Parts of Speech
A word used to identify any class of people, places, or things.
What is a noun?
Words that describe qualities.
What is an adjective?
A single complete thought that can stand on its own containing a subject and a verb.
What is a simple sentence?
A figure of speech that compares two different things in an interesting way.
What is a simile?
Words that start with the same sound (not just the same letter) are used repeatedly in a phrase or sentence.
What is alliteration?
A word that takes the place of a noun, for example: I, me, he, she, they.
What is a pronoun?
A word used to connect sentences (and, but, if).
What is a conjunction?
A sentence with two independent clauses(or simple sentences).
What is a compound sentence?
A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't actually true.
What is a metaphor?
A piece of information from a text that is used to support ideas, beliefs, opinions, and arguments.
What is text evidence?
A word used to describe an action.
What is a verb?
A word or phrase that demonstrates the emotion or feeling of the author.
What is an interjection?
A sentence with an independent clause (simple sentence) joined by one or more dependent clauses (cannot stand alone).
What is a complex sentence?
A word that describes a sound and actually mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to when it is spoken.
What is onomatopoeia?
A word of phrase that modifies an adjective or verb.
What is an adverb?
A sentence that has two independent clauses (simple sentences) and at least one dependent clause (a thought that cannot stand alone).
What is a compound-complex sentence?
Giving an animal or object qualities or abilities that only a human can have.
What is personification?
A word preceding a noun or pronoun; examples: on, after, below.
What is a preposition?
A group of words that does not contain a subject and/or a predicate (verb).
What is a sentence fragment?
A figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis.
What is hyperbole?