Parts of Speech
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
This part of the sentence tells who or what the sentence is about.
What is the Subject?
This tells what my paragraph is mainly about
Main Idea
I put this at the end of a declarative or imperative sentence. (I just tell you something)
A period (.)
he went home.
H
A word that tells an action.
What is a verb?
This part of the sentence tells the action of the sentence and includes a verb
These are details that support the main idea
Supporting Details
I put this after I ask a question
A question mark (?)
The teacher said i did well.
I
A word that describes a person, place, thing, or idea
What is an Adjective?
When I am missing either part of my sentence, I have a...
What is a fragment?
This type of paragraph explains, interprets, or describes something
Expository Paragraph
I put this after an exclamatory sentence (with strong emotion)
An Exclamation Point (!)
My friend tyler played with me
T
A word that describes a verb, adjective, or another type of this word.
What is an adverb?
When I have multiple complete thoughts not separated by punctuation.
Run-on
The part of my story that tells where my story takes place
Setting
I use these when I am writing dialogue
Quotation Marks
i had fun for christmas.
I, C
A word that replaces and refers to a particular noun.
What is a Pronoun?
I end my sentence with this
Punctuation
The problem in my story
Conflict
I use this to show possession or to make contractions
Apostrophe
my birthday is in march on wednesday.
M, M, W