Parts of Speech
a, an, the, Bonus: how do you know when to use a and an?
articles, a comes before a consonant, an goes before a vowel
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
alliteration
a conversation with quotation marks
dialogue
a sentence that goes on and on
run-on sentence
a word that replaces a noun, he, she, it, they.....
pronoun
connects clauses or phrases, and, but, so, or..
conjunctions
compares two different things using like or as
simile
Explain the difference between first person and third person point of view.
First person is in the story (I, me, us) Third person is outside of the story (They, them)
a type of sentence that asks a question
interrogative sentence
an action word
verb
a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another verb. It usually ends in ly.
adverb
a word that sounds like a noise
onomatopoeia
words that share the same pronunciation, but have different meanings and spellings
homophone
a telling sentence
declarative sentence
a person place or thing
noun
describes a noun, happy, red, three, hairy...
adjective
compares two things without using the words like or as
metaphor
what is an antonym and a synonym?
antonym means opposite meaning, synonym means same/similar meaning
a sentence that gives a direct command or instruction
imperative sentence
What is a subject and a predicate?
subject tells the who or what, predicate give the action
explain the difference between and abstract and a concrete noun
abstract noun is an idea (bravery, love) a concrete noun uses the five senses
human attributes or feelings are given to an object
personification
the central message of the passage (bravery, kindness)
theme
A sentence that shows excitement
exclamatory sentence
What is a suffix and prefix?
smallest part of meaning added to a word to change the meaning