Commonly Confused Words
Choose the correct word: Their/there/They're going to the park after school
They're
The subject
This mark is used to end a statement sentence.
A period
This type of sentence ends with a question mark.
What is an interrogative sentence.
What part of speech replaces a noun?
Pronoun
Choose the correct word: 'Please bring your/you're homework to class'
your
This is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is doing.
What is the predicate.
You use this mark to show excitement or strong emotion at the end of a sentence.
What is an exclamation point.
A sentence that asks a questions is called?
An interrogative sentence.
What part of speech shows possession?
Possessive noun or possessive pronoun
Choose the correct word: 'I want to/too/two pieces of cake.'
Two
In the sentence 'The dog barked loudly,' what is the complete subject
The dog
(dog would be the simple subject)
This mark is used to show a pause, usually between items in a list.
What is a comma
What sentence gives a command?
An exclamatory sentence.
What part of speech describes a state of being?
Verb (being verb). This verb does not show action.
Choose the correct word: 'The dog lost its/it's collar in the yard.'
its
In the sentence 'The tall man ran quickly down the street,' this is the complete predicate.
'ran quickly down the street.'
These marks are used to show what someone is saying
What are quotation marks.
A sentence that expresses strong feelings is called?
An exclamatory sentence
This part of speech tells you time, place, position.
Preposition
Choose the correct word: 'She will accept/except the award on behalf of the team.'
accpet
When a sentence has two or more subjects joined by 'and' or 'or,' it is a called what kind of subject?
Compound subject
This mark is used to join two closely related independent clauses.
What is a semicolon
A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction is called?
A compound sentence.
This part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses
Conjunctions