Main Idea
Order of Adjectives
Mixed sentences
Progressive verbs
Modal Auxillaries
100

Where can I find the main idea of a text?

Title

100

I love the large beautiful rectangular pictures in the hallway of our school for the art show.

beautiful  large rectangular 

100

What words need to be capitalized in this sentence?

The students at woodland school watched the play the Little women at the jonesboro reperatory theater.  

Woodland School  Little Women  Jonesboro Reperatory Theater

100

The class _________________ the games on Field Day in May.

was watching   will be watching   were watching

will be watching

100

People _______play softball according to the rules.

must    should    might  can  

must

200

The lady was watching a music video when she dropped her cell phone in the water hole.

What is the main idea of this sentence?

the lady dropping her cell phone

200

The painting included round two metal doors that were at the front of the castle.

two round metal

200

Was very different from other music.  

fragment    run-on    complete sentence

fragment

200

Our boy's scout group _________on a hike this week.

is going    are going   will be going 

is going

200

I _______ get there late, but I will be in class tomorrow.

can   could    might  

might

300

It is often said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but this isn’t true. Go ask the forest rangers. Rangers who spend their summers as fire-fighters will tell you that every thundershower brings several bolts of lightning to their lookout stations.

Which sentence is the main idea? 

It is often said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but this isn't true.

300

Did you notice the red plastic large sunglasses on the little old lady?

large red plastic 

300

The girl screamed help me from running my bike into the tree?

The girl screamed, "Help me from running my bike into the tree?"

300

At first, I _____________ with my heavy backpack.

is struggling    was struggling   were struggling

was struggling

300

Dani hoped that he _______ pass his final exam.

would might  may  

would

400

There are great numbers of deer around here. This whole area is great country for hunters and fishermen. There are bears, mountain lions, and coyotes. To the east there are streams full of trout, and there are ducks and geese. 

What is the main idea?

This whole area is great country for hunters and fishermen.

400

On the fence were graceful some blue birds.  

some graceful blue

400

The librarian read a book about the Revolutionary War to the class. 

What are the prepositional phrases

about the Revolutionary War

to the class

400

We ________ to see the eclipse.

was waiting    were waiting   will be waiting

were waiting

400

_______ you please come to my room immediately?

may  can  would 

would

500

Penicillin is one of the greatest of the wonder drugs. It has saved thousands of lives already and will save many more in the future. Unfortunately it has no effect at all on most of the ills of mankind. Penicillin is a very good drug, but it is certainly not a cure-all. 

What sentences are the main idea?

The first and the last sentence.

500

The ships on the enormous vast blue ocean caught my attention. 

enormous vast blue

500

Should we plan to meet after school my friend asked

Use commas and correct punctuation

"Should we plan to meet after school," my friend asked.

500

Tomorrow my class were taking a field trip to Bays Mountain.  

was taking   will be taking   are taking

will be taking

500

You _______attend the class regularly.

could   should   must 

must

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