Parts of Speech
Part of speech that shows emotion.
What is an interjection?
Part of the sentence that shows the main thing(s) the sentence is about.
What is a subject?
Group of words that can not stand on its own because it is missing either the subject or verb or both.
What is a phrase?
The most common punctuation mark, used to indicate pauses between parts of sentences.
What is a comma?
There, Their, or They're - word correctly used in the sentence: "_________ excited about the upcoming field trip."
What is "They're".
Part of speech that is a person, place, or thing.
What is a noun?
Part of the sentence what answer the question "what?" after an action verb.
What is a direct object?
A group of words that has both a subject and a verb.
What is a clause?
Punctuation mark used to signify ownership or used in contractions.
What is an apostrophe?
Good or Well - word correctly used in the sentence: "You did so __________ on your test!"
What is "well"?
Part of speech that describes a noun or pronoun.
What is an adjective?
Part of speech that answers the question "to whom?".
What is an indirect object?
A group of words that has both a subject and verb but can not stand on its own.
What is a subordinate/dependent clause?
Punctuation used to signify speech and small works.
What is quotes?
Its or It's - word correctly used to complete the sentence: "The dog wagged ________ tail."
What is "its"?
Part of speech that joins words, phrases, or clauses together.
What is a conjunction?
A noun that answers the question "what?" after a linking verb.
What is a predicate nominative?
A verbal that acts as a noun and ends in "ing".
What is a gerund?
Punctuation used to combine two or more sentences without a conjunction - can also be used to mark larger separations in sentences.
What is a semicolon?
Affect or Effect - Word that correctly completes the sentence: "The weather can ________ your mood."
What is "affect"?
Part of speech that describes an adjective.
What is an adverb?
Part of speech that can be confused with an indirect object but comes after the direct object, instead of before.
What is a preposition?
A verbal that acts as an adjective and can end in "ing".
What is a participle?
Punctuation that only has one use - to signify a mistake in published works.
What are brackets?
Me or I - word that correctly completes the sentence: "Between you and ______, the desert was better last night."
What is "me"?