Pronouns
Fill the sentence with the correct pronouns.
"Mary and ____ are going to the park. Since the party doesn't start until 5, _____ will go to the park first."
Choices:
She
Ours
Her
They
We
She, They.
"Mary and she are going to the park. Since the party doesn't start until 5, they will go to the park first"
"Mary and Her" is not correct. If we change the sentence to say "her is going to the park" it sounds very silly. "She is going to the park" works alone, so the correct pronoun is "She".
lightning:forest fires::heavy rain:_________
lightning:forest fires::heavy rain:floods
To help you solve analogies, first find the relationship...
"lightning....forest fires"
"lightning causes forest fires"
"heavy rain causes.... floods"
What resource should you use to discover how to pronounce a word?
Choices:
dictionary
thesaurus
The correct answer for this test will be "dictionary", but we can picture that there are many ways to learn the pronunciation of a word.
I chose the chocolate cupcake, my favorite kind, at the pizza party.
YES! The commas are used correctly. We see commas around "my favorite kind". The sentence is complete without this information.
"I chose the chocolate cupcake at the pizza party" is complete, so we know that "my favorite kind" is not "needed", but can be included with commas around it.
"uni" is a prefix that means "one".
What does "unibrow" mean then?
Unibrow means, one brow, or one eyebrow.
What is the error in the sentence?
The error is, we cannot tell what "it" the writer is talking about... the frog or the toad?!?!
The sentence can be corrected like this:
I picked up the frog and the toad, and noticed the toad had warts!
For all of the questions, tell me if the word (or list of words) is positive, negative, or neutral.
Jovial, Happy, Excited
Positive
Find the slang and give a word to replace it.
The movie was sick!
Sick is slang !
The movie was ________
Choose the correct intensive pronoun.
"The Knights ________ wanted to thank the princess for her gifts, instead of sending a messenger"
Choices:
herself
myself
themselves
ourselves
"The Knights themselves wanted to thank the princess for her gifts"
Complete the analogy
Front Door:House::Trunk:______
Front Door:House::Trunk:Car
To solve the analogy, make sure to discover the relationship first.
"Front door... house"
"front door is part of a house"
"trunk.... is part of a car"
Which resource shows you the synonyms and antonyms of a word?
Choices:
Thesaurus
Dictionary
Maisy
What type of clause do you see at the beginning of a sentence?
"ive" is a suffix that means "doing, or intending to do as specified by the root"
so what does "combative" mean?
combat + ive
Combative means intending to fight.
Combat = a fight, a scuffle, an altercation
ive = intending to do as specified by the root
The king hisself thanked the knights for their heroism.
What is the error in the sentence?
"hissself" is the error in the sentence. The correct intensive pronoun is "himself".
The kind himself thanked the knights for their heroism.
Angry, Enraged, Furious
Negative
Find the slang and replace it!
We found a lot of stuff in the attic.
STUFF!! Is SLANG that could mean LITERALLY ANYTHING?!
Did they find GOLD?! Naruto DVDs?!?! WHAT STUFF?!?!?!?!?!!?
"We found a lot of ______ in the attic"
Maisy said you have to say hello to Tomkin for him to stop barking at you.
What type of pronoun is "you" in the sentence?
Choices:
possessive
second person
third person
subjective
The correct answer is, second person. "You" is a second person pronoun.
Cry:Sob::Giggle:______
Cry:Sob::Giggle:Laugh
To solve the analogy, first find the relationship
"cry... sob"
"cry is a synonym of sob"
"giggle is a synonym of.....laugh"
Josh used a special resource at the back of his science textbook to learn the meaning of the word "orbit". Which resource did her use?
Choices:
Dictionary
Glossary
The correct answer is Glossary. The glossary of a book tells you the definitions of tricky words in that book.
Are the commas correctly placed on this introductory clause?
After the game I got two scoops of ice cream.
NO! The commas are not correct! the comma is missing!
After the game , I got two scoops of ice cream.
Introductory clauses must have a comma after them.
"ist" is a suffix that means "relating to, or specified of a certain quality by the root".
So, what does "minimalist" mean?
minimal + ist
Minimalist is an adjective to describe having as little as possible, while still being functional.
minimal = least amount
ist = specified to match the quality of the root
The movie was killer, I'd give it 5 stars.
What is the error in this sentence?
"killer" is slang. Although it is appropriate for casual conversation (or journaling) it is not appropriate to add into a formal review.
Correct: The movie was excellent, I'd give it give stars.
Forever, Always, Continuous
Neutral
Find the slang and replace it.
I love lotsa frosting on my cake.
LOTSA?!?! LOTSA?!?!?! whats a "LOTSA" ?!?!?!
"I love ________ of frosting on my cake"
Fix the vague pronoun.
Tammy opened the computer and pressed the on button, but she noticed it was stuck.
"it" Which it, the computer, or the button?
"Tammy opened the computer and pressed the on button, but she noticed the button was stuck"
Choose from a list to complete the analogy
_______:house::_______:cup
Choices:
wall
grass
roof
lid
round
ROOF:house::LID:cup
OR
WALL:house::LID:cup
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the italicized word in the sentence.
Penny is audacious, once I saw her jump off the highest diving board of the pool!
Choices:
a. willing to be cool
b. willing to take risks
c. willing to be a bully
d. willing to jump from high places
The correct answer is B. audacious means willing to take risks. We can tell because Penny took a bold risk by jumping from such a high place.
Correct the commas in the sentence:
Lily and Daisy both named after flowers are from the same family.
Lily and Daisy, both named after flowers, are from the same family.
If you wrote the sentence this way, it still makes sense. (This gives us a clue to put commas around the part we don't need)
Lily and Daisy are from the same family.
Is this a prefix or a suffix?
(try to picture a word you know that has this chunk, and where you usually see it)
"est"
Suffix!
coolest
smartest
nicest
I shouldn't barely touch the hot stove.
What is the error in this sentence?
"shouldn't barely" is a double negative.
"I shouldn't touch the hot stove" is correct, OR
"I barely touch the hot stove"
Hairy, Furry, Fuzzy
Neutral
Is this an example of Jargon, Slang, or Dialect?
"Danny, why don't y'all and your pals go rustle up some popcorn before we start the movie?"
This is an example of Dialect,
People from the southwest may say words like "y'all" or "rustle up".
Fix the Vague Pronoun
"He jumped over the enemy, sliced him with his katana, and then kicked it 3000000000000 miles away."
IT?!?!? which it?!?!? The enemy, or the katana?!?!?!
"He jumped over the enemy, sliced him with his katana, and then kicked the enemy 3000000000000 miles away."
Complete the analogy by selecting from the list of words.
Excited:Bored::Scared:______
Choices:
frightened
happy
brave
strong
Excited:Bored::Scared:BRAVE
We can see that Excited and Bored are OPPOSITES (antonyms). To complete the analogy we must select an antonym for scared, which is brave!
Use context clues to discover the meaning of the italicized word.
My teacher saw that she made a mistake on one of our test questions, so she decided to omit the question from our grades. We're so lucky that won't count!
Choices:
exclude
include
look at
judge
The correct answer is "exclude"
We get a hint when the student tells us the answer won't count toward their grade!
Correct the commas in this sentence.
When Mark popped the balloon the baby cried.
When Mark popped the balloon, the baby cried
This is an introductory clause "When Mark popped the balloon", introductory clauses need a comma!
Is this a prefix or a suffix?
(try to picture a word you know that has this chunk, and where you usually see it)
"bi"
Prefix!
bicycle
biyearly
bilingual
Jocelyn didn't tell no one about the secret hiding place.
What is the error in the sentence?
"didn't tell no one" is a double negative.
CORRECT:
"Jocelyn didn't tell anyone about the secret hiding place"
monotonous, dull, boring
negative
Is this Jargon, Dialect, or Slang?
"The police kept telling us the suspect was M.I.A., which they say to mean missing in action!"
This is Jargon, we can tell because the police use it specifically when they are working, and it's a term that you might not understand unless an officer actually told you.