Fix the Sentence
Vocabulary
Parts of Speech
Millennial Pop Culture
Teacher Trivia
100
There is 1 error in the sentence.
Riya thought Elena was confident because she was not afraid to speak up in class
Add a period at the end of the sentence.
Riya thought Elena was confident because she was not afraid to speak up in class.
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What is a better vocabulary word for 'buy'?
Purchase
100
What is a noun?
Person, place, or thing
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Name this boy band.
Nsync
100
Of your 8th grade teachers, who has children?
(Hint: there are 4)
Ms. Volz, Mrs. Meza, Ms. David, and Mrs. Wells
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There are 2 errors to fix
redwood national park is distinct in that it has the tall trees in the world.
redwood national park is a proper noun, so it should be capitalized.
tall should be tallest in the sentence because it is a comparison.
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What word describes understanding what someone is feeling or experiencing?
(Hint: put yourself in their shoes)
Empathy
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What POS goes in the blank?
Redwood Forest National Park is _______ for its towering Redwood trees.
An adjective (words that describe nouns)
famous, popular, iconic, etc
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What was the most popular movie that came out in 2004?
a) The Incredibles
b) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
c) Shrek 2
d) The Polar Express
Shrek 2
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What sport is Mr. Udom known for?
Football!
300
Fix 3 errors in the sentence.
Using arrived makes it seem like the settlers came too the area w/o any conflict.
arrived needs quotation marks because it is a word from the text. "arrived"
w/o should be spelled out. without
too should only be spelled with one o. to
300
What word describes the action of spending a little money in hopes to get more money later?
to invest
300
Name the parts of speech for the italicized words in the sentence.
It took a lot of effort to construct the switchbacks at Zion National Park.
It - pronoun
to construct - verb
Zion National Park - noun
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What popular 2006 kids movie was about a boy who was torn between playing sports and performing in the school musical?
High School Musical
300
What is my daughter's name?
Her name is Norah.
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Fix 4 errors in the sentences.
Needs are esential. on the other hand wants are occasional, or nice have.
esential is spelled wrong. The correct spelling is essential.
on should be capital since it is the beginning of a sentence.
There should be a comma (,) after "on the other hand" since it is introducing the sentence.
The word "to" should be between "nice" and "have" to make the complete phrase "nice to have"
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Thinking about our discussion of the Settlers and the Native Americans. What is the difference between saying the settlers arrived and the settlers invaded?
Arrived tells us that they simply came to this new land.
Invaded tells us that they came to this new land without permission and they forcibly took what they wanted.
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Name the POS of the word in italics.
Universal needs are things we all need to survive. However, wants are things that are just nice to have.
However is a conjunction (links phrases and sentences together)
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What 2000s style was made popular by the rise of pop-punk musical culture?
Emo
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What subject did Ms. Cleark, our principal, teach before she was a principal?
Ms. Cleark taught ELA
500
Fix 5 errors in the sentence.
because of there size Redwood trees are more impressive then the trees that grow here We should fight to preserve the redwoods because they are so unique.
because should be capitalized since it is the beginning of the sentence.
There needs to be a comma after "because of their size" since it is introducing the reason for the opinion.
then should be spelled with as than.
There should be a period in between "here" and "We."
The second redwoods should be capital.
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What is the word that means to be in favor of someone or something?
Bias
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Name each POS's function (what it does)
1. noun
2. verb
3. adjective
4. preposition
5. pronoun
1. nouns: person, place, or thing
2. verbs: action words
3. adjectives: words that describe nouns
4. prepositions: words that describe location
5. pronoun: words that replace nouns
500
Before tiktok and reels, what was the first platform where people would scroll and watch short videos (6 seconds) for entertainment?
Vine
500
Who do you think has read the most books this year out of your 8th grade teachers?
Ms. Ostrander has read the most books this year (over 60 books so far!)!