Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
person, place, thing, or animal
What is dialogue?
The words characters use when they speak in a story. It includes quotation marks and tags.
What are three things that need to be capitalized in an address?
Could be any of the following:
Name, street, city, state abbreviation
What two words need to be capitalized in every book title?
The first word
The last word
What do we call a verb that already happened?
past tense
What is a verb?
an action word
Is this dialogue punctuated correctly?
"Can I have some hot chocolate for dessert?" Lily asked.
Yes. It has quotation marks around the part Lily says out loud. It also has a question mark to show that she is asking a question.
Where does the comma go in an address if it is written in 3 lines?
The comma goes between the city and the state. For example:
Larry Copse
245 Wallaby Way
Rochester, NY 81240
Pronouns, nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs
Words that are more than four letters long
*All other important words
What do we call a verb that will happen?
Future tense
What is an adjective?
a word that describes a noun
What is the mistake in the dialogue below?
"Go to the store and grab some milk, said Joe.
It is missing quotation marks after milk.
Where do the commas go in an address that is written in a sentence?
There are two commas. The first one goes between the street and the city. The second one goes between the city and the state. For example:
564 Ledford Drive, Craig, CO
What is the mistake in this book title?
The Christmas pig
"Pig" should be capitalized, because it is the last word.
What do we call a verb that is happening right now?
Present tense
What is an adverb?
a word that describes a verb
What is the mistake in the dialogue below?
Bob asked "Can you take me to school?"
A comma is missing after the tag at the beginning.
Susan Cordels
489 lighthouse Street.
Breezeway, PA 72314
Lighthouse should be capitalized, because it is the name of the street.
What are the two mistakes in this book title?
the city of Ember
"The" should be capitalized, because it is the 1st word.
"City" should be capitalized, because it is a noun.
What endings/words do we use to show that a verb is past tense, future tense, or present tense?
Past tense: -ed
Future tense: will _______
Present tense: -ing, or -s
What is the pronoun in this sentence?
She went to the store.
She
Write a sentence of dialogue and punctuate it correctly.
If it is punctuated correctly, you get the points!
bob blanchett
342 milley way
charter nm 45678
Bob Blanchett
342 Milley Way
Charter, NM 45678
Write this book title correctly with your team.
the mouse and the motorcycle
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
What do we call past tense verbs that don't follow the rules? For example the verb "run" changes to "ran," not "runned."
irregular verbs