Parts of Speech: Words and Basic Phrases

Question 1

Use the drop-down menus to identify the phrase called for at the beginning of each sentence.

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Noun Phrase: The little girl went to the store with her older brother.: the little girl; Prepositional Phrase: The French tourists waited at the bus stop on the corner.: on the corner; Adjectival Phrase: The new movie playing in town is supposed to be good.: playing in town; Adverbial Phrase: The speech on safety was given at the school by the fire department.: by the fire department

Question 2

✔ noun verb adjective adverb

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noun

Question 3

noun ✔ verb adjective adverb

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verb

Question 4

noun verb ✔ adjective adverb

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adjective

Question 5

Use the drop-down menus to complete the sentences below. “Under the bridge” is a that functions as an adverbial phrase. “More vigorously than Nico” modifies the word “.” “More vigorously than Nico” is an example of a(n) .

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prepositional phrase; Selection 1: prepositional phrase; Selection 2: paddled; Selection 3: comparative adverbial phrase

Question 6

“More vigorously than Nico” modifies the word “[___].”

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paddled

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