I before E
This punctuation mark is used to show possession or to form contractions
What is an apostrophe
This punctuation mark ends a sentence and makes it a statement
What is a period?
What is you're
What are the three verb tenses
This tiny word is the most commonly used word in the English language
Every complete sentence needs these two things, a subject and a ....
What is a "predicate"?
This punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list
What is a comma
The phrase "alot" is incorrect and should always be written as these two words
A lot
"She was walking to school" is an example of this tense
Past
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
Give me two words that follow the I before E rule
Teacher judges
This punctuation mark is used to enclose words or phrases that are spoken or written by someone else
What are quotation marks?
You commonly see these orange decorations at Halloween and sometimes Thanksgiving
Pumpkin
"I will read the book tomorrow" is an example of what tense
what is future?
What is a palindrome
A word or phrase that is the same both forward and backwards
To form a plural of a word ending in Y, you often change the ending to be what?
What is "ies"?
A mark that introduces a list, explanation or example - often confused with a semicolon
what is a colon?
A principle is a fundamental truth, but this commonly switched word may be someone at your school?
What is "Principal"
Correct this sentence
His car was stole from outside his office.
His car was stolen from outside his office
what is the syllable pattern of a haiku
5-7-5
The three articles in English are "a", "an", and this other word
What is an oxford comma
the use of a comma before the conjunction in a list of three or more items,
example: She gathered paints, brushes, and a canvas.
This word is typically a noun meaning “a result,” while the other is usually a verb meaning “to influence.” which is which
Affect- result
Effect - influence
Change the tense of this sentence to be future tense
"She walked to school yesterday"
"She will walk to school tomorrow"
This is the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history
What is etymology?