Parts of Speech
What are the 7 main parts of speech?
noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction
Singular subjects need _______ verbs.
Plural subjects need _______ verbs.
singular, plural
weather
They brought corn on the cob watermelon and chips to the picnic.
They brought corn on the cob, watermelon, and chips to the picnic.
What 3 things make a complete sentence (not including capitalization and punctuation)?
subject, predicate, complete thought
What are the 7 coordinating conjunctions?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
The flowers in that vase ( is , are ) for my mom.
are
My little sister wanted (to , too , two) go (to , too, two).
to, too
George my oldest brother is the Student Council President.
George, my oldest brother, is the Student Council President.
"After we went to the show." is an example of what type of sentence error?
sentence fragment
Name the part of speech of the underlined word: He always carries an umbrella with him.
adverb
This pair of jeans ( is , are ) on sale for 50% off!
is
Correct or incorrect: They're visiting there cousins this weekend.
incorrect
There was, in fact, not much time left in the class period.
What is it called when you have two or more independent clauses joined together without the proper punctuation or connecting words?
A run-on sentence
Name all the prepositions in the sentence: He walked to the bakery on the corner of the block.
to, on, of
Those bushes or that tree ( need , needs ) to be trimmed.
needs
Correct or incorrect: You're coming to the show with your two friends.
correct
His birthday party is this Tuesday May 16 in Omaha Nebraska.
His birthday party is this Tuesday, May 16, in Omaha, Nebraska.
You should go now, for soon they will be closing.
Name the part of speech of the underlined word: The hero mustered his courage before facing the villain.
noun
His dog or his cat ( chase , chases ) the mice out of the garage.
chases
Don't put ( your , you're ) shoes ( there , they're ).
your, there
After we won the game we went to get ice cream cones slushies or sundaes from Dairy Queen.
After we won the game, we went to get ice cream cones, slushies, or sundaes from Dairy Queen.
How would you correct this sentence? "The school year is almost over everyone is looking forward to summer."
The school year is almost over, and everyone is looking forward to summer.
The school year is almost over. Everyone is looking forward to summer.