Parts Of Speech
What is a Noun?
A Noun is a person, place or thing.
What is a Phrase
A phrase is a group of words that functions in a sentence as one part of speech. Phrases do not have a subject and a verb, and they are not complete sentences.
What makes up a sentence?
Subjects, Predicates, and Objects.
A punctuation mark.
How old was Brandon Chavez?
Brandon was 9 years old
What is the word star in this sentence:
Jake is our star player
A) Adjective
B) Verb
C) Noun
The answer is A
What is a Clause?
A clause is a group of words that includes a subject and a verb. Clauses may or may not be complete sentences.
Identify The Subject:
Conner went to the park
Conner
How many ways can a comma be used?
Bonus: Name 2 ways it is used
There are 8 ways it can be used
Separate items in a list
Join two complete thoughts with a conjunction (and, but, or)
Follows a command before a name (Stop, Sarah)
Sits between a greeting and a name (Hello, Joe!)
Surround definitions (appositives)
Slow down the pace of reading
Separate opener phrases and closer phrases from the rest of the text
Separate multiple adjectives in a row
What is Mrs. Dinzeos first name?
Melissa.
What does FANBOYS stand for? What are they?
(Your team doesn't get points if you only get one question right)
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
They are Conjunctions.
What is the difference between Independent and Dependent Clauses?
Independent Clauses can work alone, Dependent Clauses require another clause.
Which word is NOT a predicate
A) Jump
B) Run
C) Hat
D) Dance
The answer is C
What punctuation mark describes the writers voice?
Parenthesis.
What are the first 6 numbers of pi?
3.14159
What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb?
Adjectives describe nouns while adverbs describe verbs.
Adjective ex: She has a small cat.
Adverbs ex: He laughed loudly.
Where is the independent clause and dependent clause in this sentence: Since I was tired, I decided to go to bed.
Answer: Independent=I decided to go to bed. Dependent=Since I was tired,
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How many functions does the dash have?
Bonus: Name 2.
The dash has 6 functions.
Builds suspense
Adds an additional detail to what came right before (goes deeper)
Adds an additional fact
Adds extra thoughts
Creates an interruption in a thought or statement
Makes an idea more specific
What is theme?
Theme is the central idea or truth a story reveals about life.
Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective, Preposition, Conjunction, Interjection.
What is a Adjective Phrase?
An Adjective Phrases are a group(s) of words that modify nouns.
Ex: The test was super hard.
Super hard is describing the test.
Find the subject, predicate and object in this sentence:
The children gave their mother a present.
Subject: The children
Predicate: Gave
Object: Present
Fix the punctuation: Kelly asked "Did you do the homework Kate"
Correct answer: Kelly asked, "Did you do the homework Kate?"
What is a thesis statement?
A thesis statement is a sentence used in an essay that serves as the guide for the essay and directly answers the prompt question or task asked of you.