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Identify parts of speech
100

What is the student essay that we read in class about?

How to be a poet.

100

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

I couldn't___ which flavor of ice cream to choose

A) Decide

B) Deside

What is decide?

100

What does the italicised word mean?

The plants need aqua to grow.

What is water?

100

Spot the error.

Your the MVP of the game!

What is you're?

100

Identify the italicized word.

She is a happy child

What is an adjective?

200

This author wrote about her safe place in "The Sanctuary of School".

Who is Lynda Barry?

200

Select the correct word:

I left my book over___.

What is there?

200

What does the italicised word mean?

A ville may include multiple districts and neighborhoods.

What is a city?

200

Spot the error.

The effect of his speach really effected the audience.

What are speech and affected?

200

Identify what part of speech

Oh! I didn’t see you there

What is an interjection?

300

Written by Jamaica Kincaid, her wor shares the same title as a young child.

What is "Girl"

300

Choose the correct word:

She has___ friends than she did last year.

A) Less

B) Fewer

What is fewer?

300

What does the italicised word mean?

The citizens exercised kratos during the assembly debates.

What is power?

300

What's missing?

The coach said that the team played well but could improve.

What is the comma after well?

300

Identify the italicized word.

The light in the room was bright.

What is a noun?

400

A famous American labor leader changed this author’s life. Who are they?

Who are Cesar Chavez and Daniel “Nane” Alejandrez?

400

What is the correct word for this sentence?

The professor's comments had a strong___ on the student's confidence.

What is effect?

400

What does the italicised word mean?

Legends spoke of a dragon whose breath was a deadly feu.

What is fire?

400

Spot the error.

If I was you, I would take the offer.

What is were?

400

Identify the italicized word.

We’ll meet after the movie.

What is a verb?

500

In “What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage,” what did the author realise while she was writing about exotic animal trainers?

That she can “train” her like the trainers do to the animals.

500

He didn't___ to offend anyone with his comment.

A) Mean

B) Meant

What is mean?

500

What does the italicised word mean?

The ancient manuscript was filled with strange anthropos epics.

What is Man like, or combined with man?

500

Spot the error.

The manager was confident in the team's ability to oversea the entire project.

What is replace oversea with oversee?

500

Identify the italicized word.

Since it’s raining, we’ll stay inside.

What is a conjunction?

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