Parts of Speech
The action word in a sentence
For example: run, jump, clap
Verb
This punctuation mark is used when asking a question
Question Mark ?
priority
of high importance
What does it mean if a word ends in "-ing"
It is an action or process
This is where and when a story takes place
Setting
The noun that performs the action in a sentence.
Joe sat in the chair.
Subject
Comma ,
elaborate
complex and detailed
These parts of speech end in "-ly"
Adverbs
The most important point a writer wants to communicate in a text
Topic or main idea
What is the adjective in this sentence?
The dog rolled in the muddy puddle.
Muddy
This punctuation mark is used when you could end a sentence, but choose to keep going
Semicolon ;
isolated
being completely alone
Which sentence is correct?
A) Sara asked "Where did you find that"?
B) Sara asked, where did you find that?
C) Sara asked, "Where did you find that?"
C) Sara asked, "Where did you find that?"
"The tree waved its branches like it was greeting the wind."
Personification
These parts of speech are used to connect phrases or clauses in a sentence (and, but, for, so)
Conjunctions
These punctuation marks are used to show that someone is speaking
"Quotation marks"
inevitable
cannot be avoided
Is the bold word the object or subject of the sentence?
Tomas put the book down.
The object
Mystery, poetry, biography and fiction are all examples of what?
Genre
Over, under, beneath, about, and toward are all examples of what part of speech?
Preposition
The jacket is hers.
The jacket is her's.
The jacket is hers.
persevere
to continue in spite of challenges or difficulty
Where does the comma go in this sentence:
After lunch I went to my neighbor's house.
After lunch, I went to my neighbor's house.
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare