Parts of Speech
Identify the underlined parts of speech:
My math homework quietly judged me from the desk.
Noun, verb
Noun: a person, a place, a thing, or an idea
Verb: shows an action or a state of being.
Every complete sentence has two main parts to form a complete idea. What are they?
Subject and Predicate
Subject: who the sentence is about, or what is doing the action
Predicate: what the subject does, or what happens to the subject
Fix the following sentence:
She said I cant believe you did that.
She said, "I can't believe you did that."
Add comma, quotation marks, and apostrophe.
Turn this fragment into a complete sentence:
“Because of the surprise.”
Examples:
“Because of the surprise, she smiled.”
“He missed the event because of the surprise.”
What is the complete predicate in this sentence?
The extremely dramatic cat in the kitchen knocked over the glass of water.
Complete Subject: The extremely dramatic cat in the kitchen
Complete Predicate: knocked over the glass of water
Identify the underlined parts of speech:
The confused squirrel aggressively stole my sandwich.
Adjective, Adverb
Adjective: describes a noun or pronoun by giving more detail.
Adverb: describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Often tells how, when, where, or how much.
What is subject-verb agreement?
Subject–verb agreement: the verb form must match its subject in number (singular/plural) and person (1st/2nd/3rd).
Fix the sentence:
I have read Pride and Prejudice; and Emma.
I have read Pride and Prejudice and Emma.
Remove semicolon; use conjunction only
or: I have read Pride and Prejudice; I have also read Emma.
Fix the comma splice:
“I love pizza, I could eat it every day.”
Use a period or semicolon or conjunction:
“I love pizza. I could eat it every day.”
“I love pizza; I could eat it every day.”
“I love pizza, and I could eat it every day.”
What does FANBOYS stand for?
*Must list all the words in order*
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
My little brother loudly declared that broccoli is evil.
Adjective, verb, subordinating conjunction, verb, adjective.
Adjective: describes a noun or pronoun by giving more detail.
Verb: shows an action or a state of being.
Subordinating conjunction: introduces dependent clause
Identify all the following clauses as either independent or dependent:
1. The goose stole my sandwich.
2. Although the llama looked innocent
3. Unless the robot gains consciousness
4. My calculator refuses to cooperate.
5. Even though the instructions were perfectly clear
1. Independent
2. Dependent
3. Dependent
4. Independent
5. Dependent
Fix the sentence:
My teacher said "Writing is thinking", and I agree.
My teacher said, "Writing is thinking," and I agree.
Comma before quote; comma inside quotation before closing; tag continues.
Fix this fused sentence in 2 ways:
“She studies hard she earned an A.”
“She studies hard; she earned an A.”
“She studies hard, so she earned an A.”
“She studies hard. She earned an A.”
When should you use a semicolon? Provide 3 examples.
1. To Join Two Complete Sentences (Without FANBOYS)
2. Before Conjunctive Adverbs (However, Therefore, etc.) --> is a word that connects two complete sentences (transition word) and shows the relationship between them.
3. To Separate Complex List Items
After lunch, the sleepy students slowly transformed into zombies.
Preposition, article, verb, preposition, noun.
Preposition: shows the relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word, often showing place, time or direction.
Article: a word that comes before a noun to show whether the noun is specific or general.
Verb: shows an action or a state of being.
Noun: a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Identify all the following sentence types in the following examples:
1. The students studied hard, but the test was still difficult.
2. The raccoon opened the garbage can.
3. The power went out; the class continued anyway.
4. Although my alarm failed this morning, I still made it on time.
1. Compound: Two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
2. Simple: One independent clause
3. Compound: Two or more independent clauses joined by a semicolon.
4. Complex: One independent clause plus at least one dependent clause.
To my surprise she exclaimed "What a brilliant idea" and clapped.
To my surprise, she exclaimed, "What a brilliant idea!" and clapped.
Comma after introductory phrase, comma before quote, exclamation mark inside quotes.
Fix the run-on sentence in 2 ways:
She wanted to apologize she didn’t know how to start the conversation it felt awkward.
Periods: She wanted to apologize. She didn’t know how to start the conversation. It felt awkward.
Turn one clause into dependent: Although she wanted to apologize, she didn’t know how to start the conversation, and it felt awkward.
Semicolon: She wanted to apologize; she didn’t know how to start the conversation, and it felt awkward.
List 3 common reasons for sentence fragments.
Missing subject
Missing verb
Dependent clause left alone
Phrase used as a sentence
Added Detail Fragments
Yikes! The mysterious goose confidently stole the principal’s hat from the office.
Interjection, adjective, adverb, verb, preposition
Interjection: a word or phrase that shows strong emotion.
Adjective: describes a noun or pronoun by giving more detail.
Adverb: describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Often tells how, when, where, or how much.
Verb: shows an action or a state of being.
Preposition: shows the relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word, often showing place, time or direction.
Create a sentences with the following requirements:
Vocab: robbery, penguin, vomit, before, stubborn
Syntax: 2 independent clauses + 1 dependent clause.
Answers will vary.
Example: Before the stubborn penguin attempted the robbery, it slipped on the ice, and it almost vomited from embarrassment.
Fix the sentence:
She asked which chapters will be on the exam but he didn't answer.
She asked, "Which chapters will be on the exam?" but he didn't answer.
comma after introductory phrase; quotation marks around dialogue; capitalize first word in quotes; question mark inside quotes.
Fix the run-on sentence:
The movie was almost three hours long it felt even longer because the seats were uncomfortable everyone kept checking the time.
Period + complex sentence: The movie was almost three hours long. It felt even longer because the seats were uncomfortable, and everyone kept checking the time.
Semicolon: The movie was almost three hours long; it felt even longer because the seats were uncomfortable, and everyone kept checking the time.
Correct punctuation for a complex quoted sentence with dialogue tag:
if you arrive after midnight he whispered do not wake anyone, leave the package by the door.
"If you arrive after midnight," he whispered, "do not wake anyone; leave the package by the door."
Capitalize first letter; add quotation marks around dialogue; commas around dialogue tag; semicolon inside quote replacing comma; period at end inside quotes.