Parts of SPEECH
How many parts of speech are there?
eight
subject and predicate
What markings does a subject get?
one underline and an S on top
What type of sentences uses periods or exclamation marks?
imperative sentences
What is a predicate? what does it tell us?
predicates tell us something about our subject (what it is doing, what its like, what its being)
What is a noun?
What type of element receives the action of the subject?
direct object
True or False: Linking verbs get two underlines
True
Please correct the following sentence: "you will go to the store" he said?
"You will go to the store," he said.
What are the seven conjunctions?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What three parts of speech do adverbs modify?
verbs, other adverbs, and adjectives
What parts of speech do prepositional phrases and relative clauses act like?
adjectives and adverbs
What kind of words do you put on diagonal lines?
Modifiers (ex: adjectives, adverbs, etc.)
The punctuation mark that is used to create contractions and possessive nouns
an apostrophe
How do you analyze and diagram an interjection?
Analyze: put an INT under the word.
Diagram: on a line all by itself
What are the 7 conjunctions?
What do you call elements that are NOT necessary for a complete sentence. They are called __________ elements
subordinate elements
How do you connect compound elements in a diagram?
put the conjunction on a dotted line between the two elements
What do we use commas for?
(Must give at least two of these) in a list, at the end of a quote, before a conjunction, after an introductory clause.
Which helping verbs can also act as being verbs?
am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
"Who, whose, whom, which, what" are examples of what type of pronoun?
interrogative pronouns
What do the following elements have in common? Subject, direct object, predicate nominative, object of the preposition
they can all be nouns or pronouns
What is the difference between the markings for a prepositional phrase and a relative clause?
A prepositional phrase gets ( ) and has a P (preposition) and an OP (object of prep).
A relative clauses gets [ ] and can contain a subject and predicate
This punctuation mark can sometimes be used in place of a conjunction
the semicolon ;
Please create a contraction from the following words: shall not
shan't