When should you use quotation marks?
What is when someone is speaking, for the title of a short work of art, or to directly quote a book?
Names a person, place, thing, or idea
What is A NOUN?
What is an example of a conjunction?
What is FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, SO?
Where the quotation marks go in
She said Hello, how are you?
What is She said, "Hello, how are you?"
Where should the comma(s) be? Today is March 10 2009
What is MARCH 10, 2009?
Describes nouns or pronouns.
What is AN ADJECTIVE?
The possesive form of "they" (spelled correctly!)
What is THEIR?
Where should the quotation marks go?
I read the poem called Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
What is I read the poem called "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"?
Where should the comma(s) be? Although I studied all night I wasn't ready for the test.
What is ALTHOUGH I STUDIED ALL NIGHT, I WASN'T READY FOR THE TEST?
Substitutes for nouns or noun phrases
What is A PRONOUN?
The adjective in this sentence: I love to eat cheesy pizza!
What is CHEESY?
Where should the quotation marks go?
Where should we go after dinner? asked Mark. Should we go to a movie, or should we go dancing?
What is "Where should we go after dinner?" asked Mark. "Should we go to a movie, or should we go dancing?"
Where should the comma(s) be? My brother who is six feet tall likes to play basketball.
What is MY BROTHER, WHO IS SIX FEET TALL, LIKES TO PLAY BASKETBALL?
Modifies verbs and adjectives. Typically ends in -ly
What is AN ADVERB?
The prepositional phrase in this sentence: We saw the squirrel running up a tree.
What is UP A TREE?
Where should the quotations go?
I would like ice cream, interrupted Lenny, but I do not want an ice cream cone.
What is "I would like ice cream," interrupted Lenny, "but I do not want an ice cream cone."?
Where should the comma(s) be? We bought bananas apples oranges and limes.
What is WE BOUGHT BANANAS, APPLES, ORANGES, AND LIMES?
Helps explain the position or relationship of nouns or pronouns.
What is A PREPOSITION?
What is the past participle of eat?
What is EATEN?