Parts of Speech
What is a pronoun?
a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence
What is a relative pronoun?
a word that begins an adjective clause
During the last play of the game Adam broke his leg.
What punctuation is missing?
a comma after game
When do you use a comma?
used with a conjunction to put together two sentences or while making a list
The JV basketball team will be playing in the championship next week.
Is will be playing perfect or progressive?
Progressive
What is an adverb?
tells how, when, where, or why the action of the verb is accomplished
What is a participial phrase?
a group of words that includes a participle and other words that complete its meaning
i won the contest and the prize is a scholarship to college.
What two errors need to be corrected?
capital I for the beginning of the sentence
and
a comma after contest
What does an apostrophe do?
takes the place of letters in a contraction
can also be used to show possession
Christa likes bicycling, while her sister Bridget prefers swimming.
Is a Christa likes bicycling main or subordinate clause?
main
What is an article?
a, an, or the; helps identify noun
What is the antecedent, their, referring to?
The students who went on the field trip were supposed to turn in their permission slips.
students
football is my dads favorite game
What three things need to be corrected in this sentence?
capitalize football
apostrophe after d and before the s in dad's
a period a the end of the sentence
When do you use a colon?
marks the beginning of a complex list
The jeans that I want to buy are very expensive.
What is the adjective clause?
that I want to buy
What is the subject of a sentence?
the naming part of a sentence that tells who or what is taking the action of the sentence
What are ellipses?
a series of three spaced points to indicate omission of material from a quoation
hey said tommy dont forget the cheese for the pizza
Correct this sentence.
"Hey," said Tommy, "don't forget the cheese for the pizza."
When do you use a semicolon?
puts together two complete sentences into one
Mrs. Clarke is the elderly woman whose cake won first prize in the contest at the fair last year.
What type of clause is: Mrs. Clarke is the elderly woman ?
Independent Clause
Sasha, our star basketball player, is six feet 1 inch tall.
What is the appositive or appositive phrase in this sentence?
our star basketball player
Is the following sentence parallel or not parallel?
The colors in her art project included splotches of brown, patches where it was yellow, and green streaks everywhere.
not parallel
Correct this sentence:
First go to the bank then the store after that go home
First, go to the bank; then, the store; after that, go home.
Where would you add parentheses? Surrounding what words?
Doctors partly formed the ACS American Cancer Society.
DAILY DOUBLE
(American Cancer Society)
Andrew would not tell me whether or not he was coming to the party.
What type of clause is: whether or not he was coming to the party ?
Subordinate