Parts of Speech
a person, place, or thing
What is a noun?
The dropout rate in St. Johns County is only 3%. That shows that St. John's county is successful at keeping kids in school.
What is Logos
These words would be capitalized in this sentence.
for many teens, the senior prom is an event that takes 16 years of planning.
What are:
For, Senior, Prom
The errors in this paragraph would be:
Cooper was sitting in his first lunch detention of the school year, but he shouldn’t of been. he knew plenty of other kids asked to get a drink from the water fountain in the middle of class. Cooper, of course, was the only won who got Lunch Detention for it.
with the invention of the personal computer and the Internet, a new age in communications begins. now people could communicate fastest and more easily than ever before.
What are capitalizing With and Now, change "could" to "can" and change "fastest" to "faster."
an action word
What is a verb?
"I’m not just invested in this community – I love every building, every business, every hard-working member of this town."
What is pathos
These words would be capitalized in this sentence.
The giant pushed against mount rushmore and cracked teddy roosevelt's nose.
What are:
Mount Rushmore, Teddy, Roosevelt
The error(s) in this paragraph would be:
Sure, Cooper remembered parts of the endless list of rules Mr Nitman rattled off during the first few days of seventh grade, only about a weak ago. But no one thought he was serious about the water fountain. They could only go to it during the first five minutes of class? How could anyone deny children water.
What is a period is needed after Mr., "weak" is spelled wrong, a question mark at the end of the paragraph.
Id love to do that said Gilda but we forgot to bring flashlights to guide us back down.
apostrophe in I'd, Quotation marks before "I'd and after that" comma after that, comma after Gilda, quotation marks Before Gilda and after the period.
"I'd love to do that," said Gilda, "but we forgot to bring flashlights to guide us back down."
a word that describes a noun
What is adjective?
I ate one of those candy bars and it didn't taste good to me.
Ethos
These words would be capitalized in this sentence.
"peter, watch out for that truck!" hawk yelled. "man, that was scary!"
What are:
Peter, Hawk, Man
The error(s) in the paragraph:
As he starred at his teacher, Cooper swore revenge. He would expose Mr. Nitman’s corruption. He would prove his lunch detention was unfair. he would find a free classmate who had also asked to get a drink in the middle of class? His hunt for the truth would begin tomorrow in the cafeteria.
What is the spelling of stared and capitalize the word he after the period and the questions mark should be a period.
Maybe you forgot to bring a flashlight said Carol. I never go hiking without one. Hooray cheered Gilda. Does that mean we can stay?
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"Maybe you forgot to bring a flashlight," said Carol. "I never go hiking without one."
"Hooray!" cheered Gilda. "Does that mean we can stay?"
a word that describes a verb
What is adverb?
These words would be capitalized in this sentence.
chief justice jones will take a look at the case before she makes a decision.
What are:
Chief, Justice, Jones
The error(s) in the paragraphs:
“You had lunch detention for asking to get a drink? asked Malina, plunging her plastic Fork into her macaroni and cheese.
“Correct,” Cooper responded. “And people ask to get a drink all the time. Did Mr. Nitman ever give you lunch detention?”
What are no ending quotation mark after "drink" and "fork" being capitalized?
Maybe we should ask harry said Ray Hes the one who has to carry two backpacks.
quotation marks, capitalization, apostrophe, comma after Harry, period after Ray
"Maybe we should ask Harry," said Ray. "He's the one who has to carry two backpacks."
Both of these are needed to make a complete sentence.
What is noun and verb?
"My three decades of experience in public service, my tireless commitment to the people of this community, and my willingness to reach across the aisle and cooperate with the opposition, make me the ideal candidate for your mayor."
What is Ethos
These words would be capitalized in this sentence.
In roman mythology, the god of fire was vulcan.
What are
Roman and Vulcan
The error(s) in the paragraphs:
“I asked once and he said it would waste to much time. No lunch detention, though,” malina said between mouthfuls. “What about you, Rodgers?”
Cooper asked the boy to his write, seating himself on the cafeteria table’s bench.
What are the wrong "too" is used, capitalizing Malina and spelling "right" incorrectly?
Ray, how can you say that. Your a mile behind me exclaimed Harry.
Quotation marks, question mark, wrong your, exclamation mark
"Ray, how can you say that? You're a mile behind me!" exclaimed Harry.