Parts of Speech
What part of speech is the underlined word?
I like pizza and ice cream.
What is a conjunction?
After the movie ended.
Is a dependent or independent clause?
What is a dependent clause?
Choose the correct word:
“_____ going to the football game tonight.”
* Their
* They're
* There
What is They're?
What is the plural form of mouse?
What is mice?
What punctuation mark (logically) belongs at the end of this sentence?
Watch out
What is an exclamation point?
What part of speech is the underlined word?
The ugly couch was old and falling apart.
What is an adjective?
A clause is made of 2 things.
_______ and ________
Noun and Verb
Choose the correct word:
The cat licked _____ paws.
* Its
* It's
* Its'
What is its?
Is the phrase below written in active or passive voice?
The ball was kicked by Marcus.
What is passive voice?
Add the missing comma:
Before dinner we finished our homework.
What is:
Before dinner, we finished our homework.
What part of speech is the underlined word?
She is beautiful.
What is a verb?
Name the three types of punctuation that you can use to connect 2 independent clauses to one another
What is a:
- Period
- Semicolon
- Comma with conjunction
Choose the correct word:
The principal asked the students to remain _____ until the fire drill ended.
* stationary
* stationery
What is stationary?
What tense is this sentence?
She had been eating breakfast before school.
What is present tense?
Correct the capitalization error:
My favorite class is american literature
What is:
My favorite class is American Literature.
What part of speech is the underlined word?
Ouch! I yelled as I stubbed my toe.
What is an interjection?
Is the underlined portion of the sentence an independent clause or a dependent clause?
Although the storm had already passed, the streets were still flooded because the drains had overflowed.
What is an independent clause?
Choose the correct word:
The principal / principle announced a new school policy.
What is principal?
Is the underlined portion a phrase or a clause?
After the final bell rang, the students sprinted to the parking lot while laughing and shouting to their friends.
What is a phrase?
Correct the error in this sentence:
The Smiths are traveling to Washington DC this summer.
What is:
The Smiths are traveling to Washington, DC this summer.
What part of speech is the underlined word?
I went from the couch to the kitchen.
What is a preposition?
Is the following sentence: compound, complex, or compound-complex?
Because the auditorium lights suddenly went out during rehearsal, the actors had to finish the scene in the dark.
What is a complex sentence?
Choose the correct word:
“The detective knew the witness’s story would _____ the jury’s opinion of the case.”
* affect
* effect
What is affect?
Who/what is the direct object of this sentence?
Sarah threw the basketball across the court.
What is the basketball?
Correct the apostrophe mistake:
The teachers lounge is next to the office.
What is:
The teachers’ lounge is next to the office.