Parts of Speech
John is going to Optus Stadium. What is Optus Stadium?
PROPER NOUN
A person, place, thing, quality or idea.
NOUN
Person Place or thing
Noun Phrase
Give 3 rules of MLA format
Times New Roman, 12pt font, header, double space, authors last and page number for citations, etc.
Terri is going to the mall. What is to?
PREPOSITION
Modifies or describes a noun?
ADJECTIVE
Gives relation to location or ideas
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
What does MLA stand for
Modern Language Association
Maddy did some mad skids with her new BMX bike. What is mad?
ADJECTIVE
An state of being word.
VERB
This phrase can modify a verb, adjective or adverb
ADVERBIAL PHRASE
When is a semi-colon used
To separate 2 independent clauses
Uh, oh... Maddy did a 360 on her bike and things didn't end very well...
What is ... ?
ELLIPSIS
Takes the place of a noun.
PRONOUN
What is a gerund phrase
What is this comma called:
I need apples, strawberries (,) and bananas.
Oxford comma
John is waiting at the bus stop for Maddy. What is the?
ARTICLE
Answers the questions when, where, to what degree?
ADVERB
This phrase falls under the category of verb phrase but describes the subject of the sentence
What is a participial phrase
What does APA stand for
American Psychological Association