PARTS OF SPEECH
1. What is a person, place, thing, or idea? 2. What takes the place of this person,place, things or idea?
1. noun 2. pronoun
1 independent clause + 1 subordinate clause=
a complex sentence
What punctuation is missing in this sentence?
Taylor brought a book pencil and paper to class.
book, pencil, and paper
What type of figurative language is the following?
She is as sly as a fox.
simile
What needs to be fixed in this sentence?
She drink hot chocolate and watch the snow fall?
change drink to drinks
What is a word that describes a noun?
adjective
What kind of sentence is the following: After school, I went to a friend's house to play.
complex
What punctuation is missing?
Jim played baseball today and he will play soccer tomorrow.
today,
What type of figurative language is the following?
The window screamed as I pulled it up to get in some fresh air.
personification
What needs to be fixed in this sentence?
In 1870, Texas decided to joins the United States.
Change joins to join
What are the three types of verbs?
action, helping, and linking
Which kind of sentence has 2 independent clauses and is joined by a comma and conjunction OR a semi-colon?
compound
Yes, I love you.
What part of speech is "Yes?"
interjection
What type of figurative language is the following?
He was a stone, standing still and waiting for the verdict.
metaphor
What needs to be fixed in this sentence?
Many countries celebrate Christmas, but each one have its own traditions.
Change have to has
What part of speech is: too, many, so, and lonely? These words can modify a verb, adjective, or adverb.
an adverb
What kind of sentence is the following: Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water, but Jack fell down since his knee was hurting.
compound-complex
Read Twilight soon it's a good book.
With correct punctuation, what kind of sentence is this?
soon;
compound
What type of figurative language is the following?
Amy always asks for chunky alligators to chat and chomp.
alliteration
What needs to be fixed in this sentence?
Bluebonnets is the state flower of Texas.
Change is to are.
Name 5 prepositions.
in, on, over, below, at, from, etc.
What type of sentence is this: Because we were sad, Mrs. Carney bought us all ice cream.
complex
What punctuation is missing?
Yes said Mark my friend, Kyle, had a pizza for lunch.
What is "Yes," said Mark, "my friend, Kyle, had a pizza for lunch."
What type of figurative language is the following?
I have a million things to do this weekend!
hyperbole
What needs to be fixed in this sentence?
I was walking to the store with my friend, Jim, and he run past the sidewalk into the street.
Change run to ran.