Possessives
Parts of Speech
Figurative Language
Verb Tense
Grab Bag
100
My (brothers, brother's, brothers') bike is in the driveway.
brother's
100
Uncle Bill told us to come home early. What is the pronoun?
us
100
Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.
simile
100
We will go to the movie Friday night. verb tense?
future
100
What is usually stated in the first sentence of a paragraph?
the main idea
200
We borrowed the (girls) dresses for the pageant. What is the possessive form of the word in parentheses?
girls'
200
The basketball team is winning every game. What is the helping verb?
is
200
My little sister is a firecracker.
metaphor
200
Zac (went, will go, goes) to church last night.
went
200
From which point of view is a story written if it's told by a narrator?
third person
300
Bobby borrowed his (dads, dad's, dads') hammer to hang the picture.
dad's
300
His messy locker was full of old papers and stinky socks. Identify the adjectives.
messy, old, stinky
300
Silly Susie sings sad songs on Sunday.
alliteration
300
My mother (help, helps, helping) me with my homework every night.
helps
300
Which element of a story tells when and where a story takes place?
setting
400
The (farmers) crops need rain to grow. What is the possessive form of the word in parentheses?
farmers'
400
Mark yelled because the boys were running quickly through the halls. Identify the prepositional phrase
through the halls
400
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
hyperbole
400
Bobby is running around the neighborhood. Verb tense?
present
400
What is sequence?
The order in which events happen.
500
What is the plural possessive form of man?
men's
500
Identify the parts of speech in the following sentence: The little spotted kitten scampered across the floor.
article, adjective, adjective, noun, verb, preposition, article, noun
500
The trees reached toward the heavens.
personification
500
Which word lets you know that a sentence is future tense?
will
500
Which element of a story is the events that happen in the story?
plot
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