Parts of Speech
Person, place, thing or idea
What is a noun?
Read the following sentence and determine where the comma should be placed.
First Lizzie sat in the special chair.
What is after first?
These two types of clauses combine to form different types of sentences.
What are independent and dependent clauses?
The two types of modifiers.
What are misplaced and dangling?
Name this part of speech:
WOW!
An action word or a state of being word.
What is a verb?
Read the following sentence and determine where the comma should be placed.
Alyssa sits next to Andrew Jarik Elijah and Darrian.
What is after Andrew, after Jarik, and after Elijah?
This type of sentence has one subject and one predicate. It is also known as an independent clause.
What is a simple sentence?
Identify if the following sentence has a misplaced or dangling modifier or is correct.
On her way home, Jan found a gold man's watch.
What is a misplaced modifier?
Read the following sentence and determine where the comma should be placed.
Vicki brought her pens notebook and binder to class.
What is after pens and after notebook?
Describes a noun or a pronoun.
What is an adjective?
Read the following sentence and determine where the comma should be placed.
Bella said “I am going to the Taylor Swift concert this weekend.”
What is after said?
This type of sentence has two independent clauses and is combined with a coordinating conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
Identify if the following sentence has a misplaced or dangling modifier or is correct.
Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on.
What is a dangling modifier?
Which type of sentence is the following?
He was tired and had a headache.
What is a compound sentence?
This takes the place of a noun.
What is a pronoun?
Read the following sentence and determine where the comma should be placed.
Ella is a smart talented girl.
What is after smart?
This type of sentence has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses with a subordinating conjunction.
What is a complex sentence?
Identify if the following sentence has a misplaced or dangling modifier or is correct.
Wagging her tail, the new puppy climbed into my lap.
What is correct?
Which type of sentence is the following?
Laura forgot her friend's birthday, so she sent her a card when she finally remembered.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
This describes a verb, adverb, or adjective.
What is an adverb?
Read the following sentence and determine where the comma should be placed.
Both Aidan and Logan are smart funny and good with computers.
What is after smart and after funny?
This type of sentence has two or more independent clauses combined with a coordinating conjunction and one or more dependent clauses with a subordinating conjunction.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
Identify if the following sentence has a misplaced or dangling modifier or is correct.
Having arrived late for practice, a written excuse was needed.
What is a dangling modifier?
Identify if the following sentence has a misplaced or dangling modifier or is correct.
After reading the original study, the article remains unconvincing.
What is a dangling modifier?