Parts of Speech
A person, place, or thing is called a
EXAMPLE: The BOY at SCHOOL plays BASEBALL.
NOUN
An author's opinion of the subject they are writing about is known as the author's
POINT OF VIEW
A punctuation mark that shows a brief pause or separates words in a list is called a
COMMA
Words that mean almost the same thing are known as ______ and words that mean the opposite of each other are known as _____.
SYNONYMS, ANTONYMS
A careful examination of something is an
ANALYSIS
A word that shows action is a
EXAMPLE: I like to RUN.
VERB
A person who writes a text is known as the
AUTHOR
A punctuation mark that can introduce a list or quotation is called a
Hint: it is a multiple meaning word that describes an organ used for digestion
COLON
A word made of two smaller words is called a
COMPOUND WORD
When someone is carefully examining something they are
ANALYZING
A describing word is known as an ____
Example: The girl is PRETTY.
ADJECTIVE
A person or animal in the story is known as a
CHARACTER
A punctuation mark that shows possession or indicates missing letters in conjunction words is an
APOSTROPHE
The language surrounding a word or phrase that helps you understand it is known as the
CONTEXT
A proper noun is different than a common noun because....
It names something specific.
EXAMPLES:The London Bridge, McDonalds, Nike
The PROBLEM in the story is also called the
CONFLICT
The real meaning of a word can be described as its DENOTATION, but the association or feeling a word or phrase brings to mind is known as a
CONNOTATION
A letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning or use is called an
AFFIX
A word that tells how something is done and often ends in -ly is an
EXAMPLE: The boy runs QUICKLY.
ADVERB
The reason something is happens is the _____ and the outcome is called _____.
CAUSE, EFFECT
An adjective that compares two people, places, or things and usually ends in -er is known as a
EXAMPLE: Tony is TALLER than Samantha.
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE
A sentence that make sense on its own and has a subject and a verb is a ____.
A sentence that has two or more independent clauses is a ____.
A sentence that has an independent clause and a dependent clause is a ____.
COMPLETE SENTENCE, COMPOUND SENTENCE, COMPLEX SENTENCE