Parts of Speech
name the eight parts of speech
noun, pronoun, adjective, verbs, adverbs, preposition, conjunction, article
period, exclamation point, and question mark
A sentence that makes a statement
declarative
Who wrote Hamlet?
Shakespeare
In what year was the first iPhone released?
2007
identify the nouns and pronouns in the following sentence: Ms. Shinn asked us to turn in our papers.
Ms. Shinn, us, our, papers
Draw a colon, semi colon, and hyphen
:
;
-
A sentence that asks a question
interrogative
Name three main characters of the play
answers may vary
What is the main profession of Nintendo character Luigi?
a plumber
Identify the verbs and adverbs in the following sentence: The large group of kids ran quickly to try to catch the animal.
ran, quickly, catch
Draw a set of quotation marks, parentheses, and an apostrophe
" "
( )
'
an exclamatory sentence...
shows excitement
What happened to Hamlet's father?
he was murdered by King Claudius
Which planet in our solar system shares its name with a chemical element?
Mercury
Identify the prepositions and conjunctions in the following sentence: The teachers and students are working hard under the instruction of leadership.
and, under
Draw an ellipses and ampersand/
. . .
&
an imperative sentence...
gives a command
Who are Polonius's children?
Laertes and Ophelia
What is the national animal of Scotland?
unicorn
come to the board and identify the part of speech each word in the sentence belongs in.
the - article
cat - noun
ran - verb
swiftly - adverb
beneath - preposition
the - article
broken - adjective
table - noun
Come to the board and put the correct punctuation on the provided sentence.
"Where do you think you're going?" asked the principal.
Write a sentence for each type of sentence
*answers may vary*
Summarize what we read yesterday.
*answers may vary*
What is your zodiac sign if you were born on Christmas Day?
capricorn