Grammar
Read the sentence carefully:
After the presentation, Maria’s classmates thanked her for helping them understand the project.
Your task:
1️⃣ Identify the possessive noun and explain what it shows ownership of
Maria’s is a possessive noun because it shows that the classmates belong to Maria.
What does the root "audi-" mean?
The root word "audi" (or "aud-") comes from Latin audire, meaning "to hear" or "to listen,".
After most of the class started bringing reusable water bottles, Eli bought one too because everyone else had one.
Question:
What does the idiom jump on the bandwagon most nearly mean?
Jump on the bandwagon means to join something because it is popular or many others are doing it.
Fix the mistake in the time expression: (2 Errors)
The bus arrives at 3 45 p m
The bus arrives at 3:45 p.m.
✔ Colon between hours and minutes
✔ Periods in p.m.
What's Mrs. B's favorite color?
Purple!
Read the sentence carefully:
After the presentation, Maria’s classmates thanked her for helping them understand the project.
Your task:
1️⃣ Identify one subject pronoun and one object pronoun, and explain how each is used in the sentence
Them is an object pronoun because it receives the action of the verb helping, and her is also an object pronoun referring to Maria.
Read the sentence:
The superhero used his superhuman strength to solve a multistep puzzle during the competition.
Your task:
1️⃣ Identify the meaning of the prefix super-
2️⃣ Identify the meaning of the prefix multi- and explain how it helps you understand the word
super- means above, beyond, or more than normal, so superhuman means more than human.
multi- means many, so multistep means having many steps.
When the storm clouds rolled in, the coach told the team to clean up on the double, and after the field was cleared, they decided to call it a day.
Question:
What do on the double and call it a day mean in this context?
On the double means very quickly or right away.
Call it a day means to stop working or end an activity.
Fix the possessive noun error:
The teachers lounge was closed for the day.
The teacher’s lounge was closed for the day.
✔ Apostrophe added to show possession
What kind of turtle is Frankie?
A Red-Eared Slider Turtle
Read the sentence carefully:
During April, the students from Lincoln Elementary visited the museums to study inventions.
Your task:
1️⃣ Identify one proper noun and one common noun
2️⃣ Identify a plural noun and explain how you know it is plural
Lincoln Elementary is a proper noun because it names a specific school, and students is a common noun because it names a general group of people.
Museums is a plural noun because it refers to more than one museum and ends in -s.
Read the sentence:
Before the trip, students completed a pretest and then transferred their notes into digital folders.
Your task:
1️⃣ Identify the meaning of the prefix pre-
2️⃣ Identify the meaning of the prefix trans- and explain how it connects to the action in the sentence
pre- means before, so a pretest is a test given before instruction.
trans- means across or from one place to another, so transferred means moved from one place to another.
At first, the principal blamed the schedule change on the teachers, but later realized she had been barking up the wrong tree. After talking, they finally saw eye to eye.
Question:
Explain the meaning of both idioms.
Bark up the wrong tree means to blame or accuse the wrong person.
See eye to eye means to agree with someone.
Fix the mistakes in this sentence: (4 Errors)
yesterday we viseted the museum
Yesterday, we visited the museum.
✔ Capital letter
✔ Correct spelling (visited)
✔ End punctuation
✔ Comma after introductory word (bonus!)
What year did Mrs. B get Frankie?
2020- OH no, COVID! lol JK but for real...I saved her in Feb of 2020.
Read the sentence below:
The athletes reminded themselves to pack their equipment before the trip.
Your task:
1️⃣ Identify the reflexive pronoun and explain its role
2️⃣ Identify the possessive pronoun and tell what it refers to
The reflexive pronoun is themselves, and it shows the subject is performing the action on itself.
The possessive pronoun is their, and it refers to the athletes and shows ownership of the equipment.
Read the sentence:
The photographable landforms helped students understand how geothermal forces shape Earth.
Your task:
1️⃣ Identify the meaning of the root phot or geo
2️⃣ Explain how the suffix -able changes the meaning of photograph
phot means light, and geo means Earth.
-able means capable of or able to be, so photographable means able to be photographed.
During the group project, everyone felt overwhelmed and knew they were in the same boat. After hours of work, Maya felt at the end of her rope, but once they figured out a plan, the group was finally cooking with gas.
Question:
What does each idiom mean?
In the same boat means everyone is in the same situation.
At the end of your rope means feeling very frustrated or stressed.
Cooking with gas means making good progress or working efficiently.
Fix the pronoun mistake: (2 Errors)
Her and me are going to the science fair.
She and I are going to the science fair.
What is Mrs. B's favorite thing to do when there is a snow day?
Watch movies and eat TONS of snacks until the bunnies decide they want cuddles. ;)
Read the sentence below:
After the long assembly, the teachers and the counselor had discussed the schedule changes.
Your task:
1️⃣ Decide whether the subject is simple or complex
2️⃣ Identify the verb tense of the main verb
The subject is complex because the teachers and the counselor include more than one noun joined by and.
The main verb is in the past perfect tense
Read the sentence:
The geology club created a helpful and creative presentation about Earth’s layers.
Your task:
1️⃣ Identify the meaning of the suffix -ology
2️⃣ Choose either -ful or -ive and explain how it changes the meaning of the base word
-ology means the study of, so geology means the study of Earth.
-ful means full of, so helpful means full of help.
-ive means having the quality of, so creative means having creativity.
Each adage below teaches a lesson about behavior. Read the four situations and match each one to the correct adage.
Adages:
Practice makes perfect
When the cat’s away, the mice will play
Actions speak louder than words
A leopard can’t change its spots
Situations:
A. A student practices multiplication every night and slowly improves until they can solve problems quickly and accurately.
B. When the teacher leaves the room, several students stop working and start talking loudly.
C. A classmate says they will help others but shows kindness by sharing supplies and helping without being asked.
D. A character promises to stop lying but continues to lie throughout the story.
A → Practice makes perfect
B → When the cat’s away, the mice will play
C → Actions speak louder than words
D → A leopard can’t change its spots
Fix all the mistakes in the sentence below: (5 Errors)
jacob dont forget to watch wonder during reading time
Jacob, don’t forget to watch Wonder during reading time.
✔ Capitalization (Jacob)
✔ Comma for direct address
✔ Apostrophe in don’t
✔ Underlined book title (Wonder)
✔ End punctuation
What's Mrs. B's favorite part of our class?
I love the inside jokes, memories, and funny moments we have. Spending 8 hours with you is a blast!