Parts of Speech
The 8 parts of speech.
Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections.
The 6 most common linking verbs.
Is, Are, Was, Were, Am, Be
The parts of speech that adjective clauses modify.
Nouns and pronouns.
The beginning sentence(s) for any piece of writing.
The Hook
The combination of two or more simple sentences.
A complex sentence.
The part of speech that's also known as a predicate.
Verb
The type of verb is in the following sentence:
"He remained calm under pressure."
Linking Verb
The 7 signal words for adjective clauses.
Who, Whom, Whose, Which, That, Where, When
The articles.
A, An, The.
Create a sentence that follows this sentence structure:
S + LV + PN
Ex: She is a scholar.
The part of speech that shows the relationship between words.
preposition
The main subject + verb in the following sentence:
The students who complete their practice worksheets outside of class are more successful on the exam.
"Students are"
Combine the following simple sentences by making one of them an adjective clause.
"Aliyah is a skillful artist. She plans to start her own business."
Ex:
Aliyah is a skillful artist who plans to start her own business.
Aliyah, who is a skillful artist, plans to start who own business.
The technical term for the word a pronoun replaces.
Antecedent.
Create a sentence that follows this sentence structure:
S + AV + DO
Ex: Mrs. Thomes appreciates her students.
Give one example for each type of noun.
Proper, Collective, Concrete, Abstract, Possessive.
Proper: Winona Senior High School
Collective: student-body
Concrete: Desk
Abstract: Knowledge
Possessive: school's
The question that helps identify the indirect object.
to/for whom/what?
Identify the adjective clause and the word it's modifying in the following sentence.
"Unfortunately, the homework I was supposed to do for today got lost in the abyss and I cannot turn it in."
homework <= (that) I was supposed to do today
The number of pronoun types.
7.
The 5 sentence structures in the English Language.
S + LV + PN
S + LV + PA
S + AV + DO
S + AV + IO + DO
S + AV + DO + OC
Label every part of speech in the following sentence:
"The students in Language and Composition are hard workers and will positively contribute to society."
The (adjective) students (noun) in (preposition) Language and Composition (proper noun) are (linking verb) hard (adjectives) workers (noun) and (conjunction) will (auxiliary verb) positively (adverb) contribute (action verb) to (preposition) society (noun).
Label the sentence elements:
"Mrs. Pearson and Ms. LaBrocca provided their students many tools to succeed in life."
"Mrs. Pearson and Ms. LaBrocca (S) provided (AV) their students (IO) many tools (DO) of success."
Create 2 simple sentences, combine them by turning one of them into an adjective clause, and correctly label the S + V of the independent clause.
Ex: Ms. L enjoyed her time at Winona Senior High School. She will miss seeing her students everyday.
Ms. L (S) , who will miss seeing her students everyday, enjoyed (AV) her time at WSHS.
Ms. L (S), who enjoyed her time at WSHS, will miss seeing (AV) her students everyday.
The five essential features of narration.
Clear context, emphasized details, logical organization, consistent point of view, meaningful purpose.
Create a question using one of the verb complement structures and correctly label it.
Ex: Will the teacher stop assigning the students so much homework?
S + V + IO + DO