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Finding parts of speech in a sentence
Are these words nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepsotions, or pronouns. If it is a noun or a pronoun, is it a subject or object?
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10/10/2009

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Term

We went to the store --

 

what are

 

we

went

Definition

We is a pronoun and is also the subject because it is the one doing the verb - we went.

 

went is a verb

Term

Agnes is a great person.

 

What are

 

is

great

Definition

is = verb. Agnes isn't doing something, but she is something.

 

great = adjective (describes a noun -- person -- what type of person)

Term

While we were at school, we studied hard.

 

What are

 

at

studied

hard

Definition

At is a preposition. It begins a phrase that tells where we are -- at school.

 

Studied = verb.

 

hard = adverb (it modifies a verb -- how hard we studied)

Term

Agnes' horse is on the ranch.

 

What are

 

horse

ranch

Definition

Horse is a noun and is also the subject of the verb "is"

 

Ranch is an object. It is not the subject doing something but the object of the preposition "on." It is on the ranch.

Term

On Friday, he went there, and he did it.

 

What part of speech is each word in this sentence?

 

In addition which of the three clauses are dependent and which are independent?

Definition

On = preposition

Friday = noun and object (of preposition on)

he = pronoun and subject of verb went

went = verb

there = noun (it is a physical place)

and = conjunction

he = pronoun and subject of idid

did = verb

it = pronoun and object (of verb did)

 

"On Friday" is a phrase. It is not really a clause because it has no verb. It cannot stand alone.

 

"He went there" is an independent clause.

 

"He did it" is an independent clause.

 

"And" is simply the conjunction that joins the two clauses together.

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