Parts of Speech
What part of speech is “quickly” in “She ran quickly”?
Adverb – describes how she ran.
What’s the subject in: “My brother plays soccer”?
My brother
Add a comma: “After dinner we went for a walk.”
After dinner, we went for a walk.
What tense is: “She is walking to school”?
Present continuous (progressive)
Choose the right word: “_____ we go now?” (Whether/Weather)
Whether – used to show a choice.
Identify the noun in: “The dog barked at the stranger.”
Dog and stranger – both are nouns.
Identify the predicate: “The cat chased the mouse.”
chased the mouse
Which is correct: a) I like books, movies, and music. or b) I like books movies, and music.
a) is correct – uses commas in a list
Fix this: “She don’t like pizza.”
She doesn’t like pizza.
Spell the word meaning “absolutely required”: You must show _____ ID.
Necessary
What part of speech connects two clauses? (and, but, so)?
Conjunction
Complete or fragment: “When she went to the store.”
Fragment – missing main clause.
What punctuation ends a question?
Question mark (?)
Change to future tense: “They eat dinner at 7.”
They will eat dinner at 7.
Choose the right word: Accept, Except
– “I will accept the gift.”
Accept – means to receive.
Find the adjective: “The tall man walked slowly.”
Tall – describes “man.”
What type of sentence is: “Do you like pizza?”
Interrogative (question)
Show possession in: “The girls bike.”
The girl’s bike.
Fix this: “The book that I reading is good.”
The book that I am reading is good.
Fix this: “I can’t decide whether we should use weather or whether.”
I can’t decide whether we should use ‘whether’ or ‘weather’. (Add quotes or explain difference)
What part of speech is “ouch”?
Interjection – expresses strong emotion.
Combine: “I was tired. I stayed up late.”
Although I was tired, I stayed up late.
Add quotation marks: She said I love this song!
She said, “I love this song!”
Fix the tense: “Yesterday, I go to the mall.”
Yesterday, I went to the mall.
Fill and explain: “_____ (whether/weither) it’s _____ (necissary/necessary), I’ll go.”
Whether and necessary – correct spellings.