PARTS OF SPEECH
a word used to identify people, places, or things
noun
1st president
George Washington
rhetorical device used to compare two things
metaphor
this document states the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based.
Declaration of Independence
Who invented basketball?
Dr. James Naismith
a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun
An adjective
President who freed the enslaved people
Lincoln
rhetorical device used to compare two things using like or as
simile
How many colonies were there?
13
What was the first basketball hoop made out of?
a peach basket
a word used to describe an action
verb
First black president
Obama
literary device that involves two or more words that appear close together and have the same first syllable
Alliteration
Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Who scored 81 Points in a Single Game?
Kobe Bryant
a noun that refers to a specific person, place, or thing and is always capitalized in English
A proper noun
how many presidents have there been
45
The perspective from which a story is told, there are 3 of these
Point of view
When did the Revolutionary War begin?
1775
Who has the most championships?
Boston Celtics
a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective or verb
adverb
First vice president
John Adams
a figure of speech that uses words to describe the sounds made by all living things including people, animals, birds and all inanimate objects.
onomatopoeia
When was the Great Depression?
1930s
When was the NBA founded?
1946