Parts of Speech
What part of speech connects clauses?
conjunctions
Identify the subject and verb: The cat jumped on the table.
subject - cat
verb - jumped
What’s the difference between a simple and a compound sentence?
simple - one independent clause
compound - two or more independent clauses
Where does the comma go: After dinner we watched a movie?
After dinner, we watched a movie.
What should be capitalized in this sentence: i went to paris in july?
I, Paris, July
Fix this: He runs fast she can’t catch him.
He runs fast; she can't catch him.
Give an example of a pronoun.
she, her, he, him, they, them, I, my, we, you, us, etc.
What does every complete sentence need?
a subject
a verb
a complete idea
Turn this into a complex sentence: I was late. I missed the bus.
I was late because I missed the bus.
When do you use a colon?
After a complete sentence to introduce a list of ideas
Name 3 types of words that always begin with capital letters.
Answers will vary
What’s a sentence fragment?
Incomplete sentence (missing subject, verb, and/or complete idea)
Name all 8 parts of speech.
1. Noun
2. Verb
3. Adjective
4. Adverb
5. Pronoun
6. Conjunction
7. Preposition
8. Interjection
Number and person
What type of sentence is this: Although it was raining, we decided to go hiking, and we brought extra jackets just in case.
Compound-complex
Give an example of a sentence with a semi-colon.
Answers will vary
True or False: You should capitalize the word “winter.”
False
What’s a comma splice?
Two complete sentences joined with only a comma