Parts of Speech
Subject/Predict & Independent & Dependent Clauses
Sentences, Fragments, Run-ons
Figurative Language
Commas in a Series
100

What part of speech is the following word?

AND

Conjunction

100

What is the SIMPLE Subject and SIMPLE Predicate of the following sentence?

The five angry doctors yelled at the nurses in the hospital.

Simple Subject-doctors

Simple Predicate-yelled

100

Is the following statement a sentence, fragment, or run-on?

The three cats.

fragment

100

What type of figurative language is the following statement?

The baby's tears were like a waterfall.

simile

100

Is the following sentence correctly punctuated?

Ms. Fredericks loves to read, watch tv, and hang out with her friends.

yes

200

What part of speech is the following word?

CHIPS

Noun

200

What is the COMPLETE Subject and COMPLETE Predicate of the following sentence?

The five angry doctors yelled at the nurses in the hospital.

Complete Subject-the five angry doctors

Complete predicate-yelled at the nurses in the hospital

200

Is the following statement a sentence, fragment, or run-on?

The cup of milk sat on the counter the child knocked it on the ground.

run-on

200

What type of figurative language is the below statement an example of?

The door CREEKED in the wind.

onomatopoeia

200

Is the following sentence correctly punctuated?

We need to finish our essay, do IXL and read our novels today.

No-you need a comma after IXL

300

What part of speech is the following word?

YAY!

INTERJECTION

300

Is the clause below independent or dependent?


It is snowing outside.

independent

300

Is the following statement a sentence, fragment, or run-on?

My doctor told me that I need to drink more water.

Sentence

300

What type of figurative language is the below statement an example of?

The world is our stage.

Metaphor

300

Add in commas if the sentence needs them

My favorite colors are purple green and blue.

My favorite colors are purple, green, and blue.

400

What part of speech is the following word?

Run

Verb

400

Is the following clause independent or dependent?


If I throw this ball.

dependent

400

Fix the fragment

jumped on the bed.

Add a subject

400

What type of figurative language is the below statement an example of?

This essay took us a million years to finish.

Hyperbole

400

Add in commas if the sentence needs them.

The children played in the park climbed a tree and ate lunch with their friends.

The children played in the park, climbed a tree, and ate lunch with their friends.

500

What part of speech is the following word?

Purple

Adjective

500

What is the independent clause of the following sentence?

Although it is cold outside, I did not wear a coat today.

I did not wear a coat today.

500
Fix the run-on


The baby boy cried all night long the parents did not sleep at all.

The baby boy cried all night long. The parents did not sleep at all.

The baby boy cried all night long; the parents did not sleep at all.

The baby boy cried all night long, so the parents did not sleep at all.

500

What type of figurative language is the below statement an example of?

The flower danced in the breeze.

personification

500

Add in commas if the sentence needs them

For dinner, I ate pasta and hamburgers. 

No comma needed because their are only two items in the series/list