Parts of Speech Part 1
What is a noun?
Person, place, thing, or idea
What part of speech is the italicized word in this sentence:
I am in eighth grade.
Double points for specifying its type
Verb
(linking verb)
The word "across" is what part of speech in this sentence?
I ran across the field.
Preposition
According to MLA formatting, what information should be included in the header of a paper?
student's last name and page number
Which type of writing allows for the usage of 1st person point of view?
Informative, Narrative, or Argumentative
Personal or Creative Narrative
This stem word means "beyond"
Extra
A clue about a future event in a story.
Foreshadowing
What is the point of view used in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
1st person
Which of the following wishes is not granted in "The Monkey's Paw"?
A. Herbert to come back to life
B. Money
C. Father to win the chess game
D. Herbert to die again
C.
What does the sergeant-major think of the monkey's paw?
It's dangerous
What do adjectives and adverbs describe?
5 answers total (2 for adjectives; 3 for adverbs)
Adjectives describes nouns and pronouns
Adverbs describes verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
What part of speech is the underlined word in this sentence:
I walked to the store yesterday.
Preposition
Identify the part of speech of the underlined words:
I bought a new pair of cowboy boots.
Adjective
Rewrite this narrative's heading so it is following MLA formatting (DOUBLE POINTS if you fix the date to follow MLA format):
Mrs. Smith
Reginald Dwight
October 14, 2025
English 8A, 1st Hour
Reginald Dwight
Mrs. Smith
English 8A, 1st Hour
14 October 2025
In a personal narrative, it is important to
A. Convince the reader that your opinion is correct
B. Use many sources and cite them all correctly
C. Use at least three direct quotes from credible sources
D. Use rich imagery and sensory details
D.
Which two stems mean "cut"?
Cise and tomy
This is how the reader/audience feels while reading a book or watching a movie.
Mood
Why does the narrator want to kill the old man in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
The old man's vulture eye
What is the type of conflict in "The Lottery"? (Man vs. what?)
Man vs. society
Which is a theme found in "The Monkey's Paw"?
A. Never place your trust in strangers.
B. Be careful what you wish for.
C. Always try to work hard, and you will be successful.
D. Family bonds are everlasting.
B.
What are the three kinds of verbs we learned about this trimester?
Action, linking, helping
Identify the part of speech of the underlined words:
Some people like winter more than summer.
Some do not practice and do poorly when it matters.
Adjective
Pronoun (BONUS 300 POINTS FOR INDENTIFYING THE SPECIFIC TYPE OF PRONOUN)
Identify whether the verb in the sentence uses active voice or passive voice:
The ice cream was eaten by Grandpa.
Passive voice
In active voice sentences the subject does the action. Example: Liz played the piano.
In passive voice sentences the subject receives the action. Example: The piano was played by Liz.
Bonus points for rewriting the question's sentence in active voice
Correctly capitalize and punctuate this sentence:
that sounds like a good idea said Mrs. Thomas we should definitely do that
"That sounds like a good idea," said Mrs. Thomas. "We should definitely do that."
What is the purpose of a transition in a personal narrative?
A. to aid the reader in understanding the main point
B. to explain the supporting details and how they relate to the narrative’s main point
C. to make the sentences grammatically correct
D. to connect ideas, sentences, paragraphs, etc. together so the narrative reads smoothly
D.
These two stems mean "all"
Pan and Omni
What is inference/inferring?
To reach a conclusion based on evidence found in a story.
"The Tell-Tale Heart" primarily has this kind of conflict (Hint: Not talking about man vs. man, society, nature, or self)
Internal
The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green. The people of the village began to gather in the square, between the post office and the bank, around ten o’clock; in some towns there were so many people that the lottery took two days and had to be started on June 2nd. But in this village, where there were only about three hundred people, the whole lottery took less than two hours, so it could begin at ten o’clock in the morning and still be through in time to allow the villagers to get home for noon dinner.
What was most likely Jackson's purpose for this paragraph?
A. To create a pleasant, optimistic, peaceful mood.
B. To create a timeline for the story’s events.
C. To provide indirect characterization.
D. To explain the dynamics of the town in which the story is set.
A.
How does the family react to seeing the monkey's paw at first?
Herbert and Mr. White are interested, but Mrs. White doesn't like it
What punctuation marks come after an interjection, and where does it have to go in a sentence?
! and ,
First/beginning
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word:
The English class watched a video about grammar.
Noun
Identify the underlined pronoun as reflexive, intensive, demonstrative, or indefinite:
Everyone in the theater was excited that the movie was starting.
Indefinite
Correctly capitalize and punctuate this sentence (It is using dialogue):
did you know Mr Jackson said that students used to walk to school
"Did you know," Mr. Jackson said, "that all students used to walk to school?"
What is the correct order of the writing process?
Prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing
Anthropo and logy mean this when put together
Man science, science of man, or study of mankind
Another word for "main character"
Another word for "villain"
Protagonist
Antagonist
Bonus question for 400 points: Are protagonists always good and antagonists always bad?
What is the mood of Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Tell-Tale Heart”?
A. anxious and suspenseful
B. calm and relaxed
C. excited and optimistic
D. disappointed and worried
A.
DOUBLE POINTS: What are 3 examples of foreshadowing in "The Landlady"?
The names in the guest book, the taste of the tea, the hospital-like smell of the landlady, and the stuffed animals, no coats or umbrellas, Landlady referring to other two men in past tense even though they were "still there", etc.
Why did the fakir create the monkey's paw?
To show that fate rules people's lives and that those who try to change it do so to their sorrow
What does FANBOYS stand for, and what kind of conjunctions are they?
For And Nor But Or Yet So
Coordinating
DOUBLE POINTS: Identify the parts of speech of every word in this sentence, in order.
Wow! Jeff is under pressure because he procrastinated.
interjection, noun, verb, preposition, noun, subordinating conjunction, pronoun, verb.
Identify the underlined conjunction as coordinating, correlative, subordinating, or relative:
Both athletes and coaches feel nervous before the game.
Correlative
DOUBLE POINTS: Correctly punctuate this sentence
Ricky said that he thought his friends were the best people in the world
Ricky said that he thought his friends were the best people in the world.
DOUBLE POINTS: List the correct order of a plot diagram
Exposition, inciting incident (this won't show up on the CECA), rising action, climax, falling action, plot resolution
If you come across the word "antebellum," using your knowledge of the stems, what might it mean?
Before the war
Ante = before
Bell = war
The three types of point of view, with 1 example of a pronoun used in each.
1st person (I, me, my, we, us, etc.)
2nd person (you, your)
3rd person (he, she, they, etc.)
TRIPLE POINTS: What is the name of the stuffed dachshund in "The Landlady"?
Basil
Before watching "The Landlady" short film, what could you infer would happen to Billy after the story ended?
He was poisoned and stuffed
What country did the monkey's paw come from?
India