Parts of Speech
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
This type of sentence tells you something. Example: "The dog is brown."
What is a statement (or declarative sentence)?
This punctuation mark shows strong feeling or excitement.
What is an exclamation mark/point?
What is the present tense?
Choose the correct word: There are (to/too/two) many cookies on this plate.
What is too?
This type of word describes a noun and answers questions like "which one?" or "how many?" Example: This is a shiny, tasty apple.
What is an adjective?
This type of sentence asks something. Example: "What time is it?"
What is a question (or interrogative sentence)?
Use this punctuation mark to show possession, like in "the dog's bone."
What is an apostrophe?
The sentence "She will dance tomorrow" uses this verb tense.
What is the future tense?
Choose the correct word: (They're/there/their) going to the mall later.
Words like "quickly," "silently," and "very" are examples of this part of speech.
What is an adverb?
A complete sentence needs two things: a subject and this. Example: "Jon runs on the KVR trail."
What is a verb (or predicate)?
These punctuation marks are used to set off extra information in a sentence or to show a list.
What are commas?
The sentence "They played soccer yesterday" uses this verb tense.
What is the past tense?
Fix this sentence: Me and my friend are going shopping soon.
What is: My friend and I?
This part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses, such as "and," "but," or "because."
When you join two complete sentences with a word like "and" or "but," you make this kind of sentence.
What is a compound sentence?
This punctuation mark is stronger than a comma but not as final as a period, often used before a list.
What is a colon?
Change this sentence to past tense: "I run every morning."
What is "I ran every morning"?
Choose the correct word: The decision was between you and (I/me).
What is: me?
This part of speech explains the action of the sentence, ex. running, dancing, singing.
What is a verb?
This type of sentence gives a command or tells someone to do something. Example: "Close the door."
What is a command (or imperative sentence)?
Use these punctuation marks to show that someone is speaking directly.
What are quotation marks?
Change this sentence to the present tense: "Miss Bravo ate popcorn at the movies."
What is "Miss Bravo eats popcorn at the movies."
Identify the error: Each of the students have their own locker.
What is subject-verb agreement? (If you said "has" instead of "have" - you get points still).