Parts of Speech
This part of speech is a person, place, or thing.
What is a noun?
This is the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
What is evidence?
Identify the main idea from the following passage: Have you ever seen a giraffe at the zoo? Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world. The average height of a giraffe is 16-18 feet tall. This animal has a very long neck and legs. Giraffes eat the leaves from tall trees. Other animals cannot reach that high. Male giraffes are even taller than female giraffes.
What is "giraffes are very tall animals?"
All sentences must start with this.
What is a capital letter?
Your "I think" statement in an essay is called this.
What is a thesis or a claim?
This part of speech shows action.
What is a verb?
This is a description of the distinctive nature or features of a particular character.
What is characterization?
Identify the main idea from the following passage: Hurricanes are large storms. They begin over the ocean. They gather heat and energy from the water. Hurricanes move slowly to land as they grow stronger. Hurricanes are dangerous because of their size. They are also dangerous because of high winds and big waves. Hurricanes can bring flooding, power outages, and tornadoes.
All sentences must end with this.
What is punctuation?
My thesis statement should be contained in this paragraph.
What is the introduction paragraph?
This part of speech uses a physical attribute to describe a noun.
What is an adjective?
This is what the text is mainly about.
What is the central idea?
Identify the main idea from the following passage: One way to stay healthy is to exercise. Exercise helps you feel better, lose weight, and grow stronger. Taking a walk is a form of exercise. It helps you go outside and get fresh air. Playing a sport is another form of exercise. This is a fun way to be active. Taking classes at a gym is a way to be healthy and fit. There are many types of exercise you can do to improve your health.
What is there are many types of exercise?
Coordinate adjectives are separated with this.
What is a comma?
I would find all of the main topics in this part of an essay.
What is the body of an essay?
This part of speech uses a relation of time, circumstance, or manner to describe a verb.
What is an adverb?
This is a quotation directly from a book, paper, or author.
What is a citation?
Identify the main idea from the following passage: Birds are a special type of animal that you may see either walking or flying in the air. Birds have two legs, which are often covered with scales. A bird's body is covered with feathers and they have wings. The feathers help birds fly and control their body temperature. Birds have bones that are light so they can fly easily. A beak is a special word to describe the bird's nose. The beak is used for eating. Beaks can be different in size, shape, and color. Birds are a type of animal with very unique features.
What is birds have very unique features?
Possessive nouns all contain this.
What is an apostrophe?
The "big idea" of an essay is called this.
What is the central idea (main idea)?
What is a conjunction?
This means to make an idea, situation, or problem clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.
What is explaining?
Pizza is a favorite food in the United States. Pizza is from Italy in the late 1800s. It became popular in the United States after World War II. People like to add toppings.Some toppings are pepperoni, sausage, and vegetables. These toppings give pizza more flavor. Pepperoni is America’s favorite topping.
What is pizza is a popular meal in the United States?
Non-essential information in a sentence is called this.
What is nonrestrictive information?
A concluding paragraph of an essay should always contain this.
What is significance?