Parts of Speech
A person, place or thing
What is a noun?
I enjoy reading writing and drawing.
I enjoy reading, writing, and drawing.
You use this at the end of a declarative sentence.
What is a period?
He ______ walking home.
What is "is"?
There are (two, too, to) many to choose from.
What is too?
Action!
What is a verb?
Summer is almost over so we need to make the most of it.
Summer is almost over, so we need to make the most of it.
You use this at the end of an exclamatory sentence.
What is an exclamation point?
Fill in the correct helping/auxiliary verb:
They _____ walking home.
What is "are"?
(Their, there, they're) plans were cancelled that weekend.
What is their?
It describes nouns.
What is an adjective?
After we finish our chores we can go to the beach.
After we finish our chores, we can go to the beach.
You use this at the end of an interrogative sentence.
What is a question mark?
Fill in the correct helping/auxiliary verb:
I _____ walking home.
What is "am"?
What is it's?
It tells us HOW something is done.
What is an adverb?
Let's eat Grandma.
Let's eat, Grandma.
You use this to join two independent clauses that are closely related in ideas.
What is a semi-colon?
Mari and John (play/plays) soccer together.
What is play?
I hope you (accept/except) my gift.
What is accept?
Replacements for specific names of nouns.
What are pronouns?
Coconut Island next to Liliuokalani is my favorite picnic spot.
Coconut Island, next to Liliuokalani, is my favorite picnic spot.
You use this to off set a list.
What is a colon?
John (play/plays) soccer.
What is plays?
The (effect/affect) will be seen shortly.
What is effect?