Writing
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
nonfiction has real information and facts
fiction is made up with characters and a story mountain
What is the plural form of tax?
taxes
What do we call past tense verbs that do not follow the -ed rules?
give 5 examples
irregular verbs
ex; ran, wrote, brought, taught, sang, went
If I wanted to find a word that I didn't know, what book could I look in?
a dictionary
Adjectives describe?
adverbs describe?
pronouns replace?
nouns
verbs
nouns
Where in a book would you find a contents page, index page, and glossary?
contents: beginning
index: end
glossary: end
Conjunctions are words that join two sentences to make a multi clause sentence. They can also be conditional using the word 'if' at the beginning.
Give me an example of a multi clasue sentences using a connector word
give me an example of a multi clause sentence beginning with 'if'
ex - I did not go to school because i was sick.
ex - If i feel better, I will go to school.
What is the structure of the progressive verb tense?
to be verb + -ing verb
am coming
How are dictionaries organized?
in alphabetical order
Find the adjective(s) in this sentence.
I brought three presents for my friend.
three
Which of these are key words:
grass, green, field
The school playground
We love to run and play in the field.
grass, green, field
What is a subject?
what is the subject in this sentence?
She likes to eat pizza.
the subject is who or what is doing the verb
She
What are the five 'to be' verbs?
is, am, are, was, were
Do fact files contain
a. all facts
b. all opinons
c. mostly opinions
d. mostly facts
D
What is the difference between a noun and a proper noun?
noun is a person, place, thing, or animal
proper noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or animal and must have a capital letter
What do we call a written nonfiction text about a specific things
example: a text about a country
a country fact file
There are 6 rules when changing a singular noun to a plural noun.
Name four of them
add -s
add -es
change y to i then add -es
change f/fe to v and add -es
change the whole word
change nothing
What is the verb(s) in this sentence?
I am going to football practice tomorrow because I will play on a match on Saturday.
am going
will play
We have read many extracts in English. Tell me three of them.
Dragon Boy, Alfie Small, Country holiday fact files, Uluru Fact file, Fire Snatcher,
Give me four examples of conjunctions that are NOT a part of the FANBOYS group
because, if, then, although, since, after
What is the difference between a heading and a subheading? Give an example.
Heading is the main topic while a subheading is a smaller topic beneath it.
Example:
Heading: Uganda
subheading: culture and traditions
Fix this sentence:
mi brudder and my is goin 2 da earport in saterday
My brother and I are going to the airport on Saturday.
Give me a sentence in past present and future tenses with the verb -- go
I went to school.
I go to school.
I will go to school.
bookkeeper, bookmark, bookstore, book, broke, bone, bench
bench, bone, book, bookkeeper, bookmark, bookstore, broke
Tell me a sentences that has all 8 parts of speech in it.
teacher approval
ex: We like to play volleyball daily in Jinja because it is a great sport!