Commas
Place the comma in the correct place.
If you always eat breakfast you will be more successful in school.
What is "If you always eat breakfast, you will be more successful in school."?
Write the title of Shel Silverstein's poem Hector the Collector.
What is "Hector the Collector"?
A group of words with an incomplete thought contains a subject and verb, but cannot stand alone.
What is a dependent clause?
Based on the dialogue, this person is from:
Well, aren't you as refreshing as a cold glass of lemonade on a hot summer day!
What is the south?
The snake slithered across the back porch.
What is moved?
Place the comma in the correct place.
Sammy may I go with you to the mall.
What is "Sammy, may I go with you to the mall."?
My favorite song is Don't Rain on My Parade.
What is "Don't Rain on My Parade"?
An independent clause with a complete thought contains a subject and verb.
What is a simple sentence?
Part of this sentence that indicates dialect:
I reckon I don't have the time.
What is "I reckon"?
Words that provide the definition of an unknown word explicitly stated in the text
What are context clues?
Place the comma in the correct place.
This is the funniest book don't you think?
What is "This is the funniest book, don't you think?"
I saw the movie Superman.
What is Superman or Superman?
Sentence joined with a coordinating conjunction
What is a compound sentence?
_____ is always spelled correctly, and ______ is spelled the way the character speaks the words.
What is standard English and dialect?
Our dog gnawed through the rope, allowing him to get loose and leave the backyard.
What is chewed?
Place the comma in the correct place.
My favorite foods are pizza sushi and ice cream.
What is "My favorite foods are pizza, sushi, and ice cream."
My new short story is called My Time in China.
What is "My Time in China"?
Sentence joined with a subordinating conjunction
What is a complex sentence?
Dialect conveys a characters ______
What is accent and/or locality?
Kelsey was bored. She spent each day counting buttons, and she did not believe that there could be a more monotonous task. Even though she knew it was repetitive and boring, she knew it was important.
What is dull?
Place the comma in the correct place.
If I could play like you Wally I would join a band.
What is "If I could play like you, Wally, I would join a band."
My favorite magazine is Sports Illustrated.
What is "Sports Illustrated"?
Miguel loves cars, but he can never find the time to work on one.
What is a compound sentence?
"It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I am Adam."
The word to best describe Adam.
What is proper?
He snatched the chickens out of the yard and ran off with them.
What is stole?