Parts of Speech
What part of speech is the word "talking" in the following sentence?
The girl was asked to leave the library for talking.
What is verb?
What text structure is being used?
Cats and dogs are alike because they both are pets you can have. They are also similar because they have whiskers and paws. Cats are different because they purr, whereas dogs bark. Another difference is that cats play with yarn, and dogs play with balls.
What is compare and contrast?
What would be a proper theme for the following situation?
Mike had three weeks to complete a project. He kept pushing off his assignment, and he waited until the night before it was due to begin. He was unable to finish his assignment, and therefore received a bad grade.
What is "Don't wait until the last minute to do something?"
The tires screeched as the driver slammed on the brakes.
What is onomatopoeia?
The words that are used to describe a picture or illustration.
What is caption?
What part of speech is the word "orange" in the following sentence?
Her orange shirt needed to be washed after she got ice cream all over it.
What is adjective?
What type of text structure is being used?
If you are having a stomachache, here are some things you can do to make it go away. One thing you might do is to take medicine prescribed by your doctor. Another suggestion would be to eat things like crackers or chicken noodle soup. One other thing that might help is to get some rest and sleep it off.
What is problem and solution?
What would be a proper theme for the following situation?
Amy really wanted to be a doctor. While she was in highschool she put all of her effort into studying for her tests. She spent hours at the library, and even did extra credit in class. After four years of school, Amy graduated at the top of her class, and was able to go to a great college and become a doctor.
What is "Hard work pays off?"
The tsunami swallowed the buildings on the shore.
What is personifciation?
This is where you can find the chapters and what pages they are on.
What is table of contents?
What part of speech is the word "so" in the following sentence?
During the afternoon it rained heavily, so the students were not able to go outside for recess.
What is conjunction?
What type of text structure is being used?
In 1991, Ms. Marszalek was first born. When she was five years old in 1996, she went to her first day of kindergarten. The following year in 1997, she played in her first game of soccer. Years later in 2000, Ms. Marszalek signed up for karate, and won first place in a sparring match.
What is sequence/chronological order?
What is a proper theme for the following situation?
Cassidy was always making fun of other students. She would call kids names, and laugh at them when they got an answer wrong in class. One day when Cassidy was walking to lunch, she tripped and fell in the hallway. Everyone started laughing at her, and no one offered to help. Cassidy began crying and did not want to return to school the next day.
What is "Treat others the way you want to be treated?"
What is alliteration?
This is where you can find meanings to bold words.
What is the glossary?
What part of speech is the word "happily" in the following sentence?
After receiving an award, the boy happily walked off stage to his seat.
What is adverb?
What type of text structure is being used?
Pizza is one of the most favorited foods in the United States. Different toppings you may put on your pizza include pepperoni, peppers, onions, and hamburger. Pizza is most often served with red sauce on it, but some people just prefer it without.
What is description?
What is a proper theme for the following situation?
Janelle loved wearing mismatched clothes, as she thought it made her unique. All of the other kids joked about her clothes, but Janelle didn't care. She knew that wearing those clothes made her happy, and that was all that mattered.
What is "Do what makes you happy?"
Kelly is a night owl.
What is metaphor?
This is the title given to different sections in a story.
What is heading?
What part of speech is the word "above" in the following sentence?
I looked above me and saw a plane flying through the sky.
What is preposition?
What type of text structure is being used?
Chewing gum and having too much candy can be the reason for cavities in children. If you don't brush your teeth, cavities also occur, as your teeth aren't getting regularly cleaned.
What is cause and effect?
What would be a proper theme for the following situation?
Many authors have to submit books hundreds of times before it is published. Authors have to keep changing their stories and making changes over and over again. If they stopped trying, then some of the books we love to read may have never been created!
What is "Never give up?"
The laptop will cost you an arm and a leg.
What is idiom?
This comes with a map and tells you what the symbols mean on it.
What is a map key?