Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing.
i am a senior at turpin high school.
I am a senior at Turpin High School.
What is logos?
The rhetorical appeal that connects to logic and sense.
What are possessive nouns?
Possessive nouns are nouns that show ownership or a direct connection
Finish the lyrics to Sean Kingston and Justin Bieber's hit song, "Eenie Meenie."
I'm not tryin' to rewind, wind, wind, wind, wind
I wish our hearts could come together as one
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I'm not tryin' to rewind, wind, wind, wind, wind
I wish our hearts could come together as one
'Cause shorty is a eenie, meenie, miney, mo, lova
What is a verb?
An action word.
That is Doug's dog.
What is pathos?
The rhetorical appeal that connects to the audience's emotions/feelings.
What is a proper noun?
A proper noun is a noun that serves as the name for a specific place, person, or thing. They are always capitalized.
Finish the lyrics to Rascal Flatt's hit song, "Life is a Highway."
Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're goin' my way
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Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're goin' my way
Well, I wanna drive it all night long
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
knowing that he was in big truble
*Name* knew he was in big trouble.
What is ethos?
The rhetorical appeal that connects to the credibility of the speaker.
What are fragment sentences?
A sentence fragment is a group of words that looks like a sentence, but actually isn't a complete sentence. Sentence fragments are usually missing a subject or verb, or they do not express a complete thought.
Finish the lyrics to Miley Cyrus's song, "Used to Be Young."
You tell me time has done changed me
That's fine, I've had a good run
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You tell me time has done changed me
That's fine, I've had a good run
I know I used to be crazy
That's 'causе I used to be young
What is an adverb?
A word that describes or modifies a verb or an adjective.
The well adjusted student performed excellent on her exams.
The well-adjusted student performed excellently on her exams
The following sentence is an example of which rhetorical appeal:
If you're still unsure, please consider that my advanced degree and fieldwork speak for themselves.
Ethos, because the speaker is articulating on their experience.
What are hyphens?
The sign (-) is used to join words to indicate that they have a combined meaning or that they are linked in the grammar of a sentence.
Finish the lyrics to Kanye West's song, "Power."
No one man should have all that power
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Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the power
No one man should have all that power
The clock's ticking, I just count the hours
Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the power
What is a pronoun?
A word that takes the place of a noun.
i had new favorite classes at uc they are literature psychology and humanities
I had new favorite classes at UC: literature, psychology, and humanities.
The following sentence is an example of which rhetorical appeal:
You should consider another route if you leave later. I heard that that street is far more dangerous and ominous at night than during the daytime.
Pathos, because it is instilling a sense of fear.
What is parallel structure?
Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance.
Finish the lyrics to Taylor Swift's song, "Style."
You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye
And I got that red lip classic thing that you like
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___________________________ we never go out of style
You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye
And I got that red lip classic thing that you like
And when we go crashing down, we come back every time
'Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style