Grammar Rules
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
What is the main idea of a passage?
The central point or message.
What is a simile?
A comparison using "like" or "as."
What is a simple sentence?
A sentence with one independent clause.
What needs to be capitalized? "we visited new york city last summer."
We, New York City.
Choose the correct verb: "The dog and cat (is/are) playing outside."
Are.
What is an inference?
A conclusion based on clues in the text.
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
What is a compound sentence?
A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a FANBOYS conjunction.
Fix the spelling error: "Their going to the mall later."
They're going.
Where should the comma go? "Before we eat we should wash our hands."
After "eat."
"The storm raged on, and the wind howled through the trees." What is the mood?
Dark, intense, dramatic.
Identify the metaphor: "Her smile was the sun."
Smile = sun = metaphor.
Identify the sentence type: "Even though it was late, we still went to the movies."
Complex sentence.
What punctuation is missing? "I have three pets a dog, a cat and a fish."
A colon after "pets" or a comma after "cat."
Fix the sentence: "The boy run to the store."
The boy runs to the store.
What type of context clue is this? "The boy was ecstatic—he was so happy he jumped up and down."
Synonym clue.
What is irony?
A contrast between expectation and reality.
Fix the run-on: "I love pizza I eat it every day."
"I love pizza. I eat it every day." or "I love pizza, and I eat it every day."
Which sentence is correct? A) "Its going to rain." B) "It's going to rain."
B is correct.
What is the difference between "your" and "you’re"?
Your = possession, You’re = you are.
Read a short paragraph and identify the author's purpose.
Varies based on passage.
Give an example of alliteration.
Example: "Sally sells seashells by the seashore."
Rewrite this fragment into a complete sentence: "Because she was tired."
"Because she was tired, she went to bed early."
Rewrite the following sentence to correct the errors: "she dont have no homework left to do"
"She doesn’t have any homework left to do."