Which fits best for this sentence?
I am going (to, too, two) the store.
100
The dog ran down the street.
What is the verb in the sentence?
What is ran?
100
His fur shined black as night.
What is this an example of?
What is a simile?
remember that a simile uses like or as to compare two things
100
The Harry Potter books are examples of what type of literature?
fiction
nonfiction
poetry
persuasive piece
What is fiction?
I keep fiction and nonfiction straight by remembering
fiction = fake (2 f's)
100
What punctuation mark should end this sentence____
What is a question mark?
200
See
Which fits best in this sentence?
I can't (sea or see) anything.
200
What are the nouns in the following sentence?
Rex fell out the window.
What are Rex and Window?
200
I've been working like a dog.
What type of figurative language is this an example of?
What is a simile?
200
Edward Lee's alarm clock
Is always on the fritz
He lays it out upon the floor
In many different bits.
Belatedly by R. Hirsch
What is this passage an example of?
What is poetry or a poem?
remember that not all poems rhyme but a lot of them do
200
What punctuation marks do we use to show that someone is speaking?
What are quotation marks?
remember that we use quotation marks to indicate dialogue when writing
300
They're
Which word fits best for this sentence?
(Their, they're, there) are going to the mall.
300
What is the adjective in the following sentence?
Would Rex like a giant hamburger?
What is giant?
300
The cat was a shadow when it stalked its prey.
What is a metaphor
remember that metaphors compare things but do not use like or as
300
Our science textbooks are good examples of what type of literature?
fiction
nonfiction
drama
poetry
What is nonfiction?
300
I love to rockclimb hike and swim when we go to the lake.
How many commas does this sentence need?
What are 2 commas?
...rockclimb, hike, and swim...
400
For
Which word fits best for this sentence?
I've been going to school (four, for) three years.
400
The pink dress floated lazily on the old clothesline.
What are the adjectives in the sentence?
What are pink and old?
400
When it was his turn to bat, he felt like he had butterflies in his stomach.
What type of figurative language is this an example of?
What is an idiom?
400
A baseball player writes a non fiction book about himself.
What would this be an example of?
a. a drama
b. an autobiography
c. a poem
What is an autobiography?
400
What goes at the end of an exclamatory sentence?
Why would you use one of these?
What is an exclamation mark or exclamation point?
500
Flowers
Which word fits best for this sentence?
The (flours, flowers) are pretty.
500
The cat and dog chased each other all over the playground and field.
What is the compound subject in this sentence?
What are cat and dog?
500
What type of figurative language is demonstrated in the following sentence?
His eyes burn like steady flames.
Eyes of Gray Wolf by J. London
What is a simile?
remember that similes and metaphors are great ways to write 'show' don't 'tell' sentences
500
Give an example of a fictional book.
What is __________________?
500
When writing dialogue, what do we do to show that someone else has started speaking?