Parts of Speech
This part of speech describes a noun or pronoun and often answers "which one?" or "what kind?"
What is an adjective?
A story that takes place in a real historical setting but includes fictional characters.
What is historical fiction?
Identify the error: "Me and my friend went to the store."
What is incorrect pronoun usage? ("My friend and I" should be used.)
A synonym for "happy."
What is "joyful" or "cheerful"?
What is wrong with this sentence? "Its going to be a great day!"
What is "Its" should be "It's" (contraction for 'it is')?
Identify the part of speech in this sentence: “She quickly ran to the store.”
What is an adverb? ("quickly")
A book about a person’s life, written by that person.
What is an autobiography?
Fix this run-on sentence: "She loves to read she goes to the library every week."
What is "She loves to read, so she goes to the library every week."?
A synonym for "angry."
What is "furious" or "irate"?
Identify the subject-verb agreement mistake: "The group of students are excited for the trip."
What is "are" should be "is" because "group" is singular"?
This part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses. "And," "but," and "because" are examples.
What is a conjunction?
A genre that includes magical elements, mythical creatures, or imaginary worlds.
What is fantasy?
Identify the sentence fragment: "Running down the street in excitement."
What is "It lacks a subject or complete thought"?
A synonym for "difficult."
What is "challenging" or "arduous"?
Correct the double negative: "I don’t need no help with my homework."
What is "I don’t need any help with my homework."?
Identify the preposition in the following sentence: "The book is under the table."
What is "under"?
A story that involves a crime, a detective, and clues that lead to solving a case.
What is mystery?
Combine these sentences into one: "The dog barked. The mailman ran away."
What is "The dog barked, so the mailman ran away."?
A synonym for "strange."
What is "unusual" or "peculiar"?
Choose the correct verb tense: "By the time we arrived, they ___ (leave)."
What is "had left"?
This part of speech shows strong emotion and is often followed by an exclamation mark.
What is an interjection?
A novel set in the future that explores advanced technology or dystopian societies.
What is science fiction?
Identify the misplaced modifier: "Covered in syrup, James enjoyed the pancakes."
What is "James was not covered in syrup; it should be 'James enjoyed the pancakes that were covered in syrup.'"
A synonym for "persuade."
What is "convince" or "coax"?
Identify the passive voice in this sentence: "The cake was baked by my grandmother."
What is "The sentence is in passive voice; an active version would be 'My grandmother baked the cake.'"