Types of Sentences
This type of sentence expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and a predicate.
What is a simple sentence?
I am a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. What am I?
What is a Noun?
I need to buy apples bananas and oranges. Where should the commas go in this sentence?
What is After apples and bananas?
This is a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as." What is it?
What is a Simile?
This poetic device uses words that appeal to your five senses, helping you create a picture in your mind. What is it?
What is Imagery?
Identify the type of sentence: "Troy and Dean played soccer, but Amy and Tyler stayed inside to make cookies."
What is a Compound Sentence?
I am a word that shows an action or a state of being. What am I?
What is a Verb?
My friend, sarah, is going to visit new york city next tuesday. Which words in this sentence should be capitalized?
What is Sarah, New York City, and Tuesday?
My backpack weighed a ton! This sentence is an example of what type of figurative language, which uses extreme exaggeration?
What is a Hyperbole?
When the last words of lines in a poem follow a pattern like AABB or ABAB, what is that pattern called?
What is Rhyme Scheme?
Which type of sentence contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses?
What is a Complex Sentence?
I am a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, telling you more about it. What am I?
My eight year old brother loves to play make believe games. Which words in this sentence should be hyphenated?
What is eight-year-old and make-believe?
The floorboards moaned as I tiptoed across the room. Giving human characteristics to objects or animals is known as what?
What is Personification?
This type of poem often tells a story, sometimes about love or adventure, and can be sung. What is this narrative poem called?
What is a Ballad?
In the sentence, "We walked to the park after we finished eating our lunch," identify the independent clause.
What is "We walked to the park"?
I am a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, often telling you how, when, where, or to what extent. What am I?
What is an Adverb?
The dogs bone was buried in the yard. How should "dogs" be written to show that the bone belongs to the dog?
What is "dog's"?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. This phrase repeats the initial consonant sound in neighboring words. What is this literary device called?
What is Alliteration?
This specific 19-line poem has five tercets (three-line stanzas) followed by a quatrain (four-line stanza), with two rhymes and two refrains. What is this complex form?
Which sentence type joins two simple sentences together using connecting words like "and," "but" or "or?"
What is a Compound Sentence?
I am a word that takes the place of a noun, or I am a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses. What two parts of speech am I describing?
What is a Pronoun and a Conjunction?
I have one goal to finish my homework. What punctuation mark should be used to introduce the list or explanation in this sentence?
What is a Colon?
My favorite baseball player was up to bat. CRACK!! He hit the ball with all his power and made a homerun! The word "CRACK!!" is an example of what kind of sound word?
What is Onomatopoeia?
This 14-line poem is typically written in iambic pentameter and often explores themes of love or beauty. What is this classic poetic form?
What is a Sonnet?