Unit 29
How many parts of speech do we have?
We have 8.
What is this? ('), spell it on the board.
apostrophe
What is a poem?
A poem is a short writing that uses rhymes.
When was Edison kicked out from the school?
When he was 12.
What does a verb describe?
A verb describes the action in a sentence.
What do abbreviations begin and end with?
They begein with a capital letter, and end with a period.
What is a moral?
It is the lesson of the story.
Which one is not a noun?
a) invent
b) inventor
c) invention
a) invent
Name three adverbs.
quickly, slowly, suddenly... etc
What does "Prof." stand for? (Write it on the board)
Professor
What is the difference between biography and autobiography?
A biography is a true story of person's life, and autobiography is a biography written by the person himself.
Why did Thomas invent the telegraph?
Because he could not always hear the beeps well.
Which one is an adverb?
a) beautiful
b) fast
c) quick
b) fast
What months are not abbreviated?
May, June and July
Which one is not a nonfiction?
a) The diary of Anne Frank
b) Harry Potter
c) Edison's Inventions
b) Harry Potter
What is the machine that can record and play back sound?
Phonograph
Tell which one is a subject, verb, and adjective.
I think my mother is very pretty.
I = subject, think = verb, pretty = adjective
What is the contraction for "could not"?
couldn't
What do you call the place where the story happens?
Setting
What is the difference between the normal electric light and Edison's electric light?
It was safer and cheaper.