Parts of Speech
a person, place, or thing
noun
setting
pre-
ex. pretest
before
ex. ran, did, finished
past
What's wrong with this sentence?
i went to texas with mom and dad.
missing capital letters
an action word
verb
the people in the story
characters
dis-
ex. disagree
no or opposite
ex. run, do, finish
present
What's wrong with this sentence?
We needed to build a boat
missing a period
describes a noun
adjective
what happens in a story
plot
re-
ex. redo
again
ex. will run, will do, will finish
future
What is this punctuation mark called?
,
comma
describes a verb
adverb
what the story is mostly about
main idea
im-
ex. impossible
not
planned
What is this punctuation mark called?
'
apostrophe
a special kind of noun that needs to be capitalized
proper noun
a lesson in a story
theme
anti-
ex. antifreeze
against
make the word wrote present tense
write
What are these punctuation marks called?
""
quotation marks