Writing
What is a word that names a person, place, or thing?
A noun
What are words a, an, and the called?
Articles
Why are these commas in this sentence?
I went to the store to buy oreos, chips, and cookies.
Series
Why is there a comma in this sentence?
Even though he woke up late, Justin still made it to his class on time. ?
What word shows action or being?
A verb
About, above, across, below, beneath, beside, beyond are all examples of what part of speech?
Prepositions
Ayesha is smart, and Shanaya is wise.
Simple, compound or complex?
Compound
What is direct speech?
It has quotation marks and is used to quote a person from a story.
Find the subordinate clause in this sentence.
Even without help, Sir Kristian was able to finish the job.
Even without help
Make this into a complex sentence.
Lana is cute.
Lana, who has curly hair, is cute.
What is an adjective?
An adjective describes a noun.
What is a phrase?
A phrase is a group of words that do not have a subject, verb and an object.
Abdul is good at basketball. Amanullah is good at running.
Turn this into a compound sentence.
Abdul is good at basketball, and Amanullah is good at running.
__________ are words that join other words of a sentence together.
Conjunctions
Because of you, I never went beyond the street.
What is the main clause?
I never went beyond the street.
Melike is happy to see him.
Is this a simple, compound or complex sentence?
Simple
What expresses a complete thought? A phrase, an independent clause, or a dependent clause.
A sentence
Gwen played baseball when he was a high school student.
What is the subject, verb, and object of this sentence?
Subject: Gwen
Verb: played
Object: baseball
Phillip, who owns ten mansions, is extremely rich.
Simple, compound or complex?
Complex
Where would the transition word "in conclusion" be found in an essay?
The concluding paragraph
What is a main clause?
A main clause is a group of words that can stand on their own and has a subject and a verb.
What is a subordinate clause?
A subordinate clause is a group of words that can't stand on their own.
The transition word "Another reason" would be found in the which paragraph of an essay?
The second body paragraph (third essay paragraph)
Words like "for example" and "therefore" would be found in an essay?
In the body paragraphs.
The transition word "lastly" would be found in which paragraph?
The third body paragraph