Parts of Speech
If a word is used as a name it is a...
noun
A phrase that can stand alone
independent clause
To quote a passage, book, or author
cite
A story telling personal attitudes or views
Opinion
The message or life lesson of a story
theme
The person or thing you are speaking about in a sentence
subject
A phrase that cannot stand alone
dependent clause
To restate or reword
Paraphrase
A true story about a person's life written by someone else
biography
The last paragraph in an essay that wraps up what was said
Conclusion paragraph
A verb tense showing something happening today
Present tense
Two sentences combined by a conjunction
compound sentence
When you cite a source, what order does the author's name go
Last name, first name
A story that contains magical and nonexistent elements
fantasy
Parts of a story that support your answer to a question
evidence
A word used to join words or groups of words
conjunction
A sentence containing one or more dependent clauses
complex sentence
When a source is able to be believed, it is known as a __________ source
credible
A story involving events, characters, and what the characters say and do
narrative
A sentence in the beginning of an essay stating what will be focused on in the essay
thesis