Types of Writing
Unlike nonfiction writing, this genre is not factual (Q)
What is fiction writing?
A word that names someone or something specific (Q)
What is a proper noun?
Words used instead of nouns (Q)
What are pronouns?
A sentence that ends with a question mark (Q)
What is an interrogative?
Groups of letters that attach before and after root words (Q)
What are prefixes and suffixes?
The 4 main forms of writing (Q)
What are DESCRIPTIVE, NARRATIVE, EXPOSITORY, and PERSUASIVE writing?
Identify the verb tense in parentheses for each sentence:
1. I (study) before every test.
2. I (studied) for my quiz last night.
3. I (will study) for the exam over the weekend.
1. simple present tense
2. simple past tense
3. simple future tense
Words used to describe a verb or an adjective (Q)
What are adverbs?
Rewrite this sentence with the correct punctuation:
amina exclaimed todays french test was so quick easy and fun
Amina exclaimed, "Today's French test was so quick, easy, and fun!"
Identify the root word all of these words have in common (Q):
proactively
reaction
overactive
transaction
What is act?
Examples of this type of writing include: short stories, poetry, plays (Q)
What is creative writing?
The positive, comparative and superlative forms of the word "HOT"
“hot" - "hotter" - "hottest"
Words that connect words or phrases (Q)
What are conjunctions?
Add hyphens in the appropriate places in the following sentence:
My two year old brother loves to wear the t shirt our great grandmother gave him.
My two-year-old brother loves to wear the t-shirt our great-grandmother gave him.
Identify the root words and their meanings for this compound word:
supersonic
Also define the compound word
super - superior, above, beyond
sonic - sound
supersonic - faster than the speed of sound
Writing that uses a collection of facts and information about a specific topic (Q)
What is research writing?
Use the correct conjunction and punctuation to combine these 2 sentences:
I like ice cream. My sister likes cake.
I like ice cream, but my sister likes cake.
Add an appropriate interjection before this sentence:
We won the competition!
Correct responses may include:
Yipee!
Hooray!
Yay!
Wow!
Yahoo!
Replace the conjunction with the correct punctuation for this sentence:
Some cities are ancient and other cities are modern.
Some cities are ancient; other cities are modern.
The Greek root word in "gigabyte" (Q)
Also, define the root meaning
What is "giga?"
Meaning billion
This includes all written works, especially those considered to be superior and artistic (Q)
What is literature?
Identify the complete subject and the complete predicate in this sentence:
My entire high school visited the history museum last week.
Complete subject: My entire high school
Complete predicate: visited the history museum last week.
Identify the prepositions in this sentence:
The dictionary is on top of the bookshelf near the window.
on top of
near
Use commas to rewrite this sentence correctly:
As Clyde grabbed the strings Ricky our older cousin yelled "No Clyde! Let go!"
As Clyde grabbed the strings, Ricky, our older cousin, yelled, "No, Clyde! Let go!"
Literally "jeu parti" meaning: a game divided (Q)
What is Jeopardy?