Parts of Speech
Person, place, thing
What is a noun?
Shows position or relationship of one noun (or pronoun) to another in a sentence
What is a preposition?
a group of words with a subject and a verb that CANNOT stand alone as a complete sentence because it doesn't express a full thought; would be considered a sentence fragment too
What is a dependent clause?
Spell that word that you want to eat more of...is it d-e-s-s-e-r-t...or d-e-s-e-r-t?
What is D-E-S-S-E-R-T?
action of the sentence or state of being of the subject
What is a verb?
Describes or renames another noun just before it
What is an appositive?
a group of words with a subject and a verb that expresses a complete thought; also known as a sentence
What is an independent clause?
What is A-L-L-T-H-O-U-G-H?
Cleverly, the child.....
What is an -ly adverb?
What is 5?
This type of word connects a dependent clause to an independent clause.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
What is a predicate noun?
What is an adverb?
a noun or phrase that provides extra, non-essential information about a noun it renames (acting as a "by the way" detail)
What is a non-restrictive appositive?
an introductory phrase such as "Riding through the desert,......" is called.....
What is a participial phrase?
This is a connecting word
What is a conjunction?
noun or phrase that renames another noun and provides essential information
This type of sentence starter called in Write Shop.... Fearful and anxious, .............
What are paired adjectives?