to its part of speech. girl ran Susan curvy quickly

girl - noun ran - verb Susan - proper noun curvy - adjective quickly - adverb

Match each word with the correct part of speech. predictably prediction predictable predict

predictably - adverb prediction - noun predictable - adjective predict - verb

Match each word to its part of speech. this so an him

this - demonstrative adjective so - conjunction an - article him - pronoun

Use the dictionary entry and the sentence to determine the italicized word's part of speech. "I object to your tone of voice."

verb