Combining Sentences
The boy has a toy. The boy has a snack.
The boy has a toy and a snack.
Do you want to go to the beach the pool?
Do you want to go to the beach or the pool?
Joe and i ate pizza
Joe and I ate pizza.
Mike grabed the papers.
Mike grabbed the papers.
What is noun? Which nouns are capitalized?
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns are capitalized because they are specific nouns (names).
The book was good. The movie was good.
The book and movie were good.
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!
(33) She stayed up late to sew gold silver and shell beads to Jaran's fancy jacket.
F She stayed up late to sew beads on the fancy jacket of Jaran's.
G To sew gold silver shell beads to Jaran's fancy jacket, she stayed up late.
H She stayed up late. She sewed fancy beads to Jaran's jacket. The gold, silver, and shell beads made the jacket fancy.
J She stayed up late to sew gold, silver, and shell beads to Jaran's fancy jacket.
J
do you want to go to the movies?" asked sally.
"Do you want to go to the movies?" asked Sally.
Morgan (ate, eight) four pickles at the football game.
ate
What is a personal narrative?
A composition that tells a specific story (seed story) that happened to the writer.
The weather was perfect. The girls were playing soccer.
The weather was perfect, and the girls were playing soccer.
Which is the best way to revise the sentence below?
Bradley loosened the scarf, and Bradley leaped on the dance floor.
A Bradley loosened the scarf and leaped
onto the dance floor.
B Bradley loosened the scarf, he leaped onto the dance floor.
C Bradley loosened the scarf. And leaped onto the dance floor.
D Bradley loosened the scarf that leaped onto the dance floor.
A Bradley loosened the scarf and leaped on the dance floor.
Please read silently at your desks.
I need to go (by, buy) the store to purchase a gallon of milk.
by
What is an expository?
It is a composition that explains something using facts and examples.
I walked the dog. My brother fed the cats.
I walked the dog, and my brother fed the cats.
OR
I walked the dog, but my brother fat the cats.
(10) A few moments later we were all gathered, we were near the benches on the field. (11) We were ready to play!
What is the BEST way to rewrite sentence 10?
F A few moments later we were all gathered near the benches it was on the field.
G A few moments later near the benches on the field is where we were all gathered.
H A few moments later we were all gathered. Near the benches on the field.
J A few moments later we were all gathered near the benches on the field.
J
"That's mine!" I snarled.
Josh rided his bike yesterday.
Josh rode his bike yesterday.
Name the 7 coordinating conjunctions.
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
The girl drank lemonade. The girl was thirsty.
The thirsty girl drank lemonade.
What is the BEST way to revise sentence 25?
(25) The kids we have also many fun things to do.
A Also the kids do many fun things to.
B The kids have fun. Many things to do.
C We have kids to do many fun things.
D The kids also have many fun things to do.
D
"its cold outside!" i screamed.
"It's cold outside!" I screamed.
Make the following plural nouns:
baby
child
man
box
children
men
boxes
Write a complete sentence for each of the words below:
there
their
they're
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