Parts of Speech
Let’s eat ICE CREAM.
Noun
The bird flew.
Correct the following sentence: We know it is distracting we know it increases the likelihood of a crash.
We know it is distracting, we know it increases the likelihood of a crash.
Identify the sentence as complete, incomplete, or run-on. This is the best writing class.
Complete
Woodpeckers have sharp beaks. It allows them to drill into wood. They can remove bark and find hiding insects. The woodpeckers beaks are important. Identify a detail.
It allows them to drill into wood. // They can remove bark and find hiding insects.
The deer slowly WALKED across the field.
Verb
The fish swam.
People who are on there phones while driving can get into a car crash.
People who are on THEIR phones while driving can get into a car crash.
Identify the sentence as complete, incomplete, or run on: Candy is yummy candy is sweet.
Run-on
The blue whale is the largest animal on earth. They are larger than any dinosaur that ever lived. The largest blue whales can grow as long as 100 feet. That is longer than three school buses put together! Identify the topic sentence.
The blue whale is the largest animal on earth.
The crowd cheered.
Cell phones are distracting can lead also to a car crash.
Cell phones are distracting and can lead to a car crash.
Identify the sentence as complete, incomplete, or run on: My classmates.
Incomplete
Dolphins are marine mammals that live all over the world. They live in oceans as well as some rivers. They often swim together. Have you ever seen a dolphin? Identify the concluding sentence.
Have you ever seen a dolphin?
WE had fun in class.
Pronoun
The horse jumped.
There are lots of accidents that have occurred while using one's device.
Correct the run-on sentence: I love ice cream my favorite flavor is strawberry.
I love ice cream. My favorite flavor is strawberry.
Porcupines are covered in quills – about 30,000 on average. The quills cover most of their bodies except for their face and stomach. When a porcupine feels threatened, it rustles its quills. It makes a rattling sound, which warns others to back off. When a porcupine raises its quills, it also produces an odor. Porcupines scare off others by sound and noise. Identify the concluding sentence.
Porcupines scare off others by sound and noise.
The animals ran QUICKLY.
Adverb
I am.
Also that when people have cell phones they should not use them while driving.
When people have cell phones, they should not use them while driving.
Run-on or incomplete sentence: She wore a Halloween costume all of her friends liked it.
Run-on
Butterflies are some of the most interesting insects on earth. There are more than 17,000 different kinds of butterflies! They come in all shapes and sizes. They go through four stages of life. Many people know it as caterpillars turning into butterflies. Butterflies can live for a couple of weeks to a few months. Identify the topic sentence.
Butterflies are some of the most interesting insects on earth.