Parts of Speech
A person, place or thing.
What is a noun?
What changes, if any, should be made in this sentence:
"Can we go play on the slide thats over their?" asked Susie.
thats to that's
their to there
The point of view when the narrator is a character inside the story.
What is first person Point of View?
A text in this text structure explains a topic, idea, person, place or object by listing characteristics, features and examples that describe it.
What is Description?
What is the best way to combine these sentences?
Pets are hard work. Their friendships are priceless.
Pets are hard work, but their friendships are priceless.
Tells that a noun is coming
The, A, An
What is a noun marker?
What changes, if any, should be made in the following sentence:
It's dark outside so bring a flashlight.
insert a comma after outside
A comparison of two things when you say it IS something else.
What is metaphor?
A text written in this text structure describes an event or how to do something in the order that the events or steps occurred.
What is Chronological Order?
What changes, if any, should be made in the sentence:
A wagging tail is a great reward, and a happy purr too!
remove the comma
Identify all the verbs in the sentence:
Three students ate chocolate chip cookies.
Three, ate, chocolate chip
What changes, if any, should be made in the sentence:
It was to late to leave so they stayed home instead.
change the first to (too)
insert a comma after leave
What figurative language is used in this sentence:
The flowers danced wildly in the grassy fields.
Personification
A text written in this text structure explains how two or more topics are similar and how they are different.
What is compare and contrast?
What change, if any, should be made in the sentence:
Childs enjoy caring for furry family members.
Childs to Children
These words describe nouns.
What is an adjective?
What changes, if any, should be made in the sentence:
She wanted it to be summer, but didn't want to miss her friends at school.
Every sentence should begin with one of these.
What is a capital letter?
This text structure is used to give an answer to a specific need that should be fixed.
What is problem and solution?
What changes, if any, should be made in the sentence:
Doing this teaches kids that others sometime depend on them.
Change sometime to sometimes
These kinds of words show action.
What is a verb?
She yelled "come inside. Its starting to rain!"
Insert a comma after yelled
Capitalize come
It's
The point of view when the narrator is NOT a character in the story.
What is 3rd Person Point of View?
A text written in this text structure is written in a way that tells about events and what happened as a result.
What is cause and effect?
What changes, if any, should be made in the sentence:
If your tired than you should sleep earlier tonite.
your to you're
comma after tired
than to then
tonite to tonight