Punctuation
Sentence Types
Commas
Direct Quotations
Parts of Speech
100
A period is used at the end of this kind of sentence.
What is a declarative (telling) sentence?
100
many kinds of trees
What is a fragment?
100
I like to eat apples, bananas, and oranges for a snack.
What is commas used in a series?
100
A direct quotation begins with... a. a comma b. a capital letter c. a lower case letter
What is a capital letter?
100
List the nouns in the following sentence. Sarah had soo many cookies for lunch that her stomach hurt the rest of the afternoon.
What is Sarah, cookies, lunch, stomach, afternoon.
200
This kind of sentence ends with a question mark.
What is an interrogative (asking) sentence?
200
What is your favorite food to make?
What is an interrogative sentence?
200
My sister was married in Seattle, Washington, on June 3, 1995.
What is commas used in addresses or dates.
200
A direct quotation is separated or set off from the rest of the sentence using... a. a capital letter b. a comma c. quotation marks
What is a comma
200
List the verbs in the following sentence. Jason rode the bus home from school, ate his snack, watched T.V., completed his homework, helped his mom with make dinner, read a book, and went to bed.
What are rode, ate, watched, completed, helped, make, read, went.
300
What kind of sentence ends with an exclamation point?
What is an exclamatory (excited) sentence?
300
Mom will put the cookies in the oven.
What is a declarative sentence?
300
Jim, is Cathy bringing her St. Bernard?
What is commas used in direct address?
300
A direct quotation is marked by using... a. quotation marks b. commas c. exclamation point
What is quotation marks
300
List the adjectives from the following sentence. Silly Sally loves to paint lovely pictures using bright colors and tiny paintbrushes.
What are silly, lovely, bright, tiny.
400
This mark is used to separate words and phrases.
What is a comma?
400
How good of you to do that!
What is an exclamatory sentence?
400
Yes, they will bring their dog with them.
What is a comma to separate yes or no at the beginning of a sentence?
400
"He who will not work, shall not eat," said Captain John Smith.
What is a direct quotation?
400
List the adverbs in the following sentence. Jacob quickly entered the room and quietly grabbed his lunch box out of his locker.
What are quickly and quietly.
500
These marks are used to express a direct quotation.
What is quotation marks?
500
Pray without ceasing.
What is an imperative sentence?
500
Dear Sally, I look forward to seeing you! Love, Bill
What is commas used in a greeting and closing of a friendly letter?
500
Which quotation is correct? 1. "Whoa!" Almanzo said to the calves. 2. "Whoa," Almanzo said to the calves!
What is #1?
500
What parts of speech are used in the following sentence. The big, beautiful butterfly danced across the glistening water.
What are nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives.