Parts of Speech
Expanding Sentences
Types of Sentences
Complete, Incomplete,
Run-On
Parts of a Paragraph
100
Let’s eat ICE CREAM.
Noun
100
The bird flew.
100
Identify the following sentence as declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, or imperative. We are at Winston Prep right now
Declarative
100
Identify the sentence as complete, incomplete, or run-on. This is the best writing class.
Complete
100
Woodpeckers have sharp beaks. It allows them to drill into wood. They can remove bark and find hiding insects. The woodpeckers beaks are important. Identify a detail.
It allows them to drill into wood. // They can remove bark and find hiding insects.
200
The deer slowly WALKED across the field.
Verb
200
The fish swam.
200
Identify the following sentence as declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, or imperative. I am so excited
Exclamatory
200
Identify the sentence as complete, incomplete, or run on: Candy is yummy candy is sweet.
Run-on
200
The blue whale is the largest animal on earth. They are larger than any dinosaur that ever lived. The largest blue whales can grow as long as 100 feet. That is longer than three school buses put together! Identify the topic sentence.
The blue whale is the largest animal on earth.
300
Mia, Julianne, Isabelle, Eliza, and Lindsey are FUNNY and SMART.
Adjectives
300
The crowd cheered.
300
Identify the following sentence as declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, or imperative. Which class do you have now
Interrogative
300
Identify the sentence as complete, incomplete, or run on: My classmates.
Incomplete
300
Dolphins are marine mammals that live all over the world. They live in oceans as well as some rivers. They often swim together. Have you ever seen a dolphin? Identify the concluding sentence.
Have you ever seen a dolphin?
400
WE had fun in class.
Pronoun
400
The horse jumped.
400
Identify the following sentence as declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, or imperative. Please do your homework.
Imperative
400
Correct the run-on sentence: I love ice cream my favorite flavor is strawberry.
I love ice cream. My favorite flavor is strawberry.
400
Porcupines are covered in quills – about 30,000 on average. The quills cover most of their bodies except for their face and stomach. When a porcupine feels threatened, it rustles its quills. It makes a rattling sound, which warns others to back off. When a porcupine raises its quills, it also produces an odor. Porcupines scare off others by sound and noise. Identify the concluding sentence.
Porcupines scare off others by sound and noise.
500
The animals ran QUICKLY.
Adverb
500
I am.
500
Identify the following sentence as declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, or imperative. Look at the deer outside
Imperative
500
Correct the incomplete sentence: Wore a Halloween costume.
___ wore a Halloween costume.
500
Butterflies are some of the most interesting insects on earth. There are more than 17,000 different kinds of butterflies! They come in all shapes and sizes. They go through four stages of life. Many people know it as caterpillars turning into butterflies. Butterflies can live for a couple of weeks to a few months. Identify the topic sentence.
Butterflies are some of the most interesting insects on earth.
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