Parts of Speech
Person, Place, Thing
What is a noun?
Which ones of these phrases is an appositive?
My sister went to the store
My son fell off the slide
My brother, John, ate the entire pizza
Grandpa yelled at his grandson
What is, "My brother, John, ate the entire pizza?"
How would you fix this run-on sentence?
Steven ate an apple then he ate a banana.
What is "Steven ate an apple. Then, he ate a banana."
OR "Steven ate an apple and a banana."
What word in this sentence is the subject?
Charles went to the teacher to ask for an extension on his project.
What is "Charles"?
Which one of these words is a verbal?
climbing, jump, swing, dance
What is "climbing?"
expresses action or being
What is a verb?
What is NOT an example of an appositive?
My son, Ben, brought a teddy bear to show and tell.
Billy, the football coach, picked captains at the last practice.
Her sister picked an apple from the tree.
What is, "Her sister picked an apple from the tree."
How would you fix this run-on sentence?
Timothy ate the apple it was a red apple.
What is, "Timothy ate the apple; it was a red apple."
OR
"Timothy ate the red apple"
What is the predicate in this sentence?
Juniper, the duchess, yelled at her maid.
What is, "Yelled at her maid?"
Which one of these is a gerund?
climbing, backpacking, jumping, slipping
joins words, phrases, or clauses.
What is a Conjunction?
What transition would work best for this sentence?
The school day was long, ___ my football practice was longer.
what is, "but?"
OR
what is, "and"?
How would you fix this run-on sentence?
The flowers are beautiful they brighten the room.
What is "The flowers are beautiful, and they brighten the room?"
OR
"The flowers are beautiful. They brighten the room."
What is the subject in this sentence?
The woman's comment pierced my heart because it was full of such hate.
what is "the woman"
simile or metaphor?
She jumped like a kangaroo
What is a simile?
a word used to express emotion
What is an interjection?
What is the next word to use in this transitional sequence?
first, next, then, _______.
What is "Finally"
OR
what is "lastly"?
Is this a run- on sentence?
The girl, who appeared to be distressed and disarray, went to the store to buy more food for her family such as beans, rice, carrots, and potatoes.
What is, "No. It is not a run-on sentence?"
What part of this sentence is not a subject or predicate?
First, the man traveled by bus to go to the supermarket.
what is, "first"?
What is this quote an example of?
The wind closed my eyes and brought me to another dimension.
What is "personification?"
a word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying another word in the sentence
What is a preposition?
Which one of these words cannot be used as a transition word at the beginning of a sentence?
so, just, because, until
What is "because?"
Stephanie picked up her hamburger she ate the hamburger and then an onion slice fell off the burger and then it fell on her shorts which caused a stain.
What part of this sentence does not belong in the subject?
The disciplinarian took my phone away even though it was in my pocket on do not disturb.
What is, "took my phone away even though it was in my pocket on do not disturb."
What is the name of the phrase that "sets the scene" for the sentence?
What is an absolute phrase?