Correct the Sentence
If Janice calls tonite, tell her I am not here.
Tonight.
an exaggeration used for comedic effect or emphasis
Person, place, thing or idea. can be concrete or abstract.
What is a noun?
there, their
find the adjective(s) in the sentence: The young boy threw his red ball.
young, red
mrs. bailey's class has a test friday.
capitalize Mrs. Bailey's and Friday
The main character of a story.
what is the protagonist?
an action or state of being.
what is a verb?
In one (our/hour) we are going to visit (our/hour) grandmother.
hour, our
find the subject: Bill went to his friends house.
Bill.
I invited Stan Evan Maria and Sarah to my party.
...Stan, Evan, Maria, and Sarah...
The eyes through which a story is told, its variants are first-person, second-person, third-person limited, and third-person omniscient.
what is point of view?
describes a noun or pronoun in a sentence.
what is an adjective?
Did you (break/brake) moms plate?
break.
find the predicate: Bill went to his friends house.
went.
My computer is being repairing at the shop.
My computer is being repaired at the shop.
the opposition to the protagonist in a story.
What is an antagonist?
describes an action. often ends with ily.
what is an adverb?
I don’t know (weather/whether) to bring a jacket or not. The (weather/whether) looks unpredictable today.
whether
weather
sound words like "bang" "pow" or "crash"
what is onomatopoeia?
going
Repetition of the same sound (usually a consonant) at the beginning of connected of adjacent words (taco-Tuesday)
Alliteration.
replaces a noun in a sentence. Used to avoid repeating nouns or names.
what is a pronoun?
I purchased (four/for) tickets (four/for) the basketball game tonight.
four
for
Giving human characteristics to animals or objects.
what is personification?