Parts of Speech
Used to denote a pause in a sentence
What is a comma?
"She is as strong as an ox"
What is a Simile ?
i went to the store with meghan yesterday after church.
What is Capitalization?
To tell how an event happened
What is Explain?
Ms. Williams classroom is based off of this value
Used to modify or describe a verb or adjective
What is an adverb?
"I've seen this movie a hundred times"
What is a Hyperbole?
Kymans football was stuck on his moms roof.
What is an Apostrophe?
To back up with details
What is Support?
I am counting my calories, yet I really want dessert.
What is a compound sentence?
Used before a noun, pronoun, or gerund to show place, time, direction in a sentence
What is a preposition?
"Your mind is a garden"
What is a Metaphor?
Can you bring a towel sunscreen a beach ball and a couple of waters for the beach today?
What is a Comma?
To retell the key details or to give the short version
What is Summarize?
While I am a passionate basketball fan, I prefer football.
What is a complex sentence?
Express strong emotions and often followed by an exclamation point
What is an interjection?
"The engine gave one final protest before the car shuddered to a stop"
What is Personification?
Call me tomorrow you can give me the answer then.
What is a semi colon?
To tell what you think might happen next
What is Predict?
Hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.
What are Context Clues?
Used to join words or groups of words in a sentence
What is a conjunction?
"He took command of his home like he was Caesar in Rome"
What is an Allusion?
Registration is next week, she said. You can see your advisor then.
What are Quotation Marks?
To break apart or study in pieces
What is Analyze?
After all this time, I still can't fathom why he had to make such a big deal of it, but I guess he had his reasons.
What is a Compound-Complex sentences?