Identify the Verb
He set the book on the table.
set
The correct form of the following sentence: She (is/are) happy about getting a good grade.
IS
Where should the comma(s) be? We went to the store and we bought some milk.
WE WENT TO THE STORE, AND WE BOUGHT SOME MILK.
Names a person, place, thing, or idea
A NOUN
True or False: The THEME of a story can be an idea that comes up over and over, or the moral of the story.
TRUE
The smoke rose over the mountains.
rose
The correct form of the following sentence: Either restaurant (is/are) a good choice.
IS
Where should the comma(s) be? Today is March 10 2009
MARCH 10, 2009
The part of speech that describes an action or indicates a state of being.
A VERB
LITTER
Please put the sweater on the couch.
put
The correct form of the following sentence: We (rent/rents) two movies every week.
RENT
Where should the comma(s) be? Although I studied all night I wasn't ready for the test.
ALTHOUGH I STUDIED ALL NIGHT, I WASN'T READY FOR THE TEST.
A type of descriptive language that compares to things using the words "like" or "as."
Example: The pillow was as fluffy as a cloud.
A SIMILE
Is the following sentence a fragment or a run-on?
We went to the movies the tickets cost $6.75.
RUN-ON
The paintbrush is lying by your pastel chalks.
lying
The correct forms of the following sentence: Twenty candies (were/was) in the bag, now only one (is/are) left.
WERE, IS
Where should the comma(s) be? My brother who is six feet tall likes to play basketball.
MY BROTHER, WHO IS SIX FEET TALL, LIKES TO PLAY BASKETBALL.
The first/beginning paragraph in an essay.
AN INTRODUCTION
The prepositional phrase in this sentence: We saw the squirrel running up a tree.
UP A TREE
She needed to set the table before the guests could sit down. (2 verbs)
set and sit
The correct form of the following sentence: Each student in our class (come/comes) from California, but my brother and sister (come/comes) from North Carolina.
COMES, COME
Where should the comma(s) be? We bought bananas apples oranges and limes.
WE BOUGHT BANANAS, APPLES, ORANGES, AND LIMES.
EX.: FIRST, SECOND, NEXT, LAST, IN CONCLUSION, ETC. (others may be accepted)
True of False: a compound sentence combines 2 sentences with the comma and a noun in between them.
FALSE: a compound sentence combines 2 sentences with the comma and a PREPOSITION in between them.
EX.: We grabbed our sleds, AND we ran to the nearest hill.