Ms. Shinn's Classroom
What are the three rules in Ms. Shinn's classroom?
Respect yourself, others, and HHS
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How many parts of speech are there?
8
What is a noun?
What is an adjective?
describes a noun
Who does Harrisburg play this week in football?
Palestine-Wheatley
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What is the first thing you should do when you come into class?
get an entrance ticket (if there is one)
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What are the types of speech?
noun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, article, conjunction, pronoun
Find the noun(s) in this sentence: “He may not have been born with guts, but he didn't have to die without them.”
guts
Find the adjective(s) in this sentence: “Sometimes it seemed to him that his life was delicate as a dandelion.”
delicate
Who are the homecoming maids for 8th grade?
Sheridan and Aubrie
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How many bathroom passes are you allowed per nine weeks before they begin to count as a tardy?
Three
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What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb?
Adjectives describe nouns; adverbs describe verbs
Find the noun(s) in this sentence: “Just close your eyes and keep your mind wide open.”
eyes, mind
Find the adjective(s) in this sentence: “Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York.”
boarding, private, troubled
What famous singer died this weekend?
Jimmy Buffett
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Where does the class go when there is a fire or tornado?
Fire: to the playground
Tornado: Jr. High Library
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What is the difference between a noun and a pronoun?
A pronoun takes the place of a noun
Find the noun(s) in this sentence: “Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York.”
months, student, Yancy Academy, school, kids, New York
How many types of adjectives are there?
four
Who did Arkansas football play this weekend?
Western Carolina
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What classroom number is Ms. Shinn's room?
602
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What is a preposition?
anything a squirrel can do to a tree
Find the noun(s) in this sentence: “They see what they want to see.”
haha trick question - there are none
What are the types of adjectives?
Possessive, interrogative, demonstrative, compound
What were 2 out of the 3 books of the month last month?
Stormbreaker, I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have To Kill You, The Book Thief
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