Parts of Speech
A person, place, thing, or idea in a sentence is called what?
A noun
What is wrong with this sentence:
Excuse me, do you know where the bathroom is?
No punctuation (needs a question mark at the end of the sentence)
Is this sentence missing a comma? (If yes, then where does it go?)
I was born on June 19th 1998.
Yes, between 19th and 1998
June 19th, 1998
True or False: All nouns are capitalized (use capital letters).
False; only proper nouns (titles, names) get capitalized.
Which one do you need to complete the sentence below:
They're/ Their/ There
My neighbors don't celebrate Christmas because ______ Buddhist.
They're
An "action" word is also known as...
A verb
Find the mistake:
He like to bake cookies for the holidays.
Subject/Verb agreement: He likes
Is this sentence missing a comma?
I can't find my shoes keys or phone. I'm going to be late if I don't hurry!
Yes- between shoes and keys
(I can't find my shoes, keys or phone. I'm going to be late if I don't hurry!)
How many capital letters are missing?:
In the future i want to visit europe, africa and australia.
4
(I- Europe- Africa- Australia)
FANBOYS are conjunctions, and these conjunctions are used to ___________ words in a list and more than one sentence.
Connect/join/ bring together
What does and adjective do?
Modifies (describes) a noun.
Find the mistake:
This students are learning English.
This = singular
These = plural
Does this sentence need any commas (Yes or no)
I have to go to the store later today after I finish work because I need to buy a birthday card for my husband.
No.
True or False:
All titles of names (such as Mr./Mrs./Dr.) get capital letters?
True!
What does each letter in FANBOYS mean/stand for?
For/And/Nor/But/Or/Yet/So
Identify the part of speech of this word and then use it in a sentence: slowly
Adverb (describes a verb)
Examples: My grandma walks slowly because of her bad leg.
Please speak slowly so everyone will understand.
Find the mistake:
We our having a party on our last day of class.
Where does the comma go (between which two words?):
If I were you I'd study more English before the next test.
True or false: Use capital letters for the names of seasons.
False!
Complete this conditional with the correct form:
If I want to do well in college, I ________ need to work hard and continue to study English.
will (future)
'A', 'the' and 'an' are all examples of
Articles
my new car no is work right. I don't like him. I want my old car back!
My
doesn't work (not 'is no work')
it (not him)
How many commas are missing from the paragraph below?
First you must turn on the oven to 375 degrees. Second you will need to make the pizza dough. You will need flour water salt and a big bowl to make this. After you mix all of the ingredients together put the pizza dough in a warm area (near a heater or heater for 15-20 minutes.
5 commas
First,
Second,
flour, water, salt
After..........together,
Write the capitals for each of these letters:
d, l, h, t, j, g, and f.
D, L, H, T, J, G and F
What is the difference in meaning between these two sentences?
1= The bakers' cookies are delicious
2= The baker's cookies are delicious.
1= plural (many bakers)
2= singular (possessive, her/his cookies)