8 Parts of Speech
purple
What is a fragment?
An incomplete sentence
What is a simile?
comparing two things using "like" or "as"
What is Romeo's last name?
Montague
Who wrote "To Kill A Mockingbird"?
Harper Lee
What part of speech are words like "am," "is," or "have"
verbs
What is a comma splice?
Two independent clauses separated with a comma.
Give me an example of a personification.
The trees waved at me.
Who is Mercutio?
Romeo's friend and a distant relative of the Prince
What are the five sentence types?
1) Comma splice
2) complete
3) fragment
4) fused
5) ramble
What are the 8 parts of speech?
list all eight
What are the three ways you can fix a fused sentence?
add a comma and a conjunction
add a semicolon
break the sentence apart
an extreme exaggeration
When do Romeo and Juliet agree to get married?
During the balcony scene
What city was Romeo banished to? Where did he have to live when he left Verona?
Mantua
Identify all the words in this sentence: Elena is happy because she bought a dog.
noun, verb, adj, con, pro, verb, adj, noun
Fix the sentence:
Because Martha wants to.
We have to go to the store,
What are the four different types of conflict?
person v person
person v self
person v nature
person v society
Who tells Romeo that Juliet is dead?
Balthasar
What is the most controversial part of speech?
interjection
Identify all the words in this sentence:
Woohoo, Elena and Mark bought a dog, but they can not decide on a name.
interjection, noun, con, noun, verb, adj, noun, con, pro, verb, adv, verb, prep, adj, noun.
Fix the sentence:
I am so happy that school is almost over I cannot wait to hang out with friends summer will be great but I know it will go too fast.
Give me an example of irony.
Anything that is ironic
What is the name of the priest that is supposed to deliver the letter to Romeo?
Friar John
What is a title of a short story we read at the beginning of this year?