Essays
An essay that's about a favorite memory that you had this year.
Personal Narrative.
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Sally walked to the mall.
Make this into a contraction: did not
Didn't
Singular or plural? : bats
Plural
True or False: All proper nouns should be capitalized.
True.
An essay that is about the Titanic.
Informative Essay.
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: The teacher became frustrated with her students' grades on the test.
became
Create a contraction from this sentence: What is the time?
What's the time?
What do you add to the end of this word to make is plural? : cow
Cows.
True or False: Titles of books, songs, and movies do not have to be capitalized.
False.
An essay that is about why Roblox is better than Minecraft.
Argumentative
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Alex and Marsha questioned Mr. Schlote about his fabulously decorated star shirt.
questioned
Fix this contraction: shel
She'll
Make this word plural: baby
Babies.
Fix this sentence: the hunger games was an awesome movie!
"The Hunger Games" was an awesome movie!
Which essay attempts to get all five senses involved?
Personal Narrative
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence and ALSO state what is being "linked": Marsha was extremely upset about her failing grade on the test.
The verb is was. Marsha and upset are being linked.
Identify the original words: haven't
Have not.
Singular or plural? : Children
Plural.
Fix this sentence: cara, michael, daisy, and bobby worked on their project about the civil war.
Cara, Michael, Daisy, and Bobby worked on their project about the Civil War.
What is a Thesis Statement?
A thesis statement is the author's main claim. It is the main idea of the whole essay.
Identify the action verb AND the subject in the following sentence: Mrs. Munday should have listened to the instructions from the policeman.
Make the contraction: should have.
Should've.
Use the correct form of the noun to complete the sentence: I saw two ________ (mouse) at her house!
Mice
Fix this sentence: we moved from jacksonville, north carolina to paris, texas when i was a baby.
We moved from Jacksonville, North Carolina to Paris, Texas when I was a baby.