Parts of Speech
Identify the noun: “The pyramids of Egypt attract tourists from all over the world.”
What is pyramids (or Egypt, tourists, world)?
What punctuation is missing? “On July 4 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed.”
What is a comma after 4?
Identify the sentence type: “The capital of France is Paris.”
What is declarative?
“The wind whispered through the ancient ruins.” What device is used?
What is personification?
Fix it: “me and my family visited the statue of liberty.”
What is: My family and I visited the Statue of Liberty.
Identify the verb: “Nelson Mandela fought for justice in South Africa.”
What is fought?
Choose the correct punctuation: “Dear President Roosevelt __” (colon or comma)
What is comma?
“Did Marco Polo travel to China?” is what type of sentence?
What is interrogative?
“He was as brave as a soldier storming Normandy.” What device is this?
What is a simile?
Fix it: “In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue he discovered America.”
What is: In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue; he discovered America.
Identify the adjective: “The ancient temple had colorful murals.”
What is ancient or colorful?
Add punctuation: “She visited Paris Rome and Berlin on her trip.”
What is: Paris, Rome, and Berlin?
“Explore the Great Wall of China!” is what sentence type?
What is imperative?
“Her speech was a shot heard ‘round the world.” What device is this?
What is a metaphor (or allusion)?
Fix it: “the eiffel tower is located in paris france”
What is: The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France.
Identify the preposition: “The explorer traveled across the desert.”
What is across?
What punctuation is needed: “Dr Martin Luther King Jr gave a powerful speech in Washington DC.”
What is: periods in Dr. and Jr., and commas around Jr. and Washington, DC?
Combine into one compound sentence: “The Romans built roads. They wanted to connect their empire.”
What is: The Romans built roads, and they wanted to connect their empire.
“From Cairo to Cape Town, cultures collide and blend.” What device is this?
What is alliteration?
Fix the sentence for tense agreement: “She writes about Ancient Greece and learned about mythology.”
What is: She writes about Ancient Greece and learns about mythology.
Identify the adverb: “The historian carefully examined the fragile scrolls.”
Identify the adverb: “The historian carefully examined the fragile scrolls.”
Rewrite this sentence with correct punctuation: “The Cold War a period of political tension lasted for decades.”
What is: The Cold War, a period of political tension, lasted for decades.
Identify the sentence type and structure: “Although she had never seen the Colosseum, she described it vividly in her essay.”
What is complex sentence, declarative?
“He ruled with an iron fist, his power stretching from the Atlantic to the Alps.” What two devices are used?
What are metaphor and hyperbole?
Fix all errors: “there going to mexico city to learn about aztec culture.”
What is: They’re going to Mexico City to learn about Aztec culture.