Parts of Speech
What is the part of speech of the CAPITALIZED word?
The baby giggled with pure HAPPINESS.
What is a noun?
This punctuation indicates a statement and is used at the end of a sentence or in abbreviations.
What is a period?
The time, place, and atmosphere in which the story occurs.
What is setting?
What type of figurative language is shown here:
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
What is personification?
This is the "hero" of a literary work.
Who is the protagonist?
What is the part of speech of the CAPITALIZED word?
Deirdre brushed DELICATE strokes of green across the canvas.
What is an adjective?
This punctuation is used to separate clauses, items in a series, and to set off non-essential information, enhancing sentence clarity.
What is a comma?
The sequence of events that make up the story. It includes the exposition, rising action. climax, falling action, and resolution.
What is plot?
What type of figurative language is shown here:
They fought like cats and dogs.
What is a simile?
There are 4 ways to fix a run-on sentence. Name at least 3.
What are
1. period and a capital to make 2 separate independent clauses
2. semicolon
3. comma + a FANBOY conjunction
4. subordinating conjunction
What is the part of speech of the CAPITALIZED word?
Veronica mailed a postcard to HER grandmother in Cincinnati.
What is a pronoun?
This punctuation connects two closely related, independent clauses without a conjunction or separates complex items in a list. It implies a tighter connection than a period and acts as a stronger pause than a comma.
What is a semicolon?
The central, underlying message, or the "big idea" the author conveys about life, human nature, or society.
What is theme?
What type of figurative language is shown here:
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
What is hyperbole?
The four types of sentences in English, categorized by their purpose. They differ in function and end with either a period, question mark, or exclamation point. Name them.
What are
1. declarative
2. imperative
3. interrogative
4. exclamatory
What is the part of speech of the CAPITALIZED word?
Dakota ANGRILY punched the wall after his girlfriend dumped him.
What is an adverb?
This punctuation is used to enclose direct, word-for-word quotations; dialogue; and specific titles.
What are quotation marks?
A literary device where authors plant subtle hints, warnings, or clues about future plot developments, building anticipation, suspense, and thematic cohesion.
What is foreshadowing?
What type of figurative language is shown here:
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration?
A figure of speech that combines two contradictory or opposite terms to create a dramatic, humorous, or paradoxical effect. Example: jumbo shrimp or original copy
What is an oxymoron?
What is the part of speech of the CAPITALIZED word?
I need to finish my homework BEFORE I can go to the movies tonight.
What is a conjunction?
This punctuation is used to connect closely related ideas, introduce lists, or explain the preceding clause. It follows a complete sentence and signals that what follows and is also used in time formats.
What is a colon?
A literary device that interrupts a story’s chronological flow to show events from the past and is used to provide crucial backstory, context, or character motivation.
What is flashback?
What type of figurative language is shown here:
The burning wood hissed and crackled.
What is onomatopoeia?
There are four types of English sentences based on structure that allow for varied sentence length and complexity. Give an example of a complex sentence.
What is "I quit the team because I needed to focus on my studies."
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