Parts of Speech
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun
The word(s) that needs capitalized:
washington was the first president.
Who is Washington?
The plural of teacher
Who are teachers?
______ I was out of milk, I went to the grocery store, where I could ____ that the cashier was staring at me.
What is since, sense?
Since I was out of milk, I went to the grocery store, where I could sense that the cashier was staring at me.
fragment, run-on, comma splice, or correct
Because I run track and work-out every chance I get.
What is a fragment?
Word that shows action, event, or state of being
What is a verb?
The word(s) that needs capitalized:
I live on elm street.
Where is Elm Street?
The plural of elk
What are elk?
The knight, the one who _____ over the vast province, pulled on his horse’s _____ because he was afraid he would fall with all the _____ that was falling.
What is reign, reign, rain?
The knight, the one who reign(ed) over the vast province, pulled on his horse’s reign(s) because he was afraid he would fall with all the rain that was falling.
fragment, run-on, comma splice, or correct
It was a beautiful day there was not a cloud in the sky.
What is a run on?
Word that is a substitute for a noun or noun phrase
What is a pronoun?
The word(s) that needs capitalized:
we all went out for blue bell ice cream.
What is We and Blue Bell Ice Cream?
The plural of fish
What are fishes?
The _____ of culinary teachers were looking for a _____, fruit that they could teach their students how to _____ or trim the outer layer on.
What are pair, pear, pare?
The pair of culinary teachers were looking for a pear fruit that they could teach their students how to pare or trim the outer layer on.
fragment, run-on, comma splice, or correct
Although I like fish sticks and pudding, I’m not a fan of the two mixed together; yet, I’ve heard that this has become a popular snack.
What is correct?
Word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb
What is an adverb?
The word(s) that needs capitalized:
grandpa joe tells stories about my grandma.
Who is Grandpa Joe?
The plural of calf
What are calves?
The wheel _____ was worried about the _____ way to leave the directions. Should he put down the religious _____ on paper, or _____ down the various steps for blessing a new wheel.
What is wright, right, rite, write?
The wheel wright was worried about the right way to leave the directions. Should he put down the religious rite on paper, or write down the various steps for blessing a new wheel.
fragment, run-on, comma splice, or correct
Going to the grocery store always means I need to get so many items, this time I need to get apples, oranges, and watermelons.
What is a comma splice?
Word that receives the action of a sentence
What is the direct object?
The word(s) that needs capitalized:
I signed up for geography class for the spring semester.
What is Spring?
The plural of syllabus
What are syllabi OR syllabuses?
The _____ who was in charge of monitoring the books the students read was worried that the fire alarm _____ would detect the smoke from the _____ and set off the alarm.
What are censor, sensor, & censer?
The censor who was in charge of monitoring the books the students read was worried that the fire alarm sensor would detect the smoke from the censer and set off the alarm.
fragment, run-on, comma splice, or correct
In the midst of adversity there is always a silver lining and a chance to learn from it.
What is correct?