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Capitalization
Punctuation
Parts of Speech
Modifiers
Prepositions
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What needs to be capitalized in this sentence: My mom and I live with her fiance, Jared, in delaware.
Delaware
100
Name the eight punctuation marks:
Periods (and Ellipses) Question Marks Exclamation Points Quotation Marks Semicolons Colons Apostrophes Commas
100
Name the 8 parts of speech.
Noun Verb Adjective Adverb Pronoun Interjection Conjunction Preposition
100
What parts of speech are modifiers?
Adjectives Adverbs
100
What is a preposition? Can you give an example?
A word that shows relationships between nouns. above, about, across, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off, on, since, to, toward, through, under, until, up, upon, with, within, etc.
200
Name three of the seven instances when you use capital letters:
First word of a sentence First word of a quote Proper Nouns Abbreviations for Proper Nouns Adjectives that come from Proper Nouns The pronoun I When the title of a book requires it
200
Punctuate this sentence appropriately: Aaron youre scaring the baby cried Shawn
"Aaron, you're scaring the baby!" cried Shawn.
200
What part of speech is a horse?
A noun
200
Which is the modifier: When the police yelled at me, I ran fast!
Fast
200
What is the preposition in this sentence: Emma read the book during class.
During
300
When do you capitalize the word after a semi-colon?
When it is a proper noun, the pronoun I, etc.
300
When is it appropriate to use an ellipsis?
To show that words were taken out in a quote.
300
What are the two parts of a sentence?
The subject and the predicate.
300
What is the difference between a comparative and a superlative?
Comparative compares two things Superlative compares three things or more
300
Which of these is a prepositional phrase? (starts with a preposition) sitting on the chair between the houses
Between the houses
400
What does a sentence entirely in capital letters indicate?
On the internet : Shouting In a paper : poor grammar ;)
400
Place the punctuation: Sam and Sarah like to dance in the rain the rain is fun
Sam and Sarah like to dance in the rain; the rain is fun.
400
What part of speech is the word "ran?"
A verb
400
In the following sentence, does best act as a superlative modifier or a comparative modifier? Ginny was the best shot-put thrower in the school.
Superlative
400
What are the prepositional phrases? Larry went across the valley and down the river.
across the valley down the river
500
Do you need to capitalize the cardinal directions? (Points on a compass)
No.
500
Punctuate this sentence: Emily and Katie the bestest of friends love to ice skate at Winters Arctic Center ice fish during the summer in Canada and make snow angels
Emily and Katie, the bestest of friends, love to ice skate at Winter's Arctic Center, ice fish during the summer in Canada, and make snow angels.
500
Name the part of speech in the quotation marks: The lion threw a "pie" at Ronald McDonald as it leapt over the pit of molten chocolate.
Noun
500
Which is the "limiting modifier" in this sentence: We buy food only when we are hungry.
Only
500
What is the word that comes after a preposition called? *hint - think of sentence structures and subjects*
The object of a preposition.