Simple Recall
Name the sentence types by FUNCTION
Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, and Exclamatory
This is a word that joins independent clauses together (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
coordinating conjunction
What part of speech is the italicised word?
She spoke softly during the meeting.
Adverb
This noun is used as the object of the verb:
She kicked the ball, despite the heavy rain and strong winds, during the final minutes of the championship game.
ball
The wind, restless and impatient after the long summer heat, whispered secrets through the towering trees as if it were trying to wake the sleeping forest.
personification
Name the eight parts of Speech
Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Conjunction, Preposition, and Interjection
This clause can stand alone as a complete sentence.
independent clause
Choose the correct sentence.
A. The group of students is going on a trip.
B. The group of students were going on a trip.
C. The group of students be going on a trip.
D. The group of students going on a trip.
A. The group of students is going on a trip.
This noun is a predicate nominative:
My sister, after years of studying overseas and completing a demanding medical residency, is now a doctor at a leading research hospital.
doctor
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers while playfully preparing plates for the picnic by the peaceful pond.
alliteration
P R D I R I R I
Personal – Reflexive – Demonstrative – Interrogative – Relative – Indefinite – Reciprocal – Intensive
This is a verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun.
gerund
Choose the version with correct punctuation.
A. My phone, as you can imagine, died right before the presentation.
B. My phone as you can imagine, died right before the presentation.
C. My phone, as you can imagine died right before the presentation.
D. My phone as you can imagine died, right before the presentation.
A. My phone, as you can imagine, died right before the presentation.
This noun is an indirect object:
After the ceremony, she quietly gave her lifelong friend from elementary school, who had supported her through countless challenges, a handmade gift in front of the entire class.
friend
When we stepped outside and saw the streets flooding within minutes, my grandfather shook his head and said, "It’s raining cats and dogs out there."
Idiom — a phrase whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the words, in this case meaning it is raining very heavily
Name 4 sentence types by STRUCTURE
Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound Complex
This punctuation mark is used to join closely related independent clauses without a conjunction.
semicolon
Choose the correct sentence.
A. Neither the teachers nor the principal, after reviewing the revised timetable, changed their schedule for the upcoming semester.
B. Neither the principal nor the teachers, after reviewing the revised timetable, changed his schedule for the upcoming semester.
C. Neither the principal nor the teacher, after reviewing the revised timetable, changed his schedule for the upcoming semester.
D. Neither the teachers nor the principal, after reviewing the revised timetable, changed their own schedule for the upcoming semester.
C. Neither the principal nor the teacher, after reviewing the revised timetable, changed his schedule for the upcoming semester.
This noun functions as an appositive:
My brother, a highly skilled and classically trained musician with years of international performance experience, numerous competition awards, and a deep passion for teaching young artists, plays the guitar at community events throughout the summer.
musician
After the principal revealed the unexpected decision, the silence in the crowded auditorium was deafening, pressing heavily on everyone as they struggled to process the news.
Oxymoron — a figure of speech that combines two contradictory ideas, since silence cannot literally be deafening, but the phrase emphasizes how intense and overwhelming the quiet felt.
Name at least 7 figures of speech
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Oxymoron
Irony
Pun
Idiom
Symbolism
Imagery
Repetition
This grammatical error occurs when a sentence lacks a subject, a verb, or a complete thought.
fragment
Which sentence uses correct capitalization?
A. Last summer, my family visited parliament hill in Ottawa, Ontario, and toured the supreme court of canada.
B. Last summer, my family visited Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, and toured the Supreme Court of Canada.
C. Last Summer, my family visited Parliament hill in Ottawa, Ontario, and toured the Supreme court of Canada.
D. Last summer, my Family visited Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, and toured the supreme Court of Canada.
B. Last summer, my family visited Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, and toured the Supreme Court of Canada.
These nouns functions as nouns of direct address:
Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests from across the province, welcome to the annual awards ceremony celebrating excellence in education and community leadership.
Ladies and gentlemen
She ran faster than lightning when she heard the final bell.
Hyperbole — an overstatement, since no one can literally run faster than lightning, but it emphasizes great speed