Parts of Speech
Which part of speech is for actions?
Verb
(May/Can) I have a pencil?
May
Add the commas.
My brother went to the football game but I stayed home.
My brother went to the football game, but I stayed home.
Which poetic device is being used?
The desert was an oven, baking us in its heat.
metaphor
At the beginning, this tells what the paper will be about.
introduction
Which part of speech describes nouns or pronouns?
Adjective
(Their/They’re) over (their/there) with (they’re/their) dogs.
They're-there-their
Add the commas.
Because I’m taller than her my sister stole my shoes.
Because I’m taller than her, my sister stole my shoes.
Which poetic device is being used?
The flowers in the field nodded sleepily.
personification
The introduction should be the most like which other part of an essay?
The conclusion
Which part of speech is used for ideas, such as “happiness” and “January”?
Noun
The computer sits on (its/it’s) own table next to the printer.
its
The conjunctions for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so can connect two ______________ clauses.
independent
Which poetic device is being used?
Lazy lion licks a lollipop.
alliteration
Name three things that belong in the exposition of a narrative.
Characters, setting, introduction of the problem.
Which part of speech is the italicized word?
I quickly ran from the angry cat.
Adverb
(Two/too) passing grades are (to/too) few (too/to) please my father.
Two-too-to
Add the commas.
My car which is not very reliable broke down in the parking lot.
My car, which is not very reliable, broke down in the parking lot.
Which poetic device is being used? Be specific.
She sneezed with a wheeze at the bees in the breeze.
internal rhyme
Rising action leads to which part of a narrative?
climax
This takes the place of a noun you already used. Mr. Morton becomes he.
pronoun
I’ll wait to have lunch until there are (fewer/less) people in the cafetorium.
fewer
Adding a subordinate conjunction to an independent clause makes a _______________ clause.
dependent
Which poetic device is being used?
Splat! The tomato fell to the floor. Thump! The cheese followed it.
onomatopoeia
In an argument, this tells why the counterclaim is wrong or doesn’t matter.
rebuttal