Grammar
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Finish this sentence with the correct pronoun: "Sharon brought us cookies! We should thank ____."
Her
How many people or things do we compare when using the superlative adverb?
*BONUS MI DOLLAR- Give an example of a superlative and use it in a sentence about your teacher.
3 or more people or things
*BONUS MI DOLLAR- anything with -est ending or "the most ___" Ex. Fastest, the most slowly
Finish this sentence:
In an active sentence, the subject does the action. In a passive sentence, the action is done by the_________.
Subject
What is the definition of "goblin"?
BONUS 1 M.I. DOLLAR: Make a sentence with this word, but you have to include your teacher in the sentence.
A small, imaginary, usually ugly creature who plays tricks on people
What is the part of speech of gobble and why?
*BONUS 2 MI DOLLARS: Act how you would be when eating a big bowl of spaghetti this way.
Verb because it is the action of eating something very fast.
Which out of these words is a noncount noun?
bread, dolphin, ice cream, milk, shoe, elbow
*BONUS MI DOLLARS: 1 dollar for every non count noun you use in a sentence
Noncount nouns- bread, ice cream, milk
Example sentence with quantifier- "Miss Bonnie ate a lot of ice cream so now her tummy hurts."
What is an adverb of frequency and does it usually come before or after the main verb?
*Must answer both to get correct
Adverb of frequency tells us how often something happens and usually comes before the main verb.
Example- "Kimberly always eats my pizza."
What is the infinitive in this sentence?
"T.J. wants to become a famous singer."
*BONUS 2 MI DOLLARS: Sing your favorite song to the class. (Bonus 1 more dollar- dance along with it)
to become
Finish this sentence-
"I was in ecstasy when _________."
*BONUS 2 MI DOLLARS: Say the part of speech for ecstasy and why.
Example sentence- "I was in ecstasy when my parents told me we were going to Everland!"
*BONUS 2 MI DOLLARS: Part of speech is a noun because it is a state of feeling
Imitate is a verb because it is an action of copying. Your teammates must imitate your speech and behavior for 1 minute.
If the teacher does it too, everyone will get 1 MI dollar on your team.
Other team should watch the timer!
Change this sentence to the simple past and past continuous:
Heather and Mark ride bikes.
Simple past- Heather and Mark rode their bikes.
Past Continuous- Heather and Mark were riding their bikes.
Must and Have are modal verbs that express necessity. Tell 1 of your classmates AND your teacher they need to do something using these words.
*BONUS MI DOLLAR- What is the negative of each word?
Example- "You must pick up trash from the beach!" and "You have to bake me cake for my birthday."
*BONUS MI DOLLAR- must not (mustn't); don't have to
What are the words called we use to link parts of a sentence together? These can be used to link ideas, actions, choices, or opposite ideas.
*BONUS MI DOLLAR: Say a sentence using one of these
Conjunctions
BONUS- but, and, or, because, so
Say two synonyms and two anonyms of the word generous.
Example synonyms- kind, giving, nice, compassionate
Example antonyms- mean, selfish, stingy
What is the part of speech of twirl and why is it that part of speech?
*BONUS MI DOLLARS: You get 1 dollar for every person you get to twirl with you.
The part of speech of twirl is a verb. It is a verb because it is an action where you spin around quickly many times.
How do you make this sentence into a short negative form of the past continuous:
We _______ (study) for the test because we were climbing trees.
We weren't studying for the test because we were climbing trees.
What is the difference between when you use "will" or "be going to" in the future tense?
*BONUS 2 MI DOLLARS: Ask 2 classmates a question using each of those forms. If they can answer in the correct future tense- they get a dollar too!
You use "will" when talking about plans you made while speaking.
You use "be going to" when talking about plans made before speaking.
Change each sentence to an affirmative statement and negative tag. All must be correct to gain points!
"Yoon didn't promise us all his M.I. dollars, did he?"
"Chloe said she wouldn't eat 10 worms, did she?"
"Ryan didn't dance on the table, did he?"
"Yoon promised us all his M.I. dollars, didn't he?"
"Chloe said she would eat 10 worms, didn't she?"
"Ryan danced on the table, didn't he?"
What is the definition of interact? Give 2 examples of how we can do this and act them out.
Interact means to communicate with or react to each other. Ways to do this may be- talk on the phone, play, video chat, zoom
Chaos and panic are both nouns, but you cannot see or touch them. Give an example sentence using both words in the correct context.
They must be used as nouns because they are a state of being- people can be in panic or a state of chaos.
Example sentence- "The class was in complete chaos when Taylor let a box of puppies loose, so the teacher began to panic."
What is a possessive adjective? What is the possessive adjective of the following pronouns and use them in a sentence.
"he, you, we"
*BONUS 2 MI DOLLARS: What are the possessive pronouns for "he, you, we" and use them in a sentence.
Possessive adjective come before nouns to show who are what owns them.
he= his, you= your, we= our
*BONUS 2 MI DOLLARS: Possessive pronouns: he= his, yours, ours.
Can, should, and may are all modal verbs. "Can" you use for ability and permission. Say how you use the other 2.
*BONUS 3 MI DOLLARS: Use all 3 in negative sentences talking to your classmates.
Should- advice/necessity "You should always use both sides of the paper."
May- permission "May I please eat the whole cake by myself?"
*BONUS 3 MI DOLLARS: Must use can't, shouldn't, and may not in sentences.
A gerund can be the subject or the object in a sentence. Change these gerunds to be the objects in a sentence, instead of the subjects.
"Eating is my favorite hobby."
"Dancing in the rain is so fun!"
*Hint- Remember the order is subject, verb, object.
"Ben loves dancing in the rain."
Make a fantasy fiction story about your teacher using 4 of these vocabulary words. Must use in correct context.
- senile, prisoner, reduce, panic, and famous
Teacher may judge if all words were used correctly.
Say what part of speech each of these words is, then explain why. The words that are verbs- act them out.
"collapse, blubber, grouchy, waddle, scrawny, snort"
Verbs- collapse, waddle, snort
Nouns- blubber
Adjectives- grouchy, scrawny