Fix this sentence:
Travis (watch, watches) a movie.
100
Will watch is future tense
We will watch TV tomorrow. What tense is this verb?
100
She was so happy to see her best friend.
WAS
What is the linking verb in this sentence? She was so happy to see her best friend.
100
The most important thing that happened.
What is the main idea?
200
What the subject does or is.
What is a predicate?
200
The desk is brown.
The desk (is, are) brown.
200
loves is present tense.
She loves her new shoes.
Is the verb "loves" is present, past, or future tense?
200
The verbs are ate and ran
What are the verbs in this sentence? The baby zebra ate grass and then ran with its mom.
200
Details support or give you more information about the main idea.
What are details?
300
Layla is the subject
What is the subject in the sentence?
Layla sat quietly in the corner of the room.
300
Katy, Jackie, and I talk and laugh at recess.
or
Katy, Jackie, and I talked and laughed at recess.
Fix this sentence:
Katy, Jackie, and I talk and laughed at recess.
300
The girl played with her doll and Shopkin yesterday.
Fix these sentences. The girl play with her doll yesterday. The girl play with her Shopkin yesterday.
300
The monkeys were loud when they played in the trees.
Both action verbs should be past tense.
What is wrong with this sentence? The monkeys are loud when they played in the trees.
300
C. Boots is very smart.
What is the main idea?
I have a dog named Boots. I taught him lots of tricks. When I tell him to, Boots will sit or lie down. He can also wave his paw to greet people. When I say, “Dance, Boots”, he will stand up on two legs and walk. I don't know of many dogs that can do such amazing tricks.
The main idea of this paragraph is:
a. Boots is my dog. b. Boots can sit. c. Boots is very smart. d. Most dogs can't dance
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The predicate is: slid slowly down the pecan tree.
What is the predicate?
The goofy, brown bear slid slowly down the pecan tree.
400
The lights were turned off when I walked in the classroom.
Fix this sentence: The lights was turned off when I walked in the classroom.
400
present tense- They jump/He jumps
past tense- They/He jumped
future tense- They/He will jump
What is the present tense, past tense, and future tense of the verb jump?
400
Yesterday, I picked two tomatoes from the garden, but I only ate one of them.
Correct the sentence.
Yesterday, I (pick, picks, picked) two tomatoes from the garden, but I only (eat, eats, ate) one of them.
400
b. Joey had a great birthday.
What is the main idea?
Yesterday was my birthday. When I woke up, I noticed my brother Todd hung up a big sign that said, “Happy Birthday, Joey!” Mom made spaghetti for dinner. It's my favorite food in the whole world. My friend Dave came over and handed me a wrapped gift. I wondered what it was. It was a new basketball! I had a great day.
a. Todd had a great birthday. b. Joey had a great birthday. c. Todd got lots of gifts.
d. Joey got lots of gifts.
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subject- Harold the hairy hamster
predicate- played video games while his owner slept.
What is the subject and predicate of this sentence?
Harold the hairy hamster played video games while his owner slept.
500
They were so ecstatic because their teacher said they would have a pizza party that day.
Fix this sentence: They was so ecstatic because their teacher says they would have a pizza party that day.
500
Present- He hurries / They hurry
Past- He/They hurried
Future He will hurry
What is the present, past, and future tense of the verb hurry?
500
They are both past tense verbs
Looked is an action verb and was is a linking verb
Compare and contrast the verbs LOOKED and WAS
500
d. Peter's parents made new rules, so the new carpet stays clean.
What is the main idea?
Peter's parents bought a new carpet for the living room. Now, he has to take his shoes off when he enters the house. He's also not allowed to eat or drink in the living room any more. Peter's furry dog isn't allowed to play ball in there either. When his parents got the new carpet, there were lots of new rules.
a. Peter cannot go in the living room.
b. Peter's parents don't like the carpet.
c. Peter likes to make a mess.
d. Peter's parents made new rules, so the new carpet stays clean