Parts-of-speech
How many parts of speech are there in the English language?
There are eight parts of speech in the English language.
What is a theme?
A theme is a universal statement, main idea, moral lesson, message, or idea that addresses the experience of being human.
What are the three end punctuations?
Period, question mark, exclamation mark
How many sentence types are there in the English language?
Four
What pronoun is used when speaking or writing in first person?
Which part of speech stands in for a noun?
Pronoun
What is a thematic topic?
A thematic topic is a one-word idea.
True or False. An apostrophe is used to show possession or the deletion of letters in contractions.
True
True or False. An exclamatory sentence shows strong emotion and ends with an exclamation point.
True
Which pronouns can be used when speaking or writing in third person?
He / She / They
How many articles are there in the English language? What are they?
There are three articles in the English language. They are: the, a, an.
What is a theme statement?
A theme statement is a thought-out idea that requires a full sentence.
What is the purpose of single quotation marks?
Single quotation marks are used to close off a quotation inside a quotation.
True or False. An interrogative sentence asks a question and ends with a period.
False, an interrogative sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark.
What pronoun is used when speaking or writing in second person?
You
Which part of speech shows the relationship between an object and another word in the sentence?
Preposition
In an English class, when a teacher asks for a theme, are they looking for a thematic topic or a theme statement?
In an English class, when a teacher asks for a theme, are they looking for a theme statement.
What punctuation is placed after an independent clause to make a list?
colon
True or False. An imperative sentence tells someone to do something and generally ends with a period. An urgent command might end with an exclamation point instead.
True
WRITE TWO SENTENCES IN THE THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW.
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He plays is an example of which kind of verb?
Intransitive verb
FOR 500 POINTS WRITE A THEME STATEMENT ON THE THEMATIC TOPIC: TRUST.
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What punctuation can be placed between items in a series that has internal punctuation?
semicolon
True or False. A declarative sentence states a fact and ends with a question mark.
False, a declarative sentence states a fact and ends with a period.
WRITE TWO SENTENCES IN THE SECOND PERSON POINT OF VIEW.
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