Essay
The topic sentence is the last sentence that summarises the details in a paragraph.
True or False
False. A topic sentence tells us what is the main idea of a paragraph.
Identify the subject and predicate in the following sentence:
Pam walked to school.
Subject: Pam
Predicate: walked to school
Get out the way!
What type of sentence is this?
A: Declarative
B: Interrogative
C: Exclamatory
D: Imperative
C: Exclamatory
What does the word [specialty] mean?
a special or unique quality, skill or talent
During the typhoon, many buildings ____.
A: collapsed
B: disturbing
C: staggered
A: collapsed
What is a thesis statement?
A thesis statement is a sentence that tells the reader exactly what you will talk about in your essay.
Identify the subject and predicate in the following sentence:
After waking early in the morning, Emily and her brother Tom decided to bake some bread.
Subject: Emily and her brother Tom
Predicate: decided to bake some bread
Is it not true that Samsung is better than Apple?
What type of sentence is this?
A: Declarative
B: Interrogative
C: Exclamatory
D: Imperative
B: Interrogative
unable to feel for a short time
The chattering children on the street were _____ my afternoon nap.
A: collapsing
B: disturbing
C: staggering
B: disturbing
What are the three parts of an essay?
1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Conclusion
are taking English lessons.
What is missing?
A: Subject
B: Predicate
A: Subject
Can you please collect the homework books?
Change this sentence to an imperative sentence.
Please collect the homework books.
What does it mean to [squash] something?
to press something hard and make it flat; to squeeze something hard
The box was so heavy that Louis kept ____ while he stood waiting at the door.
A: Interrupting
B: Shifting
C: Numbing
B: Shifting
What is the structure of a paragraph?
A: Topic Sentence
B: Details and Examples
C: Concluding Sentence
The excited little boy who was running up the stairs
What is missing?
A: Subject
B: Predicate
B: Predicate
This sentence is incomplete. The verb [to run] is not the main verb of this sentence.
Emily rode her bicycle to school instead of walking.
Change this sentence to an interrogative sentence.
Did Emily ride her bicycle to school instead of walking?
What does it mean [to struggle]?
to experience difficulty; to do something that is difficult
Please do not ____ my class. Wait on your turn.
A: collapse
B: Shift
C: Interrupt
C: Interrupt
What are the three things you need in the introduction?
A: Introduce the topic
B: Give background information
C: Thesis statement
When it's all said and done, apples, bananas, and oranges
What is missing?
A: Subject
B: Predicate
B: Predicate
wait, you cannot go into that room.
What kind of sentence is this? Please write the sentence correctly.
That is an exclamatory sentence.
Wait! You cannot go into that room.
Define [wobble].
to shake and lose balance
We were so sleepy after the basketball game that we ____ all the way home.
A: Wobble
B: Staggered
C: Collapsed
B: Staggered