Parts of Speech
Person, place, thing
noun
The person who wrote the story
author
,
used in lists, dates, and addresses
comma
paragraph
Action words
Verbs
The people in the story
Characters
period
. used at the end of statements. Example: I went to the store.
the first sentence of a paragraph, that tells what the paragraph is about
topic sentence
Words that describe nouns
adjectives
The when/where of the story
Setting
! used at the end of excited statements. Example: I love to read!
exclamation point
indent
words that describe verbs
adverbs
The person who draws the pictures in a book
illustrator
? Used at the end of questions. Example: Did you read today?
question mark
The final sentence in a paragraph, that reminds us what the paragraph was about
conclusion
' used to show who owns something
also in contractions like won't, don't, she'd, he'd
apostrophe