Writing
What is the topic sentence?
Dogs are amazing. Dogs can be service dogs. Dogs can be emotional support dogs. Dogs Can be your best friend. There are so many ways Dogs can be amazing.
Dogs are amazing.
Name the complete predicate of this sentence:
Nathan and Ruby like to take long runs through the hills.
Like to take long runs through the hills.
What word means spotlessly clean?
immaculate
Ruby balanced Nathan and Alex on her nose while dancing tap on a piano.
Um...that's _____________________________.
preposterous
Nathan's first pet was named:
Ruby
What three things will be paragraphs in this paper?
Do you like to eat unusual foods? There are many exotic strange fruits that are edible. The dragon fruit is a sweet treat, Jackfruit stinks but is delicious, and star fruit is an unusually shaped but tasty bite. These are just a few of the amazing fun fruits you can find if you look.
dragon fruit, jackfruit, and star fruit.
Name all the Verbs in this sentence:
Ruby chased squirrels when she dreams.
chased, dreams
What word means joyful, silly conversation?
Banter
I was ___________ all of my options for my future, there was so much to think about.
contemplating
Nathan used to play this sport most every day at recess when he was in 2nd/3rd grade.
football
What do you call the starter sentence of a paragraph that is meant to draw the readers in?
a hook
Which words are conjunctions:
Leslie and Rob like to fish but the prefer dancing.
and, but
What word means angry, hostile?
Belligerent
The commercials with all the ___________ puppies and kittens breaks my heart. They are homeless, and hurt, and sometimes so skinny. We need to help them.
hapless
What animal was his favorite stuffy when he was in elementary school?
Cat (Tiger)
Either is correct.
What type of sentence ends a paragraph to let you know you're finished with the paragraph?
A conclusion sentence.
in, on, through, under
are all what type of word?
Prepositions
What word means to turn away from?
Veer
I needed to ____________ the plans a little to make them fit into our schedule. It was ok to change them a bit.
alter
What competition did Nathan come in 3rd place in in 6th grade beating his 8th grade brother? (Hint Henry Stoll is also good at this skill.)
Geography Bee
What is it called when you steal words from the internet directly?
Plagerism
I read Anne of Green Gables yesterday.
what part of speech is yesterday?
Adverb. It describes WHEN the verb happened.
What word means shocked, horrified, dismayed?
appalled
The basement was so moldy, wet, and _________ we needed to get back upstairs.
dank
In 2nd Grade Nathan came in first place in what School wide event which sent him on to compete against the upper elementary school kids?
SPELLING BEE