How is the word used in this sentence?
His cousin is studying law.
Identify the verb phrase in this sentence.
What is "is studying"?
List our outline of the argumentative essay (start with the introductory paragraph).
What is the introductory paragraph, counterclaim paragraph, 1st body paragraph, 2nd body paragraph, 3rd body paragraph, and conclusion paragraph.
Recite the format of the 3rd body paragraph.
What is...
"All in all, one would agree (reason #3). In particular, ___________________________. Closing sentence"?
This part of speech has four types of pronouns. List all four pronoun types.
What are personal, possessive, reflective, and intensive?
Name the 3 articles in the English language that also act as adjectives.
What are a, an, and the?
The weather is especially cold this time of year.
Identify the adverb(s) in this sentence and the word(s) it modifies.
List the information (in order) needed in the introductory paragraph.
What is a thought-provoking question or restated prompt (1st sentence) and state your position and list 3 reasons (2nd sentence).
Recite the format of the conclusion paragraph.
What is...
"In conclusion, one would agree (list 3 reasons). Call to action"?
This part of speech has four types of nouns. List all four noun types.
What are common, proper, concrete, and abstract?
Identify each word's part of speech.
Pikes Peak is really a beautiful mountain.
What is...
Pikes (adj) Peak (n) is (v) a (adj) beautiful (adj) mountain (n)?
Matt has become a talented photographer.
Identify the linking verbs.
What is "has become"?
Recite the two sentences that make up the counterclaim paragraph.
Some people may say __________________. However, one would agree _______________.
The number of reasons you'd most likely need to have a well structured 6-paragraphed essay.
What are at least 4 reasons?
This part of speech has three types of conjunctions. List all three types.
What are coordinating, correlative, and subordinating conjunctions?
Identify each word's part of speech.
Aisha responded enthusiastically to the job offer.
What is...
Aisha (n) responded (v) enthusiastically (adv) to (prep) the (adj) job (adj)offer (n)?
The icy roads caused accidents.
Identify the transitive verb and its direct object.
Remember, the word that receives the action of a transitive verb is called the direct object. You can determine whether a verb has a direct object by asking whom? or what?
What is "caused" and "accidents"?
Remember, the word that receives the action of a transitive verb is called the direct object. You can determine whether a verb has a direct object by asking whom? or what?
Recite the format of the 1st body paragraph.
What is...
"First of all, one would agree (reason #1). For example, ___________________________. Closing sentence."?
You must create this brainstorming tool when given an argumentative prompt so you're able to list your reasons visibly.
What is a t-chart?
Only 4 out the 6 words below are adverbs. Identify them.
here hold
always slowly
jump kindly
What are here, always, slowly, and kindly?
Remember, adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. They answer the questions where, when, in what way and to what extent?
Identify each word's part of speech.
The weather has been getting colder.
What is...
The (adj) weather (n) has been getting (verb phrase) colder (adj)?
Her lessons start at nine in the morning.
Determine if the word "start" is a transitive or intransitive verb.
What is intransitive?
The answer is intransitive, because the word receiving the action does not answer the question who or what; therefore there's no direct object.
Recite the format of the 2nd body paragraph.
What is...
"In addition, one would agree (reason #2). For instance, ___________________________. Closing sentence." ?
This represents the number of reasons you should have on one side of the t-chart in order to have a well balanced 6 paragraph essay.
What are at least 3 reasons on one side of your t-chart?
Only 5 out the 6 words below are prepositional words. Identify them.
at through
on learning
under among
What are at, on, under, through, and among?
Identify each word's part of speech.
Wendy posted new pictures of her family.
What is...
Wendy (n) posted (v) new (adj) pictures (n) of (prep) her (pronoun) family (n)?