Sentences &
Parts of
Speech
Parts of
Speech
A sentence that expresses one complete thought.
Simple or Complex
Simple Sentence
A sentence combining two or more simple sentences using a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
Compound Sentence
A form of writing that supports a personal view or attitude on a topic with reasons, facts, and details
Opinion or non-fiction
Opinion
Photographs, drawings, maps, or any other pictorial representation on a page of text that offers additional information
Captions or graphics
Graphics
A word that is similar in meaning to another word
Synonym, antonym, or homonyms
Synonym
Identify the antecedent in the following sentence:
The boy ate his breakfast quickly.
boy
An antecedent is the noun to which a pronoun refers
Read the sentence.
One of the shirts buttons is missing.
Which word in the sentence has a mistake?
shirts
One of the shirt’s buttons is missing.
Writing that examines a topic and conveys ideas, concepts, and information accurately.
Fiction or informative
Informative
Words or phrases in bold print that indicate a topic or the theme of a portion of text
Headings or definitions
Headings
A word that is the opposite in meaning to another word
Synonym, antonym, or homonyms
Identify the abstract noun in the following sentence:
The student shared his knowledge about polar bears with the class.
knowledge
A word that names things we cannot detect with any of our senses.
Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence:
The teacher told us to sit down, but she did not tell us where.
but
A coordinating conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses (FANBOYS)
The intended readers of a piece of writing
Children or audience
Audience
A table or graph that condenses data into a series of rows, lines, or other shortened lists
Line plot or chart
Chart
A word part that is added to the beginning of a root to form a new word
(adding dis- to the beginning of agree)
prefix, suffix, affix
Identify the plural form of the following singular noun:
person
people
Read the sentence.
The girl carelessly left her test on her desk.
Which word describes the verb in the sentence?
carelessly
An adverb is a word that describes a verb or adjective
Writing that conveys experiences, either real or imaginary, using a sequence of events as its structure.
Fiction or narrative
Narrative
A short paragraph next to an article. It gives other interesting facts about a topic.
Sidebar or caption
Sidebar
A word, words, or a phrase in a sentence, paragraph, and/or whole text that help reason out the meaning of an unfamiliar word
Simple sentence, complex sentence, context clues
Context Clues
Read the sentence:
The boys watches the ball bounce across the gym.
Which part of the sentence has a mistake?
The boys watches
Identify the superlative adjective in the following sentence:
My puppy has the softest fur I have ever felt.
softest
A superlative adjective compares three or more things.
Conversation between characters or speakers in a literary work.
Quotations or dialogue
Dialogue
A feature in online articles. If you click on it, it takes you to another Web page.
Hyperlink
A word part that is added to the end of a root to form a new word
(adding –able to the end of agree)
Prefix, suffix, or affix
Suffix