Parts of Speech
Which one of these is a common noun? Ms. Sherrod, jump, store, sleep?
store
an adjective
which part of speech shows relationships between words in a sentence (spatial)?
prepositions
What is this an example of?
The alarm clock screamed at me this morning to wake up.
Personification
What is the adjective in this sentence? Bridget's shirt was purple.
Purple
Which part of speech do you use when you need to join clauses, sentences, or words
conjunction
F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. are examples of what part of speech?
Bonus 100 pts. if you can name what FANBOYS stands for.
Conjunction
What is the adjective in the sentence?
There are 15 students in class.
15
What is this an example of: Wild winds were whistling while we worked.
Alliteration
What word in this sentence should be capitalized because it is a proper noun?
last monday I went to the store in town with my mom.
Monday
What is the coordinating conjunction in this sentence:
I thought today was going to be a snow day, but we still had school.
but
what part of speech is about strong expressions of feelings?
Interjections
he, i, his, she, her, they, their, them
pronouns
What fig. language is in the sentence? The candy was bittersweet.
Oxymoron
I worked really hard and I passed the exam.
Which word is the conjunction here?
and
interjections
what part of speech helps to describe nouns?
adjectives
which part of speech shows actions?
verbs
What fig. language device is in the sentence:
Man, I really need to hit the books if I am going to pass this test.
Idiom
which part of speech replaces nouns to help with repetition?
pronouns
he drove quickly... Quickly is an example of ...
an adverb
the, a, an are all examples of
articles
true or false: These are examples or prepositions: across, along, at, above, blue, square.
false
Which fig. language: words that sound like what they describe, Comic Book words
Onomatopoia
Aha! Gosh! Wow! Ouch! ...are all examples of what?
Interjections