Parts of Speech
A person, place or thing
What is a noun?
They fought like cats and dogs.
What is a simile?
These are examples of common punctuation. (Correctly identify at least 3)
What are periods, commas, question marks, exclamation points, quotation marks.
A type of writing that is true-all facts.
What is nonfiction?
This is the first paragraph of an essay called, which grabs the reader’s attention and introduces the topic.
What is the introduction?
A word that shows action.
What is a verb?
She had a heart of gold.
What is a metaphor?
This punctuation mark is used to show possession or to form contractions.
What is the apostrophe?
Type of writing that could happen, but didn't.
What is realistic fiction?
This is the writer's answer to the question or their position on a topic.
What is the claim?
A word that modifies (describes) a verb.
What is an adverb?
The tree danced in the wind all night.
What is personification?
This punctuation should be used to separate items in a list.
What is the comma?
This type of writing presents a clear claim, supports it with evidence and reasoning, and addresses opposing viewpoints to persuade the reader.
What is argumentative?
This is a sentence that acknowledges an opposing viewpoint or what someone on the other side might say.
What is a counterclaim?
A word that describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
I learned to ride a bike about a million years ago.
What is hyperbole?
If you have two complete sentences combined without proper punctuation (a period or a comma), you have a _________.
Hint-the sentence is too long
What is a run-on sentence?
A written account of someone's life written by someone else.
What is a biography?
These are the middle paragraphs of the essay.
What are the body paragraphs?
A word that joins (connects) two or more words or phrases.
What is an conjunction?
It is raining cats and dogs!
What is an idiom?
This punctuation mark is used for dialogue or to show that someone is speaking.
What is the quotation marks?
A type of writing in which an author tells a story about their own lives.
What is a biography?
This is the final paragraph in an essay that restates the claim and wraps up the main ideas?
What is the conclusion?