Identifying Parts of Speech & their Functions Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Prepositions, Adjectives, & Adverbs; Subjects & Objects

What is the subject? The young girl waited quietly for her mother. girl – this word tells who performed the action of waiting

Is the subject a noun or pronoun? The young girl waited quietly for her mother. noun– it is a word for a person

What part of speech is young? The young girl waited quietly for her mother. adjective – this word describes the noun “girl”.

What is the verb? The young girl waited quietly for her mother. waited – this word tells what action the girl did.

What part of speech is quietly? The young girl waited quietly for her mother. adverb – this word tells how the girl waited

What part of speech is for? The young girl waited quietly for her mother. preposition

What is the prepositional object? The young girl waited quietly for her mother. mother– this word tells for whom the young girl waited

Does the verb “waited” have a direct object? The young girl waited quietly for her mother. no– there is no noun or pronoun directly receiving the action of waited

What is the subject? He is carefully studying the important grammar in the book. He– this word tells who is doing the action of studying

Is the subject a noun or pronoun? He is carefully studying the important grammar in the book. pronoun– “he” substitutes for a word that names a person, such as “Tom” or the “man”.

What part of speech is carefully? He is carefully studying the important grammar in the book. adverb – the word tells how he is studying.

What is the verb? He is carefully studying the important grammar in the book. is studying – these words tell what action he did. The verb has 2 parts. “is” is the auxiliary or helping verb, and “studying” is the main verb.

What part of speech is important? He is carefully studying the important grammar in the book. adjective – this word describes the noun “grammar”

Does the verb “is studying” have a direct object? He is carefully studying the important grammar in the book. yes– studying what? What is the direct object in the sentence above? grammar – “grammar” is the object of the verb or direct object

What is the prepositional object? He is carefully studying the important grammar in the book. book– this word tells in what he is studying grammar. “in” is a preposition.