Parts of Speech
Who or what is doing the action indicates the ______ of the sentence?
What is the subject?
When editing, I must ask myself if I have a new speaker, topic, place, or time.
What is indenting?
A type of word that sounds the same but may have multiple spellings and meanings.
What is a homophone?
The indicator is to underline this in your papers for understanding.
What is a dress-up?
What is cavorted?
He can leap over the book and out the door.
What is the purpose of and in this sentence?
What is coordinating conjunction connecting over the book with; out the door?
Use Quotations correctly: Why don't you take one, coaxed the old lady, and see for yourself?
Quotations before why, after one, before, and after yourself?
"Why don't you take one," coaxed the old lady, "and see for yourself?"
Which there / their / they're is the possessive form?
What is (spell out) their?
Fix this sentence with a dress-up: Robin Hood cut straight a hefty staff. It measured six feet in length.
What is which clause?
Robin Hood cut straight a hefty staff, which measured six feet in length.
Extremely hungry.
What is famished?
The friendly dog barked at me for a treat. Friendly is what part of speech?
What is an adjective?
(friendly describes the dog and is acting as an imposter -ly.)
Place the comma: At your turn Robin you will hit the bulls-eye.
At your turn, Robin, you will hit the bulls-eye.
(Noun of direct address, Robin, should be offset with commas in this sentence.)
Select the correct homophone: I am not sure what I will do then / than.
What is then?
Although I did not get much sleep last night, I am feeling great today! Although is an example of what?
What is a # [5] clausal opener?
In a joyous, merry manner.
What is blithely?
Name the part of speech: The clumsy child spilled her drink on the table when eating dinner.
It is sometimes called the interrogation mark.
What is the question mark?
This book bag is hers. In this sentence, hers is an example of what?
What is a possessive pronoun?
Name the dress-up: I do not have a paper to turn in because my dog ate it before I left this morning.
What is a because clause?
What is vendetta?
Since, past, despite, and between are 4 of these words that usually begin phrases.
What are prepositions?
Hey! Get back here right now! What type of statement is this?
What is an exclamatory statement?
I will lay / lie the book on the table when I am done reading it.
What is lay?
You are talking about the book, which is an object, therefore, use the present tense of to lay.
Robin perched in the sycamore tree before falling asleep. What is the italicized part of this sentence?
What is the main clause?
Offended or embarrassed.
What is affronted?