Parts of Speech
A person, place, or thing
Ex: Lauren, Atlanta, dog
What is a noun?
The problem for the south was that their economy was weakened. Therefore, they had to surrender.
What is problem and solution?
She is as pretty as a picture.
What is a simile?
The affix "bi" means...
What is two?
The universal message or lesson of a story is its _______.
What is the theme?
a word that modifies a noun
Ex: brown bag, long rope, tall person, etc.
What is an adjective?
A typical day consisted of waking at dawn to begin their morning drills. Next, the soldiers practiced for battle, so that each soldier knew his place in formation. Finally, some soldiers would have guard duty at night.
What is sequence?
Franklin has a heart of gold.
What is a metaphor?
This root means life...
What is bio?
The big picture of the story or poem is...
What is the main idea?
A word that takes the place of a noun.
Ex: he, she, her, his, they, it, etc.
What is a pronoun?
Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States during the time of the Civil War. He opposed the spread of slavery, so he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. In addition, he believed the United States was one nation, not a collection of independent states.
What is description?
A penny saved is a penny earned.
What is a proverb/adage?
This root means water
What is hydra?
You can always tell what the theme of the story is by
a. reading carefully to find where the author directly states it
b.researching where and when the author lived
c. putting the main ideas together in a single sentence
d. examining the characters and plot
What is D.?
Racing toward the finish line, Sarah realized she just might win.
What part of speech is the italicized word?
What is a prepositional phrase?
The North was a manufacturing region, and its people favored tariffs that protected factory owners and workers from foreign competition. The South, on the other hand, was largely agricultural.
What is compare and contrast?
It's raining cats and dogs.
What is an idiom?
The meaning of the root "micro"
What is small?
Mary had practiced her recital piece for an hour. She still couldn’t get it right. She threw her music to the floor and stormed from the room. She told her mother that she was just going to quit piano because she would never learn to play her recital piece. Her mother told her to give it time. She explained that it took more than one practice session to learn a piano piece. She told her that if she would practice her piece every day, eventually she would learn it. Mary wasn’t sure she agreed, but for the next week she practiced every day. To her surprise one day, she realized that she had played her piece perfectly. Her mom had been right after all.
A. We create our own happiness.
B. Knowledge is powerful.
C. Practice makes perfect.
D. Enjoy life while you can.
What is C.?
The three types of verbs are ______, ________, & _________.
What are helping, linking, and action verbs?
If the Union blockaded southern ports, then the Confederates could not receive supplies.
What is cause and effect?
Janie read a book by the babbling brook.
What is alliteration?
The root in photograph means...
What is a light drawing?
My best friend was having a birthday party Friday night, but I also had a baseball game. This was going to be a tough decision. If I do not go to the game, I will let my team down. What is the theme?
a. it's important to be loyal.
b. Being good at sports is the best way to get friends
c. Your friends are the most important things in life
d. it's important to never give up
What is A.?