This names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Give an example of this part of speech also.
What is a noun?
100
This is more than one of a noun.
What is a plural noun?
100
What is the correct way to write this sentence in quotations?
Please distribute the meeting minutes, our manager requested, for review and future reference.
"Please distribute the meeting minutes," our manager requested, "for review and future reference."
100
This is located in the last sentence of the first paragraph in a paper. It states the author's opinion and looks like a fact.
What is a thesis statement?
100
GROUP ROLES: Who takes notes for everyone in a group?
What is a recorder?
200
This names a specific person, place, thing or idea.
Give and example of this part of speech also.
What is a proper noun?
200
This occurs when a noun owns something.
What is the correct way to show ownership for the noun John?
What is a possessive noun?
200
What’s the possessive pronoun in the sentence?
All the essays were good but his was the best.
What is his?
200
What are these words called when used in writing?
First, Second, Next, Then, Last, Finally
What are transition words?
200
Who keeps the group on task and makes sure that everyone has a part?
What is the leader?
300
This expresses a physical action, a mental action, or a state of being.
Give and example of this.
What is a verb?
300
What is the plural form for the following nouns?
try
salary
box
moose
mouse
Smith
What is
tries
salaries
boxes
moose
mice
Smiths
300
What is the correct way to write "you're" in this sentence?
Please get you're book from the library.
What is your?
300
These are parts of a letter: return address; closing; inside address; date; salutation; and signature. Place them in the correct order.
What is return address, date, inside address, salutation, closing, and signature?
300
Of the following, the correct list of
adverbs is:
Which of the following is a list of adverbs?
A. promptly, nosily, early, well
B. pretty, nice, mean, cool
C. did, am, are, is
D. run, jump, walk, swim
What is A. promptly, nosily, early, well?
400
This describes a noun. It is also known as a describing word.
Give an example of this in a sentence also.
What is an adjective?
400
What is the possessive form for the following nouns?
cats
dog
mouse
deer
What is
cats'
dog's
mouse's
deer's
400
What is the correct way to combine these sentences?
Mrs. Carter works at Buena Vista.
Mrs. Carter is a third grade teacher.
Mrs. Carter works at Buena Vista and is a third grade teacher.
400
This part of the letter sums up what your letter is all about and usually restates the purpose of your letter.
What is the closing?
400
This word means to write what you read in a short version - making sure that you include the highlights.
What is summarize?
500
This part of speech modifies verbs, adjectives, or adverbs. They tell us when, where, how, in what manner, or to what extent an action is performed.
What is an adverb?
500
What part of speech are these: mine, my, his, hers, their, theirs?
What is a possessive pronoun?
500
What is the correct way to use a semi-colon to combine these sentences?
I love to write papers.
I would write one every day if I had the time.
I love to write papers; I would write one every day if I had the time.
500
What is the correct way to write the salutation of a business letter?
What is Dear Sir or Madam: ?
500
In this part of writing, you organize and plan your writing piece. You may brainstorm your ideas, use a web, or other graphic organizers.