Parts of Speech
Sentence Errors
Punctuation
Diction
Parts of a Sentence
100
Which part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea?
A noun
100
Which type of sentence error is written as if it were a complete idea?
A fragment
100
Which punctuation mark is used at the end of a sentence that asks a question?
A question mark
100
Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: Florida is known for (its, it’s) beautiful beaches.
its
100

the part of speech that is the action word needed in every sentence

Verb

200
Which part of speech describes a noun or a pronoun?
An adjective
200
The following statement is an example of which sentence error? Soccer, the number one sport in the world.
A fragment
200
Which punctuation mark is used at the beginning and end of someone’s exact words?
Quotation marks
200
Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: (Your, You’re) one of the winners of the essay contest.
You're
200

the name for the noun or pronoun that is doing the action in a sentence

subject

300
Which part of speech modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb?
An adverb
300
The following statement is an example of which type of sentence error? The tribal community lives off of the land they gather and share food as a group.
A run-on OR A fused sentence
300
Which punctuation mark may be used to introduce a list of items?
A colon
300
Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: My family and I went (two, to, too) the mall.
to
300

the name for the person or thing that the action is being done to in a sentence

Example: My friend draws flowers. 

direct object

400
Which part of speech is used to join words or groups of words?
A conjunction
400
Name the type of sentence error in the following sentence: The roof is made of palm leaves, the walls are made of tree bark.
A comma splice
400
Which punctuation mark is used to form a possessive noun?
An apostrophe
400
Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: All of the campers returned to (there, they’re, their) cabins.
their
400

the name for the person or thing that the direct object in a sentence is to or for

Example: My mom gave you a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. 

indirect object

500
Which part of speech are the words “in,” “out,” “about,” “at,” “toward,” and “of”?
Prepositions
500
What are two of the three ways to correct a run-on sentence?
Add a period and capitalize the next word OR Add a semicolon without capitalizing the next word OR Add a comma and one of the FANBOYS
500
What is the name of the comma that appears before the word “and” in the following sentence? I bought milk, eggs, and butter at the grocery store.
An Oxford comma OR A serial comma
500
Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: Everyone smiled for the photographer (accept, except) Jodie.
except
500

this part of a sentence is signaled by a word like "in" "on" "of" "with" "for," etc. and is diagrammed below the line 

Example: The cabin in the woods was spooky.

prepositional phrase

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