Parts of Speech
What is an adjective?
Describes a noun or pronoun
Where is the capital missing: "nelly was hungry and she needed a sandwich."
Nelly (proper noun)
What is an interrogative sentence?
Asks a question
What is a subject and a predicate?
Subject: who/what of a sentence
Predicate: who the subject is/what the subject is doing
When are quotation marks used?
To show dialogue or direct quotes from a text
What does an adverb usually end with?
"-ly"
Where is the comma missing: "she was a smart kind friend"
Between smart and kind (two adjectives)
"Today is a great day!" is an example of which sentence type?
"because she was hungry." is what type of clause?
Dependent clause
Which punctuation is missing: "Today, I have to bring a notebook, pencil case, sharpener, and markers."
Colon after "bring"
What is a preposition?
Tells us the location or position of something
Which capitalization rule is missing: "I need to finish my homework asap."
Abbreviation isn't capitalized
"Go wash the dishes." is an example of which sentence type?
Imperative
"She wanted to swim, but her stomach was hurting." is an example of which sentence form?
Compound sentence
Where do I put a semi colon: "My day was great I had no homework."
after "great" (between two independent clauses)
We capitalize months, dates, and seasons. True or False?
False: not seasons
What is a declarative sentence?
States something
"I want to go on a rollercoaster since my sister went last year." is an example of which sentence form?
Complex sentence
Which punctuation mark is missing: "Ill go play basketball with you tonight."
an apostrophe in "I'll"
What does an article do? What are they?
It tells us if something is specific or general
The, an, a
Which comma rule is missing: "yes I will take the test"
Comma after "yes" or "no"
"I am free next Friday." is an example of which sentence type?
Declarative
"I want to go to the store because I am hungry, but I have no money." is an example of which sentence form?
Compound-complex sentence
What are the 2 most common uses of a comma?