Grammar
What must a simple sentence have?
A subject and a predicate
noun
What is a simile?
Comparing 2 things using the words like or as.
Roses are red, violets are blue,
sugar is sweet, and so are you.
poetry
Venn Diagram
Compare and Contrast
What does a sentence need to be a compound sentence?
A comma and a conjunction.
What is a verb? Provide an example.
an action word
Homework does not get up and walk away.
What part of speech is in the sentence.
personification
What is the difference between poem and prose?
Poems have stanzas and rhymes.
Prose are lines like a story.
Word Problem
Problem/Solution
What is an independent clause?
A clause or sentence that can stand by itself.
The Earth is round, big, and hard.
I described Earth using what part of speech?
adjectives
It is raining cats and dogs!
idiom
What is "Love That Dog" written as?
Story/prose
The town lost their electricity because of the hurricane.
Cause and Effect
What are the three punctuation marks at the end of any sentence and what are their purposes?
Period-state something
question mark- ask something
exclamation mark- to yell something
FANBOYS
This is an acronym for what part of speech?
conjuctions
The wave of the sea did not go as far as my heart?
hyperbole
What type of reading was Animal Defense?
Informative
Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Bill of Rights, Constitution...
Sequence
Write the following on the board with the correct quotation marks and commas:
I want to go to school said Bob however I am too tired to get out of bed.
"I want to go to school," said Bob, "however, I am too tired to get out of bed."
I will be running in the race.
What part of speech is in bold?
future progressive verb
What does onomatopoeia mean?
words inspired by sounds of non/living things.
How is "Divided Loyalties" written?
drama/play
My class a great group of people with boys and girls. Some of my students go to SEEK, some others go to other groups.
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