Parts of Speech
Find the adverb in the following sentence:
I definitely love pajama day at school.
definitely
Is this a complete sentence?
Can go to school.
No
Say the end mark that belongs at the end of this sentence:
I am going home after school
.
Find the subject in the following sentence:
The book fell off the shelf.
What words are needed in a simile?
like or as
Find all the nouns in the following sentence:
At practice, the players have to run around the track.
*practice
*players
*track
Is this a complete sentence?
They were not nice, so I said.
No
Do you want to go to the mall tonight
?
Find the predicate in the following sentence:
The book fell off the shelf.
fell off the shelf
What is the purpose of a metaphor?
compares two things without using like or as
Find all the verbs in the following sentence:
We had to go to McDonald's to eat dinner.
*had
*go
*eat
Is this sentence correctly written?
I was upset, but I was able to calm myself down.
Yes
Find the punctuation mark that is missing from this sentence:
We wanted to go to the park so mom said to be home before dinner.
,
*before the word "so"
Find the subject of the following sentence:
In the morning, my sister takes forever in the bathroom.
my sister
Give an example of an onomatopoeia.
bam, smash, animal sounds, crack, slam, etc.
Find the conjunction in the following sentence:
I didn't want to go to the doctor, but my mom said I had to go.
but
What is wrong with this sentence?
His mom gave him cotton candy he ate it all so quickly.
It is a run-on. There is a period needed after the word "candy".
Find where the quotation marks belong in this sentence:
I asked dad if we could have pizza for dinner, and he said let's do it tomorrow instead.
... said, "let's do it tomorrow instead."
Find the complete predicate of the following sentence:
In the morning, my sister takes forever in the bathroom.
takes forever in the bathroom.
Say the figurative language that is used in this sentence:
Sam saw seals swimming in the sea.
alliteration
Find all the prepositions in the following sentence:
Before school, we accidentally slept through our alarm.
*before
*through
What is wrong with this sentence?
I wanted vanilla ice cream but my sister wanted chocolate.
There should be a comma before the word "but".
Find where the commas belong in this sentence:
My mom wanted us to pick up milk eggs and bacon but we forgot to get the milk.
milk, eggs, and bacon, but
Find the complete subject and predicate of the following sentence:
During class, the teacher quickly wrote all the information on the board.
Subject- the teacher
Predicate- quickly wrote all the information on the board
Find the example of personification in this sentence:
When I looked out my window, I saw the leaves dancing in the wind.
leaves dancing