Parts of Speech
Count or Non-Count Nouns or Both?
Grammar
Modifiers
Fragment, Run-On, or Complete Sentence?
100
A person, place, or thing
Noun
100
apple
count apple- apples
100
Always capitalize this PERSONAL pronoun
I
100
good, better,
good, better, best
100
The VCR still on?
Fragment. It is missing the verb IS. Is the VCR still on?
200
It's what you do.
Verb
200
rice
rice= Non-count Too small to count
200
How do you capitalize this place? the san antonio international airport
The San Antonio International Airport
200
bad, worse...
bad, worse, the worst
200
Every year, the local dance community holds a festival it celebrates the many different kinds of dance.
Run-on
300
Takes the place of a noun: I, you, he, she, it, we, they
prounoun
300
beans
beans= count noun
300
332 P.M. (What is missing here)?
Colon 3:32 P.M.
300
far, farther,
far, farther, farthest
300
Other dances, such as the flamenco, began as improvised movements, the flamenco was created by the Andalusian Romany peoples.
Run-on. Slow down! Where are the periods?!
400
This part of speech modifies a noun. It is also a quantifier
Adjective
400
Love
Love is abstract. It cannot be measured.
400
What is missing here? The old house badly needed a coat of paint furthermore, the gutters were sagging and the porch railing was broken.
Semi-Colon The old house badly needed a coat of paint; furthermore, the gutters were sagging and the porch railing was broken.
400
far, further,
far, further, the furthest
400
He runs.
This is a complete sentence.
500
Words like: for, in, under, without, in, into....
Preposition
500
candies
Candies= both count and non-count 1. The two candies that are on the table. 2. She loves candies.
500
Hank petted the dog and the cat meowed.
Comma. Hank petted the dog, and the cat meowed. You may omit a comma between two main clauses that are connected by a coordinating conjunction, unless a comma is needed to avoid confusion.
500
much, more,
much, more, most
500
Run of the mill place with the usual scenery.
Fragment