8 parts of speech
Name four of the eight parts of speech.
Accept: Noun, Verb, prepositions, adjective, adverb, pronoun, conjunction, interjection.
Find the error in this sentences:
They washes the dishes.
Washes
What kind of sentence has an exclamation mark at the end?
Exclamatory
Which is spelled correctly? Cheif or Chief?
Chief
What is a simile?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Which of the following is a helping verb: Ran, Should, Swam, Jump.
Should
Choose the right word that goes with the sentence:
These pictures (show,shows) how noodles are prepared.
Show
What type of sentence is a command?
Which is the correct form of Through, threw?
After the ball game they went ____ the crowd.
Through
What is a hyperbole?
A comparison that uses exaggeration.
Give an example of an interjection.
(accept: wow, oh, boy-oh-boy, hurrah, uh-oh, yikes, ouch, Ah!, etc.)
Pick the correct word in the sentence:
The horse's name (is,are) Shadow.
Is
The date is April 4th 2003.
Where should the comma go?
April 4th, 2003
What is the correct form of All Together.
_____ they didn't do so bad at their contest.
Altogether
What is a metaphor.
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
A preposition is a word that shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word.
Is this sentence correct or not correct? If not what is wrong with it?
Tina and Betty are first cousins.
Correct
What are the four sentence types?
Exclamatory, Interrogative, Imperative, and Declarative.
What is the correct form of there, their, or they're?
___ going down to the ballpark
They're
Is this a simile, metaphor, or hyperbole?
She had teeth as sharp of daggers!
Hyperbole
What is the acronym for conjunctions?
FANBOYS, for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
Is this sentence correct or not correct? If not what is wrong with it?
The book on the shelf need dusting.
Needs
Where should the Colon be placed?
I need the following ingredients milk, eggs, bread, butter, sugar, and vanilla extract.
After the word ingredients.
Following ingredients:
Find the incorrect word.
My aunt whose picture appeared in yesterday's paper was formally a Vice President at First State Bank.
Formally- formerly.
What's the difference between a metaphor and a hyperbole?
A hyperbole is a large exaggeration, a metaphor is a comparison usually not meant to be literal.