Parts of Speech
Which part of speech do you use when you need to join clauses or words?
conjunction
Is this sentence a complete sentence?
Ms. Schwerin's class is fun
NO! There is no punctuation.
Is this sentence a complete sentence?
Jimmy Johns has the best sandwiches.
Yes.
and , or , so , because are examples of...
conjunctions
True or False: In order for a sentence to be complete, it has to make sense.
True
The word "teacher" is an example of what part of speech
noun
If you say someone is angry... you are using a description. What part of speech describes nouns?
an adjective
List the six coordinating conjunctions in FANBOYS
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
"to skip", "to leave", and "to talk" are examples of what...
verbs (infinitives)
purple is an example of what...
adjective
he drove quickly... Quickly is an example of ...
an adverb
the, a, an are all examples of...
articles
What is the past tense of the verb "read"?
read (pronounced as /red/)
True or False: A simple sentence must have an adverb in order to be complete.
False. You can form a sentence even without an adverb.
Aha! Gosh! Wow! Ouch! ...are all examples of ...
Interjections
Is this a complete sentence?
Because of you.
No. It is a dependent clause.
FANBOYS is an acronym to remember what parts of speech?
Coordinating conjunctions
he, I, his, she, her, they, their, them are examples of...
pronouns
What does a sentence have to start with in order to be complete?
A capital letter
True or False:
"Go!" is considered a sentence.
True. It is called one-word sentence in which the subject is implied.
Which part of speech do you use to join sentences?
Connectives
What part of speech is used to replace nouns?
Pronouns
Which part of speech shows actions?
verbs
What does a sentence have to end with in order to be a complete sentence?
punctuation
Which part of speech is used to describe an adjective?
Adverb