Find the subject:
After walking through the park, Julie went home and took a nap.
What is Julie.
100
This type of sentence is made up of one or more dependent clauses and an independent clause.
What is a Complex sentence.
200
describes nouns and pronouns.
What is an adjective.
200
The one key idea that an essay expresses in a sentence.
What is a thesis statement.
200
Uses words or phrases that appeal to the senses.
What is Descriptive/Description.
200
Find the prepositional phrase:
Although I wanted to go to the movies, I chose to stay home instead.
What is "to the movies".
200
The core or base meaning of a word
What is root.
300
expresses a state of being or a condition.
What is a linking verb.
300
A word or phrase that does not clearly describe or explain any part of the sentence.
What is a dangling modifier.
300
Explains the steps to follow in completing a process in either a how-to or how-it-works format.
What is Process.
300
Find the relative pronoun:
Fred, who forgot where he had parked, roamed the parking lot for three hours.
What is "who".
300
If I were to say that the ninja was quicker than the pirate in the fight, I am using this type of comparison.
What is comparative.
400
Can exist in the present tense, the past tense, or the future tense.
What are verbs.
400
A method of balancing similar elements in a sentence. For example: It is better to be honest than to be dishonest.
What is parallelism.
400
This type of paragraph gives a line of reasoning with the intent of persuading the reader to agree with a particular viewpoint or take a particular action.
What is Argument.
400
Find the adjective:
When she turned sharply to address the mysterious stranger, he was gone.
What is "mysterious".
400
the words around a given word that give clues about its meaning.
What are context clues.
500
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so (FANBOYS) are this part of speech.
Coordinating Conjunctions
500
a sentence error that results from not inserting punctuation and a coordinating conjunction between two complete thoughts.
What is a run-on sentence.
500
This type of paragraph explains a topic by identifying and describing its types or categories.
What is Classification.
500
Find the adverb:
Kirk flew the plane efficiently and with ease.
What is "efficiently".
500
This type of arrangement organizes events in the order in which they happened.