Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing (or idea)
True or False: Commas have to be in sentence with more than 5 words
False! Here's an example:
I went to the store and bought bread.
What is a fragment?
An incomplete sentence
What do you get at the start of class?
Bins and Folders
What are the letters that an adverb often ends in?
-ly
In the FANBOYs acronym, what does the "Y" stand for?
Yet
A fragment may be missing a few things... what is something that a fragment may be missing?
Noun
Verb
Finishing the thought
What do you get if you win the loop competition?
Movie & Snack Day
What's the difference between an adjective and an adverb?
An adjective describes a noun. An adverb describes a verb or an adjective
Where should the comma go in this sentence?
I wanted to say hi but I was too nervous to speak to them.
What words make this sentence a fragment?
Even though I wanted to go home after school.
We've done four quizzes about the books we're reading. What is one question that is on the quiz?
Many correct answers
In the sentence below, what are the VERBS?
When I woke up this morning, I noticed the sky was a little bit lighter.
Woke
Noticed
Was
In an address, where is one place you should put a comma?
After the street or after the city
EX: 433 West 204th Street, New York, NY 10034
Slammed the door and left.
____ slammed the door and left. You need to add a subject!
Which table is which number? Name it
1 - By the front desk
2 - By the library
3 - In the middle
4 - By the door
5 - By the closet
Many right answers! Example: The broken umbrella was sadly lying on the ground.
How do you use commas in dialogue?
Dialogue does not always have commas. But if it does, commas go in the quotation marks, before you introduce the quote OR before the quotation marks, after you introduce the quote.
Ex) "You need to go home," she said.
Ex) She said, "You need to go home."
What is the opposite of a fragment?
Run-on
Ms. Tirado teaches literacy to 3 classes.
I teach literacy to 2 classes.
Each literacy class meets twice a week.
How many times a week is there a literacy class happening in 7th grade?
10