Parts of Speech
What part of speech: dog
Noun
Correct usage: its or it's
The dog carried a frisbee in ___ mouth.
its
What kind of sentence: I cannot wait to go on summer vacation.
Simple
Two words that are used in similes to make comparisons.
Like and as
This computer is garbage!
Metaphor
What part of speech: jump
Correct usage: to or too
I am ___ busy for videogames now that I am in a club.
What kind of sentence: My mom complains that I don't clean my room, yet she never makes her bed!
Compound
The two parts of an independent clause.
Subject and predicate
Fair is foul and foul is fair.
Alliteration
What part of speech: beautiful
Adjective
Correct usage: there, their, or they're?
____ thinking of changing the school mascot.
They're
Complex
Two words that represent an action and its consequence. One follows the other.
Cause and Effect
My skin is drier than the Sahara.
Hyperbole
What part of speech: quickly
Adverb
Correct usage: than or then.
Cindy is faster ___ Robbie.
Than
What kind of sentence: She returned her Chromebook after realizing it was damaged.
Complex
Two words that represent the relationship between two like or unlike things. Hint: similarities and differences.
Compare and Contrast
The clock's hands marched forward.
Personification
What part of speech: the
Article
Correct usage: your or you're.
I was told that ___ selling hot chips.
You're
What kind of sentence: After the game, my team lifted me on their shoulders; I felt like the king of the world!
Compound-Complex
Two words that represent the two kinds of definitions that words have. Hint: implied and literal.
Connotation and Denotation
Time is money.