Vocabulary
The bride was the ________ of everyones attention on the wedding day.
focus
This is why Dave is called Heartbeat.
He is very skinny.
What does Dave's nickname reveal about how his classmates see him?
They think he is very thin
Is this an example of a complete sentence?
Wherever she went.
no
Sentence type? Punctuation?
How long will it take for your mother to return
Interrogative
?
Metabolism is the process by which is food stored as fat.
false
Dave's conflict is external. True or False
False
Why does Dave remove his layers of clothing at the party?
a. He wants to impress Sarah.
b. He's too hot.
c. He's about to get in a fight.
b. He's too hot.
What is the complete subject?
The entire population of the city welcomed the winning team back home.
The entire population of the city
The farm is in Pennsylvania it is near the city of Gettysburg.
a. Sentence fragment
b. imperative sentence
c. run-on sentence
run-on sentence
What is something unimportant or irrelevant?
a. feature
b. essential
c. moot
c. moot
Which comes first?
Dave lifting weights to gain mass
or
Dave wearing layers of clothes
Dave lifting weights to gain mass
The resolution of the conflict involves
a. Dave being unfriendly and rude
b. Dave not caring too much about other people's opinions.
c. Dave wearing new clothes
b. Dave not caring too much about other people's opinions.
Identify the simple subject.
This amazing woman also wrote children’s books.
woman
Identify the simple predicate
The jail housed not only criminals but also people with mental disorders.
housed
When something is futile, it is _______.
a. important
b. irrelevant
c. worthless
c. worthless
This is what Dave decides after he leaves his bundle of wet clothes at the party.
He decides to stop wearing extra layers of clothes and accept himself the way he is.
Dave has a high rate of metabolism. That's why he does not gain weight.
True / False
True
Identiy the complete predicate.
Their dedication to the game was obvious.
was obvious
Simple or compound predicate?
The photographers traveled to distant countries and took wonderful pictures of many strang animals.
compound predicate
moot and __________ have simillar meanings.
a. feature
b. futile
c. delirious
b. futile
This is how Dave feels after he sheds his layers at the party.
free
When Dave tells the reader, "I was futilely stuffing my face", is he saying that he ...
a. was eating too quickly
b. was unsuccessful
b. was unsuccessful
Run-on or not?
Drew was a pioneer in blood research, he experimented with plasma.
run-on
Identify the subject.
Do people know enough about ways to preserve the world’s rainforests?
people