Writing Concepts Review

A ______ is a person, place, or thing.

A _________ is an action or state of being.

Which part of speech describes a noun?

• Adjective

• Adverb

Which part of speech describes a verb?

• Adjective

• Adverb

What are the adjectives in this sentence? (Choose 2)

The enormous elephant ate 13 apples at once!

• enormous

• elephant

• ate

• 13

• apples

What is the subject in this sentence?

Betsy barked furiously at the mail truck.

• mail truck

• barked

• Betsy

• barked furiously

What are the adverbs in this sentence? (Choose 2)

I ran fast when the lion roared ferociously.

• ran

• fast

• roared

• ferociously

The ____________ is the first sentence in a paragraph. It tells what the paragraph will be about.

• topic sentence

• detail

• support

• conclusion

These sentences make up the bulk of the paragraph. They should include main points and explanations, examples, or quotes. (Choose 2)

• topic sentence

• detail

• support

• conclusion

The goal of these sentences is to offer examples, explanations, or elaboration. This might include quotes or statistics that you find in research!

• topic sentence

• detail

• support

• conclusion