Sentences
Define a subject
subject is the main noun of the sentence
What is a noun
a person place thing or idea
What is a verb?
An word that indicates action or state of being
Define Adjective
A word that changes or modifies an adjective.
What is a coming of age story?
A genre of literature centered around a young adult growing up.
Define a predicate
Predicate is the main verb of a sentence
Identify the nouns. John went to school yesterday, and took a test.
John, school, and test
What are three examples of to be verbs?
am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
Identify the adjectives: He was still on the sinking ship.
the Sinking
Which character joins the two families in hiding with Anne Frank?
Dussel
What three things does a sentence need to be a sentence?
What is a proper noun
A noun that names something specific
If the sentence includes a direct object, it uses a ____ verb.
Transitive verb
How would write the word fresh in the comparative form?
Fresher
What is a milestone?
A symbolic event, or object that represents the passing of a significant moment in one's life.
What are the four types of sentences, and how do you punctuate each one?
Declarative .
Imperative ./!
Exclamatory !
Interrogative ?
Pronoun: a word that substitutes for a noun
Antecedent: the original noun that was replaced by the pronoun
What is a linking verb
A verb that links the subject to the word that modifies it.
Identify the three modes used in comparison.
Positive, comparative, and superlative
What happens to every character who is in hiding in the play Anne Frank?
What are the two sentence errors (besides fragment)
Comma splice and fused sentence
Write the plural form of dog, city, monkey, child, and pants.
Dogs, cities, monkeys, children, and pants.
To makes something perfect tense, you need to include the verb ____ in some form.
Have.
A proper adjective is ___.
A proper noun used as an adjective.
What is the value of studying history through literature, such as Anne Frank, instead of simply sticking to the history books?
It can help build empathy, and give us deeper insight into what it truly felt like to be there.