Parts of Speech
Person, place, or thing
What is a noun?
When writing a compound sentence, the comma should come before this part of speech. (examples are acceptable)
What is the conjunction? (and, but, or)
"I played Fortnite last night" is an example of a _______ sentence.
What is a simple sentence?
Of the homophones TO, TWO, and TOO, this one is the number.
What is TWO?
Buzz, Crack, Zing, and Whisper
What is ONOMATOPEIA?
The part of speech that shows action or a state of being
What is a verb?
Commas should always be used when listing items in a sentence, if the list has more than this number of items in it.
What is two?
Name three punctuation marks that can end a sentence.
What are a period, a question mark, and an exclamation mark?
Of the homophones IT'S or ITS, which one can also be said as IT IS?
What is IT'S?
"Life's a beach."
What is METAPHOR?
Examples of this part of speech can be remembered with the acronym FAN BOYS: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
What are conjunctions?
When writing out a calendar date, where should the comma be placed?
After the DAY: July 4, 1776.
Every sentence needs to have these TWO parts of speech.
What are a noun and a verb?
Of the homophones THEIR, THERE, or THEY'RE, which one is the possessive pronoun?
What is THEIR?
"Ogres are like onions." - Shrek
What is a SIMILE?
What are pronouns?
What is a comma?
Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction (and, but, or) are known as a _________ sentence.
What is a compound sentence?
Of the homophones BY, BUY, and BYE, which one requires spending money?
What is BUY?
"The sea is calling me."
What is PERSONIFICATION?
This part of speech expresses emotion or surprise, and are often set apart from a sentence by a comma or exclamation point.
What are interjections?
When quoting directly from another text, it is important to place a comma before this other punctuation mark in the sentence.
What is the closing quotation mark?
A sentence that begins or ends with a dependent clause is known as a ______________ sentence.
What is complex?
Of the homophones WHERE, WEAR, and WARE, which one asks you a question?
What is WHERE?
What is HYPERBOLE?