Parts of Speech
Edgar Allan Poe is a...
noun
The simple subject is...
edgar allan poe
(of his wife virginia) wife is the...
object of the prep phrase
What is the purpose of this sentence?
declarative
edgar allan poe should be written like...
Edgar Allan Poe
action verb/present
Is laments transitive or intransitive?
transitive
(of his wife virginia) virginia is the...
appositive
What type of sentence is this sentence?
simple
Where are the commas placed in this sentence?
after wife and after virginia
the and in are...
prepositions
Loss is the...
direct object
(in his poem annabel lee) poem is the...
object of the prep phrase
What type of clause or clauses are in this sentence?
What type of clause or clauses are in this sentence?
There are commas around virginia because she is considered to be an...
non essential appositive
His is a...
3rd possessive pronoun
(of his wife Virginia) is a ______ prep phrase.
Adjective
(in his poem annabel lee) annabel lee is the...
appositive
What is the complete predicate?
laments the loss of his wife virginia in his poem annabel lee
What is the difference between a non-essential appositive and an essential appositive?
A non-essential appositive does not need to be in the sentence so it will receive commas. An essential appositive is needed in the sentence and will not receive commas.
viginia and annabel lee are...
proper nouns
(in his poem annabel lee) is a _______ prep phrase.
adverb
What is the complete subject?
edgar allan poe
What ending punctuation will this sentence receive?
Annabel Lee should be written with...
Quotation marks because it is a short poem.