Homonyms
Identify which of the following homonyms is correct:
Our class mascot is a hair/hare.
Our class mascot is a hare.
Which of the following is not a noun:
George Washington, dream, pencil, ran, New York City
ran (ran is a verb/action word)
Which part of speech is an action or being word?
A complete sentence needs two things. What are they?
Subject and predicate (noun and verb)
Why is this a run-on sentence?
She ate ice cream it was a hot day.
Because it has two subjects and two predicates without the right punctuation (two independent clauses/sentences smushed together).
Correct this homonym:
Don't stair at me!
Don't stare at me!
Replace the verb in this sentence:
He whispered the answers to everyone.
He (shouted, said, proclaimed, etc.) the answers to everyone.
What is a predicate?
The part of the sentence that explains what the subject is doing. It contains a verb.
Give this sentence a subject to complete it:
Went to the store this afternoon.
(He, She, Kylo Ren, etc.) went to the store this afternoon.
Give an example of a run-on sentence.
Answers vary. Answer should contain two subjects and two predicates.
Use each of the following in the correct places: there, their, they're
It's _____ wedding day! I know ______ so excited. We'll meet you _______.
It's their wedding day! I know they're so excited. We'll meet you there.
What part(s) of speech does an adjective describe?
A noun or pronoun
What is a run-on sentence?
Two independent clauses that are put together without the right punctuation (two sentences smushed together).
Give this sentence a predicate to complete it:
When I was younger, we.
When I was younger, we (picked flowers, ran in races, etc.)
Correct this run-on sentence:
I went to the store he came along.
Acceptable answers:
I went to the store. He came along.
I went to the store, so he came along.
I went to the store; he came along.
Use to, too, and two correctly in a single sentence.
Examples vary. Something like:
I volunteer to eat two cookies, too.
Name three adverbs
Answers vary. If unsure, Google to see if all are adverbs.
How are adjectives and adverbs different?
An adjective changes a noun or pronoun, and an adverb changes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Is the following a sentence fragment or comma splice?
Accidentally ate a bee.
Sentence fragment/incomplete sentence
Name all of the coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS).
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Sight: the power of seeing
Cite: to quote something (for a paper, etc.)
Site: an area where something is constructed
Give an example of a prepositional phrase
Answers vary
(into the woods, behind the tree, under the table, in our class, etc.)
How are an independent clause and dependent clause the same? How are they different?
An independent clause and dependent clause both have a subject and a predicate, but an independent clause makes sense by itself and a dependent clause does not.
Give an example of a comma splice.
Example: I ate a cookie, he wanted a cake.
(answer should contain two sentences joined by only a comma)
What are the three ways we talked about to to fix a run-on sentence?
1. Make two sentences
2. Add a comma and coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
3. Add a semicolon