Parts of Speech
A word that describes a person, place, or thing.
Noun
This is a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as
simile
To write about a personal experience or tell a story
Narrative
This sentence is made up of only one clause with a single subject and a single predicate.
Simple sentence
How would you write the word "sun" in the possessive form?
sun's
A word that describes a noun
adjective
This is a type of figurative language in which poets give an animal, object or idea human qualities.
personification
To write an essay describing a person, place or thing in great detail.
Descriptive
This sentences is a simple sentence that contains two subject nouns.
SCS or simple compound subject
How would you write women in the possessive form?
Women's
A word that describes action or an action word
verb
This is the use of words that sound like the noises they describe.
Onomatopoeia
To explain or inform about a certain subject
Informational or Explository.
This is an incomplete sentence
Fragment
How would you write ox in the possessive form?
ox's
A word that takes the place of a noun
pronoun
This is a group of lines in a poem set off by blank lines that usually develop one idea.
Stanza
To present a claim or a strong feeling about an issue
Persuasive or argumentative
This sentence is a simple sentence that contains two verbs.
SCV or simple compound verb
How would you write knives in the plural possessive form?
knives'
Words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings
homonyms
This is the repetition of similar sounds.
Rhyme
This essay explains how two subjects are alike and how they are different.
Compare and Contrast
This sentence contains two stand alone sentences if the conjunction is removed.
Compound
How would you write children in the possessive form?
children's