Parts of Speech
Which word is a verb?
We danced wildly in the pouring rain.
danced
Where does the comma go?
This year's top donator has helped three high school seniors pay for college yet they want to remain anonymous.
This year's top donator has helped three high school seniors pay for college, yet they want to remain anonymous.
What pronoun(s) go in the blank?
The student must submit _________ permission slip by Thursday.
The student must submit his or her permission slip by Thursday.
Where does the comma go in a compound sentence?
Before FANBOYS
Choose the correct verb to match the subject
Neither the cats nor the dog ( bite / bites ) people.
bites
What is the verb in the sentence below:
My friend is very chatty.
is
Is a comma needed? If so, where does it go?
Students may want to read but the library has now stopped checking out books.
Students may want to read, but the library has now stopped checking out books.
DARE!!!!!
Your team has to choose someone, or you may volunteer as tribute.
Someone from your team will have to go with you to prove that the dare has been completed.
20 seconds to decide......
Go to the library and ask the librarian for a book on how to deal with body odor.
When do we use a comma in a complex sentence?
In the middle of a complex sentence with AAAWWUUBBIS in the front.
Challenge... Choose someone on your team to name all of the FANBOYS words!
For And Nor But Or Yet So
Which word (s) make up the verb in the sentence below?
The people will be coming to the concert.
will be coming
Challenge... With your team, write compound sentence using the FANBOYS
"Or"
Ex.
I could watch a movie, or I could read a book instead.
Which pronoun is correct?
The pride of lions chase / chases the zebra.
chases
How would you combine the following phrases into a compound sentence?
I wasn't hungry after dinner
I ate ice cream for dessert.
I wasn't hungry after dinner, but I ate ice cream for dessert.
I wasn't hungry after dinner, yet I ate ice cream for dessert.
What does this sentence need?
Her soft gentle whisper could not be heard from upstairs.
Her soft, gentle whisper could not be heard from upstairs.
2 PART QUESTION:
What is the adverb?
What part of speech is the word it describes?
It was incredibly windy before the rain began.
incredibly
describes windy which is an adjective
What is wrong with this sentence?
Jane had to get stitches, because she cut herself on a broken glass.
There should not be a comma before because.
Which pronoun is correct?
Several finds / find the math problem difficult.
find
Add an AAWWWUUBBIS to make the following phrases a complex sentence:
I finished dinner
I ate ice cream for dessert
After I finished dinner, I ate ice cream for dessert.
I ate ice cream for dessert after I finished dinner.
Name the AAAWWUUBBIS words:
although
after
as
when
while
unless
until
before
because
if
since
Challenge... Together with your team, write a complex sentence using the following words:
Dance
Shoes
Siblings
Chocolate
Ex. After spilling chocolate on their shoes, my siblings made a mess all over the dance floor.
Correct the sentence below:
Because, Eleanore reviewed for her quiz, She got a good grade.
Because Eleanore reviewed for her quiz, she got a good grade.
Which pronoun is correct?
Each of the girls is /are going home early.
is
Challenge!
As a team, write TWO complex sentences. One with AAAWWUUBBIS in the front, and one with AAAWWUUBBIS in the middle.
Example:
Since I returned all my library books, I did not receive a fee.
I did not receive a fee since I returned all my library books.
TWO PART QUESTION
Where do the commas go?
What type of sentence is this?
Since Mitchell prefers watching romantic films he rented the latest spy thriller and he enjoyed it very much.
Since Mitchell prefers watching romantic films, he rented the latest spy thriller, and he enjoyed it very much.
This is a compound/complex sentence.