Parts of Speech & Word Choice
What is a preposition?
A word that shows direction, location, or time (in, on, under)
What is a fragment?
A group of words that is not a complete sentence
What does a sentence always begin with?
A capital letter
Name 2 of the 4 types of sentences.
Declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as
Identify the conjunction in this sentence.
I wanted pizza and tacos.
and
Is this a sentence or fragment?
Running through the park.
Fragment
Fix it:
the dog ran under the table and hid
The dog ran under the table and hid.
Which type of sentence is this:
Please stop feeding your math homework to the lizard.
Imperative
Identify the figurative language:
My backpack weighs a ton.
Hyperbole
What is the interjection in this sentence?
Wow! That was amazing.
Wow!
Fix the fragment:
Because I saw a squirrel stealing my snack.
I ran away because I saw a squirrel stealing my snack.
Add commas correctly:
We bought apples oranges bananas and grapes.
We bought apples, oranges, bananas, and grapes.
Which type of sentence is this:
Are you bringing snacks for the party?
Interrogative
Identify the figurative language:
My backpack is a black hole that eats everything I put in it.
Metaphor
What is the verb tense of this sentence?
She walked to school yesterday.
Past tense
Fix the run-on:
I love soccer I play every day.
I love soccer. I play every day.
OR
I love soccer, and I play every day.
Fix capitalization errors:
mrs dare says we are an awesome class.
Mrs. Dare says we are an awesome class.
What is a compound sentence?
A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a conjunction
What does this idiom mean?
I'm all ears when you start talking about pizza.
I am listening very carefully / paying full attention
What does connotation mean?
The feeling or emotion a word suggests beyond its dictionary meaning.
Identify and fix:
After school we went home we did homework we watched TV.
Run-on.
After school, we went home, did homework, and watching TV.
i cant believe mrs dare owns a pet dragon
I can't believe Mrs. Dare owns a pet dragon!
Identify the dependent and independent clauses of this complex sentence:
I will turn in my paper on time because I want to enjoy the publishing party tomorrow.
Independent: I will turn in my paper on time
Dependent: because I want to enjoy the publishing party tomorrow.
Identify the figurative language AND explain the meaning:
The classroom was a zoo during group work.
Metaphor
It means the classroom was loud, chaotic, and out of control