Parts of Speech
Modifies or describes a noun?
ADJECTIVE
bop, zip, zap
onomatopeia
Janice couldn’t wait to leave. She grabbed her gloves a scarf, a warm hat, and some thick socks. She walked down the street and watched her breath hit the air. What season is it in?
Winter
A teenager tries to convince his parents to buy him a new car by saying if they cared about their child's safety they'd upgrade him.
Pathos
1. Our baseball team's pitcher has a few eccentric habits, such as throwing exactly thirteen warm-up pitches and never wearing socks.
What does eccentric mean?
A) normal
B) strange
C) messy
Josef was the winner, and he was happy. What part of speech is "and?"
CONJUNCTION
My pillow is calling my name
personification
The students were very quiet when the teacher walked over to the science center. The children sat at their desks and looked down at their hands. No one made a sound. The teacher looked around the classroom. Then she saw the pieces on the floor. What happened in the classroom?
Someone had broken something in the science room
As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results.
ETHOS
3. The debris on the stadium floor included numerous paper cups, ticket stubs, and cigarette butts.
What does debris mean?
trash-garbage
Mr. Chirino CAREFULLY checked her work before handing it in.
What is CAREFULLY
ADVERB
I waited in line for a million hours until it was my turn.
hyperbole
Carlos woke up late at night. It was dark. He heard a loud bump. Something tapped on his window. Something moved in the corner. Carlos hid under his covers What sentence tells you how Carlos feels?
Carlos hid under his covers.
cold arguments – like data, statistics, or common sense – to convince people of something, rather than trying to appeal to an audience's emotions. Examples in advertisements include the citation of statistics, facts, data, charts, and graphs.
LOGOS
The coach takes every opportunity to censure his players, yet he ignores every opportunity to praise them.
What does censure mean?
A) approve of
B) criticize
C) choose
B) criticize
On, off, up, down, in and out are all _______________.
PREPOSITIONS
Beat around the bush
idiom
There is a big storm today and it's going to last until tomorrow. Jimmy is supposed to pick up his friend Lily from the airport. Jimmy's phone was ringing and said Lily's name. He picked up the phone and said, "Okay. Just tell me when you get there." What do you think Lily told Jimmy?
Lily's flight got delayed by the storm.
Any commercial in which a celebrity endorses a product, for example, hopes to persuade its target audience by cultivating an aura of authority or expertise through its association with the celebrity.
ETHOS
Although Alex usually looks unkempt, he had a very neat appearance at his job interview.
What does unkempt mean?
messy
disorderly
Ouch! Eva tripped on her own legs.
What part of speech is "ouch"?
Interjection
Civil war
oxymoron
Cassie rolled over in her bed as she felt the sunlight hit her face. The beams were warming the back of her neck when she slowly realized that it was a Thursday, and she felt a little too good for a Thursday. Struggling to open her eyes, she looked up at the clock. “9:48,” she shouted, “Holy cow!” Cassie jumped out of bed, threw on the first outfit that she grabbed, brushed her teeth in two swipes, threw her books into her backpack, and then ran out the door. What problem is Cassie having? What text evidence supports this finding?
Cassie woke up late for school. "9:48," she shouted, "Holy Cow!" Cassie jumped out of bed, threw on the first outfit that she could grab, brushed her teeth in two swipes, threw her books into her backpack, and then ran out the door.
HARRY POTTER: "You've made a mistake. I can't be a wizard. I mean, I'm just Harry."
Hagrid: "Well, just Harry. Did you ever make anything happen? Anything you couldn't explain when you were angry or scared?"
LOGOS
The newlyweds agreed to be very frugal in their shopping because they wanted to save enough money to buy a house.
What does frugal mean?
economical
mindful of money
not wasteful
cheap