Vocab
What is a common ending for an idea noun?
-tion and -sion
Mom picked the tomatoes before _________ (they or them) were ripe.
Mom picked the tomatoes before they were ripe.
Were is a verb and needs a subject pronoun.
What words tell you a story is in first person point of view?
I and we
Geology is the study of __________.
earth
geo = earth
What does -ology mean?
-ology means the "study of"
Which word means to keep going even when it is difficult or hard?
a. authority
b. compassion
c. persistent
d. provoke
c. persistent
Michael and Sarah played hockey with ________ (us or we).
Us --> we use object pronouns when a pronoun comes after a preposition.
What words tell you the story is third person point of view?
he, she, it, and they
astr means
ped means
astr = star
ped = foot
What pronoun is ALWAYS capitalized?
The pronoun I is ALWAYS capitalized.
Define these three words:
authority
compassion
desperately
authority = someone in power over people
compassion = to care for other people and how they feel
desperately = to try really hard because it is really important to you
George and ________ went to the party last night together.
I or me
I --> always use the subject pronoun I when the pronoun is part of the subject. Me is an object pronoun and cannot be doing the action in a sentence.
What is the point of view?
After going to the game, we went out to Wendys for a snack.
First person point of view. "We" includes "I" which is first person. The narrator is telling the story.
What does the root jur mean?
jur = judge
Name 3 capitalization rules.
The first letter of every sentence
Names of people and places
The pronoun I
The title of songs, books, and movies.
What is refusing to buy things from a store or organization?
What word means to force a person or thing to act?
Boycott and provoke
Whenever a pronoun is part of a prepositional phrase, we ALWAYS use a ________________ pronoun and NEVER a ______________ pronoun.
Whenever a pronoun is part of a prepositional phrase, we ALWAYS use a object pronoun and NEVER a subject pronoun.
What is the point of view?
Leroy was scared. He felt that someone was following him, but he couldn't see anything in the dark hallway.
The point of view is third person point of view. "He" is third person.
aud means ___________ and rupt means ________.
aud = sound
rupt = burst
Name five prepositions.
of, about, at, by, for, in , of, over, to, with and many more words.
What is the difference between segregation and discrimination?
Segregation means to separate based on race or some other characteristic
Discrimination means to treat someone unfairly because of who they are or how they look.
Sort and list the words by subject and object pronouns: they, I, us, he, her, me, we, them, it, you, him, and she.
Subject pronouns: I, we, you, he, she, it, they
Object pronouns: me, us, you, him, her, it, them
What does omniscient mean?
omni = all
scienc = to know
omniscient means all knowing
Malconstruct means to ____________.
To build something badly.
mal = bad
struct = build
Name the FANBOYS.
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So