Parts of Speech
The word angry in the following sentence is what part of speech?
Martha was angry when her brother broke her toy.
adjective
What does SVO stand for?
subject, verb, object
What is the stage of the writing process called when you just think of ideas and write them down to get started.
Hint: There are Two options (beginning with a P or B)
Prewriting
or
Brainstorming
Which word(s) in the following sentence should be capitalized?
the zoo down the road from my house is really cool.
The
What is the name of the final sentence in a paragraph, the sentence that wraps everything up?
The conclusion sentence
What are the three nouns in the following sentence?
The tall man slipped on the ice when he was walking his dog.
nouns
What is the verb in the following sentence?
Janie drew a picture.
drew
What is the step of the writing process that involves proofreading and making sure there are no mistakes in punctuation, capitalization, grammar etc...
Hint: Begins with an e and is sometimes called proofreading.
Editing
Which word(s) in the following sentence should be capitalized?
amy and jill have been friends for five years,
Amy
Jill
Which sentence would come first in this paragraph.
I cannot wait to go back to see them again! I have been there many times before and love the time with my family. We always go to the amusement park and go for long walks during which Grandpa tells us stories. Last week I went to see my grandparents. My grandmother always bakes fresh, chocolate chip cookies.
Last week I went to see my grandparents.
What part of speech is the word ran in the following sentence?
The dog ran happily in the park.
verb
What is the object in the following sentence?
Janie drew a picture.
picture
When your work is definitely finished, the last stage is to ______________ it or ______________ it.
Hint: both choices begin with a p; you only have to know one of them.
Publish(ing)
Present(ing)
if you ever go to new york city, you can visit the museum of natural history.
If
New York City
Museum Natural History
What are the sentences between the beginning and the end of the paragraph called?
What is the prepositional (place) phrase in in the following sentence?
My cat, Bella, always sits on her favorite chair.
on her favorite chair
What is the subject in the following sentence?
Prince and Baxter were on the sofa.
Prince, Baxter
(compound subject)
During which part of the writing process to you change your paragraph to make it better by adding, deleting and moving words and sentences?
Hint: Begins with an r
Revising/Revision
Which word(s) in the following sentence should be capitalized?
joan loves ice cream for dessert, but i prefer apple pie.
Joan
I
What is the sentence called that introduces the reader to what you are writing about.
Topic Sentence
or
Introductory sentence
How many adjectives are in the following sentence?
What are they?
The big, gray cat sprawled across the comfortable bed.
Three: big, gray, comfortable.
What is the subject, verb and object in the following sentence?
The children played football in their yard.
Subject: Children
Verb: Played
Object: Football
During what part of the writing process do you change your ideas, make sure you have the best words, add sentences and words and take some sentences or words out. You also change the order of the sentences sometimes.
Hint: Begins with a D
Drafting
Which words in the following sentence should be capitalized?
my brother, dan, likes to go to central park with his friend, thomas.
Dan
Central Park
Thomas
Which sentence in this paragraph should not be included.
On Saturday, I went to my cousin, Joe's amazing birthday party. We had so much fun swimming and splashing around in his pool. His father works as a police officer in their town. Joe got too many cool presents to count! Everyone had a great time at the party.
His father works as a police officer in their town.