Parts of Speech
A word to describe an action
verb
"quickly, swiftly" are all examples of what part of speech
Adverbs
In order for a sentence to be correct, it has to have a noun and verb
True
What types of figurative language compare using the words "like" o "as"
Simile
What prefix "pre" mean
before
This word describes the noun
adjective
Identify the proper nouns in the following sentence
"Mr. Smith lives in Boise, Idaho with his family"
Mr. Smith and Boise Idaho
A paragraph should have about how many sentences
between 4-6 sentences
The repetition of beginning consonant sound in the beginning of a word is called
alliteration
What is the main idea of a text
What the passage is mostly about
Which part of speech do you use when you need to join clauses, sentences, or words?
Conjunction
Identify the conjunctions in the following sentence:
"We needed a place to study, so we packed up our things and went to the library"
so, and
Every sentence begins and ends with what
This type of figurative language means giving human qualities to non-human or non-living things.
personification
Poems are written using what, instead of sentences and paragraph
lines and stanzas
Where does the comma go for our FANBOYS
before
"Justin walked around the tree"
around (shows direction and and loction)
The two parts of a sentence are called
subject and predicate
"I'm so hungry, I could eat a cow" is an example of what type of figurative language
hyperbole (extreme exaggeration)
what is a "root word"
The main word in the word before the prefix or suffix is added
Which part of speech replaces nouns to help with repetition?
Pronoun
it's and its are what two types of part of speech
pronoun and contaction
The main idea of a paragraph is usually found in which sentence
The topic or concluding sentence (first and last sentence)
The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound made by an object or action., is the definition of what type of figurative language
Onomatopoeia
How do we summarize
Somebody, wanted something, but, then, so what