Grammar
Name the verb in the following sentence: My sweet dog licked the peanut butter off my bread.
licked
What is the name for a word that describes a noun?
adjective
Mom cried, "Be careful before you cross the street.
What is the following an example of?
My diamond ring shines like the sun.
simile
Sherry was hot so she jumped in the pool.
What is the cause in the sentence?
Sherry was hot.
The nice teacher quickly walked to the playground.
quickly
What is the meaning of the word, readjust?
to adjust again
Look at the italicized word, what change needs to be made if any?
The bears hibernating in the cave all winter long.
A. hibernate
B. will hibernating
C. no change
A hibernate
Fact or Opinion?
Sunny weather is the best.
Opinion
What is the effect in the following sentence?
Mrs. Mcgregor planted seeds in the spring and the irises bloomed.
the irises bloomed
What is the subject of the following sentence?
Tim and Jane played outside all summer long.
Tim and Jane
Which of the following nouns are concrete?
Tennessee
happy
book
puppy
friendship
bravery
Tennessee
book
puppy
What is the correct way to write the italicized word?
Instead, I just think about what is comeing up ahead on the trail.
A. comming
B. coming
C commeing
D. The word is correct as written.
B. coming
As he wandered, Johnny carried a leather bag filled with appleseeds he collected along the way.
Which word could best replace wandered without changing the meaning of the sentence?
A. hiked
B. roamed
C. floated
D. raced
B. roamed
I left my homework in the rain.
Name the effect.
It got wet and was ruined.
What is the predicate in the following sentence?
The giant squid fought the sperm whale.
fought the sperm whale
She wears the shirt on Monday.
Make the italicized verb past tense.
wore
What changes (if any) need to be made to the title of the book?
In the book, the Wizard of oz, Dorothy wears ruby slippers.
The Wizard of Oz
The jumps are a lot of fun.
What is the correct way to write the italicized word?
A. is
B. am
C. be
D. The word is correct as written
D. The word is correct as written.
A moth flew into a spider's web. What is the effect?
The spider will eat the moth.
Identify each part of speech in the following sentence. Alvin Ailey danced swiftly on the rainy street.
Nouns? Verbs? Adjectives? Adverbs?
nouns- Alvin Ailey, street
verbs- danced
adjectives- rainy
adverbs- swiftly
People became used to seeing Chapman and looked forward to his visits. The word, forward, comes from the root word, fore. What does fore mean?
A. ahead
B. behind
C. around
D. later
A. ahead
Name the errors in the following sentence. Clue: There are 4 errors.
Frogs and fishes are a big parts of alligators dietsFrogs and fish are a big part of alligators' diets.
Is the book, Giant Squid: Searching for a Sea Monster, fiction or non-fiction? What text features make it fiction or non-fiction? (Name 3)
Non-fiction
Must name 3 of the following: photographs, captions, headings, subheadings, diagrams, glossary, table of contents
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