Parts of Speech
Identify the part of speech of the italicized word or words.
The hungry cat scratched at the back door
What is "an adjective"?
We usually use commas to (do what?)
What is "combine or list similar information."
Fragment or sentence: "I called you."
What is a "sentence"?
Read the extra brief synopsis. Give the movie/book title.
A wicked uncle usurps the throne through a plot to kill his brother and nephew.
What is "the Lion King"?
You should always give supporting evidence to your ideas. When you work on a test or respond to questions, citing evidence should include what?
What is "a paragraph number and/or line number in the text."
A verb
a. is a person, place or thing.
b. shows action or state of being.
c. describes a noun or pronoun.
d. describes a verb, adjective, or adverb.
What is letter "b."
We must use this standard punctuation mark to signal the end of a complete thought.
What is a "period/full-stop"?
There are three kinds of conjunctions: coordinating, paired, and subordinating. Which kind did we specifically talk about thus far?
What is "coordinating"?
Read the extra brief synopsis. Give the movie/book title.
(GR 10) A dystopian science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury that deals with themes of: pressure to conform to social norms, dangers of technological advancement, and horrors of government control, while it explores the loss of creative thought.
(Gr 6-7) A short story that takes place on a small endangered planet, written by Anne McCaffrey wherein a boy must persevere to disprove the idea that size and strength are not the only qualities that matter.
(Gr 11-12) A poem by William Cullen Bryant which explores death as a natural part of living and something to not be feared.
(Gr 8) The story of an intellectually disabled man who is temporarily able to blend into “normal” society.
(Gr 9) A short story by Edgar Allen Poe that explores the theme of vengeance through "friendship."
(Gr 10) What is "The Pedestrian"?
(Gr 6-7) What is "The Smallest Dragonboy"?
(Gr 11-12) What is "Thanatopsis"?
(Gr 8) What is "Flowers for Algernon"?
(Gr 9) What is "The Cask of Amontillado"?
Citations make a link between the words quoted or paraphrased or an idea referred to in the text of your work and the Works Cited section, which comes at the end of the piece of work.
Book w/1 author
What should be included in parentheses following a citation?
What are "the author's last name" and the "page number"?
Identify the part of speech of the italicized word or words.
I could hardly hear them speaking.
What is an "adverb"?
We use a semicolon when we want to (do what?)
What is to "join/combine two related independent clauses"?
What is to "replace a comma and coordinating conjunction"?
Should we generally capitalize the word or not? "earth"
What is "yes, capitalize"?
Read the extra brief synopsis. Give the movie/book title. (GR 8+)
An 1843 short story by Edgar Allan Poe wherein detectives capture a man who admits to the killing of the old man with a strange eye.
What is "The Tell Tale Heart"?
What is "the 9th edition"?
Identify the part of speech of the italicized word or words.
He is always watching a football game.
What is "an adjective"?
We most often use a colon when we want to (do what?)
What is "list a series of items"?
Identify the problem in this sentence and what the correct answer should be:
My school have strict teachers, who always punish us for tardiness.
What is "have" to "has"?
Read the extra brief synopsis. Give the movie/book title.
A young girl makes a deal with a witch to trade her beautiful voice for legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.
What is "The Little Mermaid"?
Answer yes or no? Do you input a comma between the author and page number in your parentheses?
What is "no"?
Identify the part of speech of the italicized word or words.
They usually don't like to go shopping.
What is "an adverb"?
How many types of punctuation exist in English?
What is "14"?
period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, brackets, braces, parentheses, apostrophe, quotation mark, ellipsis
In the previous sentence, "my school have strict teachers, who always punish us for tardiness," what is the name of the grammatical error's category?
a. pronoun usage
b. apostrophe usage
c. subject-verb agreement
d. sentence - fragment
What is "c. subject-verb agreement."
Read the extra brief synopsis. Give the movie/book title.
A fairy tale that was first recorded by the Brothers Grimm, siblings must survive in the woods after being abandoned by their parents during a famine. Their situation becomes dire when they encounter a witch living in a house of breads, cakes, and sugar.
What is "Hansel and Gretel"?
What is the name of the page where you list all of your sources?
What is "the works cited" (page)?