Parts of Speech
What part of speech describes an action?
Verb
What do you call a sentence that has one main idea?
Simple Sentence
What punctuation mark is used at the end of a sentence?
Period
"Their going to the store later"?
Incorrect use of Their instead of "They're"
What part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea?
Noun
What kind of sentence has two main ideas joined by 'and', 'but', or 'or'?
Compound sentence
What punctuation mark shows possession, like in "The dog's toy"?
Apostrophe
"She don't like the pizza"?
Incorrect use of "dont" instead of "doesn't"
What part of speech modifies a noun or pronoun?
Adjective
What is it called when a sentence does not have a subject or a verb and doesn't make sense on its own?
Fragment
What punctuation mark is used to list items, like apples, oranges, and bananas?
Comma
" He ran quick to catch the bus"?
Incorrect use of quick instead of "quickly"
What part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses?
Conjunction
What type of sentence is this: "Because it was raining, we stayed inside"?
Complex sentence
What punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause between two related independent clauses?
Semicolon
" Each of the students have a book"?
Incorrect verb agreement; should "has" instead of have.
What part of speech takes the place of a noun?
Pronoun
What is the main part of a sentence called that tells what it is about?
Subject
What punctuation mark shows someone is talking?
Quotation marks
"Its a beautiful day outside"?
Incorrect use of "Its" instead of "It's"