Parts of Speech
W.O.W.
Writing
Punctuation
Parts of a sentence
100
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
100
a beginner
What is a novice?
100
Words that come at the beginning of sentences or paragraphs that connect ideas
What are transition words or phrases?
100
This puncutation mark is used before a list
What is a colon
100
laughing, sneezing, dreaming, writing, thinking
What are participles?
200
A word that describes a noun
What is an adjective?
200
outstanding
What is stellar?
200
The sentence or sentences that let the reader know the topic of the piece.
What is a topic sentence or thesis statement?
200
This punctuation mark shows possession or ownership.
What is an apostrophe?
200
Mrs. James, an English teacher at the Mountain View High School, loves reading historical novels.
What is an appositive?
300
patiently, clumsily, happily, enthusiastically
What are adverbs?
300
To confuse or puzzle
What is bewilder?
300
The name of the page where a list of sources are cited.
What is a Works Cited Page?
300
These punctuation marks are place around somone's exact words.
What are quotation marks?
300
Because I missed the bus, my mom had to pick me up.
What is a complex sentence?
400
These words are the "engines" in a sentence. Without them you don't have a sentence. They must be specific and interesing.
What are verbs?
400
To argue over unimportant matter
What is quibble?
400
The part of an essay that grabs the readers' attention and makes him/her want to continue reading
What is the hook or grabber?
400
This punctuation mark is used to separate independent clauses in a compound sentence.
What is a semi colon?
400
Summer is my favorite season, but I don't like extreme heat and humidity.
What is a compound sentence?
500
to, at , in, on, after, before, during, with,
What are prepositions?
500
Unlikely
What is far-fetched?
500
The end of a piece of expository writing that summarizes the piece
What is a conclusion or closing.
500
This punctuation mark is used around appositives, after introductory participial phrases, and in some compound sentences
What is a comma
500
Two or more sentence joined together without the proper puncutuation.
What is a run-on?
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