Parts of speech
MLA Format/Essay Rules
Sentence Structure
Homonyms
Reading Potluck
100
A word that describes a noun
What is an adjective?
100
Taking credit for someone else words or ideas; Copying someone else’s work; Not referencing where research came from.
What are examples of plagiarism?
100
Using words such as she, him, her, it.
What is 3rd person point-of-view?
100
to, two, or too: I ate _____ many candies.
What is too.
100
True or False: Everything Brutis did was for honor and the good of Rome
What is True?
200
The part of speech of "Wow!"
What is an interjection?
200
When using parenthetical citations, where should the sentence’s end punctuation go...
What is...after the parenthesis.
200
Identify the comma rule in the following sentence: In a triathlon people swim, bike, and run.
What is "separate items in a series?"
200
there, their, & they're: "Please set the papers _______."
What is there?
200
The person who visits Andy in his dreams and wants Andy to join him.
Who is Rob Washington?
300
"am walking" is an example of
What is a Progressive verb?
300
A note in parenthesis usually listing the last name of an author and sometimes a page number to reference the source where the information used came from.
What is parenthetical citation?
300
Identify the comma rule being used: "Kevin, will you go up to the board?"
What is the direct address rule?
300
your & you're " ________ going to the mall today?"
What is you're?
300
Antony’s true purpose in delivering his speech at the funeral
What is "to cause unrest over Caesar’s assassination?"
400
The past tense form of "to write"
What is "wrote?"
400
The parts of an essay.
What are: an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
400
Identify the comma rule being used: Alissa, my best friend, dragged me kicking and screaming to the mall.
What is an appositive?
400
hear & here: "Please come _______ the music."
What is hear?
400
Julius Caesar, the play, is a type of...
What is Historical Tragedy?
500
Identify the parts of speech of the following sentence: Ruby ran to the mall.
What is... Ruby= proper noun ran= past tense verb to= preposition the= article, adjective mall= common noun
500
The following is an example of which statement in the essay: Smoking in public buildings is both a health risk and a nuisance, and something needs to be done about for the benefit of the community.
What is thesis statement?
500
Identify the following structure: After school I finished my homework, brushed my teeth, and went to bed.
What is parallel structure?
500
are, our, & hour: At the start of the _____, come over to ______ classroom.
What is "hour", then "our?"
500
Why does Andy get so upset during the Macbeth lesson and leave the room?
What is...Macbeth it is about guilt and killing a friend; and makes him think about Rob and the accident which causes him to leave.