WEEK 2: PARTS OF SPEECH (PREPOSITIONS/ CONJUCNTIONS)

1. Identify the prepositions in the following sentence:

The elephants walk slowly down the path to the river for a long drink of water.
2. Identify the prepositional phrases in the following sentence:
Over the fence by the shed, you will find the shovel.
3. Identify the prepositional phrases in the following sentence:
The three books sat on the desk beside the tea cup.
4. Identify the coordinating conjunctions in the following sentence:
I want to visit the London Eye and Big Ben in London or the Colosseum in Rome.
5. Identify the correlative conjunction in the following sentence:
Nairobi is not only the capital of Kenya but also Kenyas largest city.
6. Identify the adverbial conjunction in the following sentence:
Lisas cell phone rang; however, she chose to ignore the call.
7. Identify the adverbial conjunction in the following sentence:
Christina and Victor want to swim in the Red Sea, a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean; moreover, they
want to swim in the Great Salt Lake in Salt Lake City, Utah.
8. Identify the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence:
Even though they were eager to leave, they were having doubts about the trip.
9. Identify the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence:
Nicolas feeds the livestock each day when he gets home from school.
10. Identify the coordinating conjunction and prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
Vladimir and Abina visited St. Petersburg in the spring.

Assignment
Choose two of the sentences listed below to expand by adding logical additional parts of speech (nouns, pronouns,
verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases). Be sure that you have read the "Parts of Speech at Work" that is
immediately after "Interjections." Each sentence should contain a minimum of 12 unique words to earn full points;
additional words beyond twelve may repeat previous words and will not count against the writer.

The children play.

The woman walks.

The sharks swim.

The flowers bloom.

The wind blows.

The computer hums.

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Nouns and Pronouns:

0 points: This sentence did not contain any additional nouns or pronouns.

1 points: This sentence contained one additional noun or pronoun.

2 points: This sentence contained more than one additional noun and more than one additional
pronoun.

Verbs:

0 points: This sentence contained the main verb, but no additional verbs.

1 point: This sentence contained one additional verb.

2 points: This sentence contained two or more additional verbs.

Adjectives and Adverbs:

0 points: This sentence contained one adjective or adverb OR did not use adjectives or adverbs.

1 point: This sentence contained at least one adjective and one adverb.

2 points: This sentence contained more than one adjective and more than one adverb.

Prepositional Phrases:

0 points: This sentence did not contain a prepositional phrase.

1 point: This sentence contained one prepositional phrase.

2 points: This sentence contained more than one prepositional phrase.

Length of Sentence:

0 points: This sentence contains eleven unique or fewer words.

2 points: This sentence contains twelve unique or more words.