Parts of Speech
What part of speech is the word “quickly” in the sentence “She ran quickly.”?
Adverb
How many clauses are in a simple sentence?
One
What punctuation ends a question?
Question mark
Choose the correct word: “Their/They’re/There going to the store.”
They’re
Turn this into a question: “ You are ready.”
Are you ready?
What part of speech describes a person, place, thing, or idea?
Noun
What punctuation joins two independent clauses with a conjunction?
Comma
When should you use an apostrophe?
To show possession or contractions
Choose the correct word: “You/You’re amazing!”
You’re
Combine these: “ I like ice cream. It’s sweet.”
I like ice cream becuase it’s sweet.
What part of speech joins words or phrases?
Conjunctions
Identify the type of sentence: “Because it was raining, we stayed inside.”
Complex sentence
Fix this: “Its raining outside.”
It’s raining outside.
Identify the error: “He don’t like apples.”
“He doesn’t like apples.“
Identify the verb tense: “She has been studying.”
Present perfect continuous
Identify the adjective in this sentence: “The red balloon floated awa.”
Red
Fix this run on: “I love pizza I eat it everyday.”
Add a period or conjunction: “I love pizza, I eat it everyday.”
Where should the comma go? “Before eating the dog ran outside.”
Before eating, the dog ran outside.
Correct this: “Me and him went to the park.”
He and I went to the park.
Rewrite correctly: ”The book who I read was long.”
The book that I read was long.
Name all 8 parts of speech.
Noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, interjecton
What’s the difference between a compound and complex sentence?
Compound= 2 independent clauses
Complex= 1 independent and 1 dependent clause
Explain the difference between how a semicolon and a colon are used in a sentence.
A semicolon joins two closely related independent clauses; a colon introduces a list, explanation, or example following an independent clause.
What’s wrong with this: “Everyone should bring their pencil!”
“Everyone“ is singular; should be “Everyone should bring his or her pencil.”
Fix this sentence: “Running fast the finish line was crossed by her.”
She crossed the finish line running fast.