Commas
Where does the comma belong in the following sentence?
My mother, who lives in Ohio is coming to visit this weekend.
100 Point Bonus: WHY
My mother, who lives in Ohio, is coming to visit this weekend.
100 Point Bonus: WHY
What acronym can we use to remember the coordinating conjunctions?
F. A. N. B. O. Y. S.
Find the preposition in the following sentence.
I am from Canada.
100 Point Bonus: What two things are we showing the relationship between?
FROM
100 Point Bonus: What two things are we showing the relationship between? (TIME or LOCATION)
What do we call verbs that don't follow the "ed" rule when changing to past tense?
100 Point Bonus: What do you have to do most times?
IRREGULAR VERBS
You either have to change their spelling completely or they stay the same in present, past, and future tenses.
Name the two types of nouns we have worked on ALL YEAR.
COMMON NOUNS (not capitalized)
PROPER NOUNS (must be capitalized)
Where does the comma belong in the following sentence?
My best friend moved to Chattanooga Tennessee.
100 point Bonus: WHY
My best friend moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee.
100 point Bonus: WHY
Which of the following is a coordinating conjunction?
A. it
B. she
C. and
AND
Find the preposition in the following sentence.
She arrived after the movie started.
100 Point Bonus: What two things are we showing the relationship between?
AFTER
100 Point Bonus: What two things are we showing the relationship between? (TIME or LOCATION)
What is the verb, and which tense is it in?
I drink coffee every morning.
DRINK
PRESENT TENSE
THE DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!
What part of speech is the word "beautiful" in the following sentence?
She never realized how beautiful her smile was.
ADJECTIVE
200 Point Bonus: What do ADJECTIVES do?
Where does the comma belong in the following sentence?
Dad went to the store to buy grapes, apples, and pears but he forgot Mom's list.
100 Point Bonus: WHY?
Dad went to the store to buy grapes, apples, and pears, but he forgot Mom's list.
100 Point Bonus: WHY?
Which of the following is a coordinating conjunction?
A. how
B. nor
C. him
NOR
Find the preposition in the following sentence.
The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.
100 Point Bonus: What two things are we showing the relationship between?
INTO
100 Point Bonus: What two things are we showing the relationship between? DIRECTION or MOVEMENT
What is the verb, and which tense is it in?
They will travel to Paris next summer.
WILL TRAVEL
FUTURE TENSE
What type of sentence is the following example?
After you fold your wash, please put it away.
IMPERATIVE SENTENCE
300 Point Bonus: What do they do?
Where does the comma belong in the following sentence?
Hello my name is Pickles McFartsworthy.
200 Point Bonus: WHY?
Hello, my name is Pickles McFartsworthy.
200 Point Bonus: WHY?
Which of the following is not a coordinating conjunction?
A. did
B. yet
C. but
DID
500 Point Bonus: Name the conjunctions that were not used in this question.
Find the prepositions in the following sentence.
He climbed up the ladder to get onto the roof.
200 Point Bonus: What two things are we showing the relationship between?
UP
ONTO
100 Point Bonus: What two things are we showing the relationship between? (MOVEMENT & DIRECTION)
What are the verbs, and which tense are they in?
She had been working there for five years before she got a promotion.
HAD BEEN WORKING
PAST PERFECT
MONDAY MADNESS!!!! WORTH 1400 pts.
Name the 4 types of sentences, what they do, and the punctuation that they end with.
DECLARATIVE (.) STATES A FACT OR INFORMATION
IMPERATIVE (.) GIVES A COMMAND, DO THIS
EXCLAMATORY (!) SHOWS EXCITEMENT OR EMOTION
INTERROGATIVE (?) ASKS A QUESTION
I bit into the orange, and it sang with flavor in my mouth!
This sentence shows what type of figurative language?
PERSONIFICATION
BONUS: WHAT IS PERSONIFICATION?
Betty Botter bought some butter.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
ALLITERATION
Give the example of alliteration in the following sentence.
The tired boy fell asleep before the movie was over.
THE DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!
Boom...went the dynamite!!!
What time of figurative language is represented in the sentence above?
ONOMATOPOETIA
BONUS: GIVE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM.
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Both compare things, similes use the words "like" or "as", metaphors don't.
BONUS: GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF BOTH
When responding to an open ended question on any test, you should always do what?
When writing a T.D.A. what do the letters T.A.S.P. Stand for and when/where do you use it?
RESTATE THE QUESTION!!!!!!
TITLE, AUTHOR, SUMMARY, PROMPT
It is your introduction paragraph!!!!!!
BONUS: What type of figure of speech combines two words using an apostrophe?