Grammar
What punctuation mark is used to end a question?
What is a question mark?
What is the part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea?
What is a noun?
The first letter of every sentence should always be written in what case?
What is capitalization?
A comparison using "like" or "as" is called what?
What is a simile?
Every complete sentence must have a subject and a ___________.
What is a predicate?
Change the verb to past tense: "She runs to school every day."
What is ”ran”?
This part of speech describes a noun or pronoun
What is an adjective?
What is the term for a writing perspective that uses pronouns like "I" and "we" to share the author's personal experiences and thoughts?
What is first person perspective?
This type of figurative language gives human qualities to non-human things.
What is personification?
Is "Gonna" more appropriate for a formal or informal sentence?
What is an informal sentence?
What punctuation mark is used to join two or more words that work together as a single adjective before a noun, like in "well-known author"?
What is a hyphen?
Which part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses?
What is a conjunction?
When writing, what is the term for giving human qualities to objects or animals?
What is personification?
"He is a shining star" is an example of what?
Identify the simple subject in this sentence: "The fast runner won the race."
“What is runner”?
What punctuation is used to separate items in a list or to join independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction?
What is a comma?
The word "quickly" in the sentence "She quickly ran to the store" is an example of what part of speech?
What is an adverb?
What type of writing includes words like "you," "your," and "yours" to directly address the reader?
What is second person perspective?
This type of figurative language is an extreme exaggeration, such as "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
What is a hyperbole?
What term describes a sentence that expresses a strong emotion and often ends with an exclamation point?
What is an exclamatory sentence?
What is the term for the verb form used to express actions that will happen in the future, often formed by using "will" or "shall"?
What is future tense?
What is the name of the verb form that often ends in -ed or -en and is used with helping verbs in perfect tenses or as adjectives?
What is a past participle?
What term describes words that imitate sounds, adding auditory effects to writing and helping to create a more engaging narrative?
What is onomatopoeia?
The phrase "It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of which type of figurative language?
What is an idiom?
What do you call a group of words that lacks either a subject or a verb and does not express a complete thought, often leading to confusion in writing?
What is a sentence fragment?