Grammar 101
The plural of child
What is children?
When an inanimate object is given human like qualities. Example: The sun smiled upon us.
What is personification?
Which one does not belong?
loyal, unfaithful, betrayal
What is loyal?
Do you ________ right now to help me with something? a. waste time b. spend some time find the time d. have the time
What is d?
How do you say "mischievous"?
Mish-chee-vee-us
I tried to read the book before today's class, but I ran ____ time.
into/out of/up with/behind
What is out of?
POETRY OR RAP? “The Shot that killed him yes I heard / as I heard the Thousand shots before”
Poetry- Gwendolyn Brooks- "The Boy Died in My Alley."
Use context clues. What does lethargic mean?
Diane was lethargic; she didn't have the energy to get out of bed
Tired, no energy
What prefix should be used for the word "believable" Though it may be ________, researchers now agree that plants are able to communicate? (im-, in-, ir-, un-)
What is the best answer?
Ms. Rose planning to teach a course in biology next summer.
What is D?
Which words are verbs?
stomach, break, oxygen, breathe, wrist
What is break and breathe?
Which words rhyme in this poem?
An ember sparked will softly glow, and fed by fuel, will grow and grow. I once was cinder, sparked by you, first timid. . . till the flames then grew.
What is glow and grow
and fuel, you, grew?
Find the irrelevant sentence:
I)Garfield is a comic strip featuring the cat Garfield, the pet dog Odie, and their socially inept owner Jon Arbuckle. (II) The main character is Garfield, who is a lazy, overweight, orange cat. (III) He considers himself to be more intelligent than humans or dogs. (IV) He was named Garfield after his grandfather. (V) He hates Mondays and loves lasagna apparently.
What is IV?
What means "not able to understand"?
c_ _ _ _ _ _ d
What is confused?
Two forms of nonverbal communication
What is eye contact and hand gestures?
Is this sentence parallel? If not, what should it be? Yesterday we walked to the movies, eating popcorn and got frozen yogurt afterwards.
What is no.
Yesterday we walked to the movies, ate popcorn and got frozen yogurt afterwards.
In this poem, what is the fog being compared to?
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
What is a cat?
When annotating a reading, you should _____ and ____.
What is number paragraphs, write comments or questions in the margin, underline or highlight key points?
Unscramble these words to form a sentence.
so/busy/I'm/falling/at/work/that/I'm/behind
What is I'm so busy at work that I'm falling behind?
What is something you should NOT do when communicating with someone?
go with the flow, use open-ended questions, multitask, speak clearly
What is multitask?
I know that your/you're summer is going to relaxing and enjoyable.
What is your?
True or False: In the Hill We Climb, by Amanda Gorman, light represents hope. "Where we find light in this never-ending shade."
What is true?
The Midwest is experiencing its worst drought in fifteen years.
Corn and soybean prices are expected to be very high this year.
What does the second sentence do?
What is B?
What does the word "retrieve" mean?
v. to make good; to recover
adj. sentimental to the point of tears
adj. entertaining
adj. inclined, through some whim or fancy change the mind, purpose, or actions suddenly
What is "v. to make good, recover"?
What are your plans for the summer? Use the word "for example."
I am going to work in my yard and get it ready for a renter. For example, I need to fix the basement toilet and clean out the closet.