Parts of Speech
Write or Wrong
Making the Argument
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Read it and Weep
100
This part of speech is a person, place, thing, or idea
Noun
100
The following sentence is missing this.
“I like cats, dogs, rabbits.”
"and"?
"I like cats, dogs, AND rabbits."
100
What part of an essay is the following paragraph?
“Everyone loves music! I still remember where I was the first time I watched a Taylor Swift video. “Our Song” was the title and I quickly learned every word. And later I spent time learning how to play that very song on the ukulele. While we all can enjoy listening to music, the real joy is in participating in it. And we know that musical learning has a positive impact on learning! All students should learn to play an instrument because it will help them succeed in academics and provide them with a skill that can enrich their lives.”
Introduction
100
This is the lesson or moral of a story.
theme
100
What was surprising about the end of this story?
“I’d rather be at the beach,” Susan said under her breath, as she entered the classroom.
It was the first day of the school year, and Susan wasn’t ready for it. She dreaded the thought of classes and school work starting again.
What happened to summer vacation? she wondered. It felt like the first day of vacation was just yesterday!
The bell rang. Susan sighed. That was it. The school year was now officially starting.
“Good morning!” Susan told the class. “I’m Ms. Jensen, your history teacher.”
the main character was the teacher
200
This Part of Speech is an action
Verb
200
This word is spelled wrong in the following sentence.
“I hate having to luk up words in the dictionary!”
"Look"
"I hate having to LOOK up words in the dictionary!"
200
What part of the paragraph is the italicized sentence?
“Everyone loves music! I still remember where I was the first time I watched a Taylor Swift video. “Our Song” was the title and I quickly learned every word. And later I spent time learning how to play that very song on the ukulele. While we all can enjoy listening to music, the real joy is in participating in it. And we know that musical learning has a positive impact on learning! All students should learn to play an instrument because it will help them succeed in academics and provide them with a skill that can enrich their lives.”
The claim or thesis statement
200
This is a comparison between two unlike things
a metaphor
200
Is the author talking to a friend or an enemy?
enemy
300
This Part of Speech modifies (changes) a noun
adjective
300
The following sentence is missing this.
“What are you doing”
a questionmark
"What are you doing?"
300
What part of the paragraph is the italicized sentence?
“Learning to play an instrument is shown to improve learning outcomes. Students who play an instrument on average scored 30% higher on math tests than students who didn’t (education 12). While test scores aren’t everything, this shows the benefits of playing an instrument in a tangible way. Students who played instruments also had higher attendance rates (roberts 5). If students are in school more, we know they are learning more.”
the topic sentence
300
This is what you use to support an argument
evidence
300
What happened to Marion?
My nosey neighbour, Marion, alerted police. She said she’d seen Fred at my house before he disappeared.
They searched my house and garden, even took samples from my homemade fertiliser. Just fermenting manure and decaying weeds as I’d assured them, but they had the decency to apologise. Unlike Marion.
My plants love that fertiliser. They thrive. Grow ten times bigger than usual specimens. My roses are the size of dinner plates.
To show Marion there were no hard feelings, I invited her to inspect my greenhouse.
Flies were just baby food to Venus. She prefers heartier meals now.
she was murdered
400
This part of speech modifies a verb
adverb
400
The following sentence has this mistake
“I would of been better at basketball if I had practiced more.”
"would of" should be "would've" or "would have"
"I WOULD'VE been better at basketball if I had practiced more."
400
What part of the paragraph is the italicized sentence?
“Learning to play an instrument is shown to improve learning outcomes. Students who play an instrument on average scored 30% higher on math tests than students who didn’t (education 12). While test scores aren’t everything, this shows the benefits of playing an instrument in a tangible way. Students who played instruments also had higher attendance rates (roberts 5). If students are in school more, we know they are learning more.”
evidence, proof
400
This is how you connect your evidence to your argument
reasoning or logic
400
What passtime is the narrator talking about?
“I took the long way home today. Huge crumbs of food formed a path, as if someone deliberately left them there and my curiosity got the best of me. That initial feeling twisted into something more sinister as I smelled, and later saw, burning bodies along the trail. I reached the end and felt a chill tingle up my spine as a huge shadow loomed over me. I looked up to see a grinning giant holding a huge magnifying glass. And all of a sudden, that fun pastime from my childhood didn’t seem all that fun anymore.”
burning ants with a magnifying glass
500
This part of speech connects two phrases, nouns, or ideas
conjunction
500
The following sentence is missing this.
“When I read a book I feel like I’m in a different world.”
a comma
"When I read a book, I feel like I'm in a different world."
500
What part of the paragraph is the italicized sentence?
“Learning to play an instrument is shown to improve learning outcomes. Students who play an instrument on average scored 30% higher on math tests than students who didn’t (education 12). While test scores aren’t everything, this shows the benefits of playing an instrument in a tangible way. Students who played instruments also had higher attendance rates (roberts 5). If students are in school more, we know they are learning more.”
reasoning, logic, this shows
500
This sentence summarizes the argument of an essay
conclusion
500
What season is this poem describing?
spring