Parts of Speech
Sentence Types
Miscellaneous
Puctuation
Parts of a Sentence
100
broccoli, convertible, flip flops, diary, pool
What are nouns?
100
Summer is my favorite season.
What is a simple sentence?
100
These are words or phrases used to connect sentences, ideas, or paragraphs.
What are transition words or phrases?
100
This puncutation mark is used before a list.
What is a colon?
100
Summer, my favorite season, is too short.
What is an appositive?
200
candid, surly, persnickety, unique, idle
What are adjectives?
200
Summer is my favorite season, yet I don't like extreme heat and humidity.
What is a compound sentence?
200
Name the seven coordinating conjunctions.
What are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so?
200
This punctuation mark is used around a speakers' exact words.
What are quotation marks.
200
Pirouetting across the stage, the ballerina tripped.
What is a participial phrase?
300
clumsily, hungrily, angrily, patiently
What are adverbs?
300
When the temperature climbs, I enjoy floating in my pool.
What is a complex sentence?
300
The two types of clauses
What are dependent and independent clauses?
300
This punctuation mark is used to show ownership or possession.
What is an apostrophe?
300
Across the stage, the ballerina leaped.
What is a prepositional phrase?
400
at, in, on, to, near, past, during, after, with
What are prepositions?
400
Summer is my favorite season; I don't like snow and frigid temperatures.
What is a compound sentence?
400
The real name of the words that introduce a dependent clause in a complex sentence
What are subordinating conjunctions?
400
This punctuation mark may be used in place of a comma and a FANBOYS in a compound sentence.
What is a semicolon?
400
If it rains after school, all practices will be cancelled.
What is a dependent clause?
500
careen, comprehend, baffle, plummet
What are verbs?
500
If you love heat and humidity, you will love the weather this weekend.
What is a complex sentence?
500
The sentence or sentences that grabs the readers' attention in an essay.
What is a topic or thesis sentence?
500
This punctuation mark surrounds appositives.
What are commas?
500
across the hall, on the first floor, in the elevator, during study hall, after lunch
What are prepositional phrases?
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