Verb Tenses
These are the 3 types of verb tenses.
What are Past, Present, & Future?
Fix the capitalization: i went to florida.
What is: I went to Florida.
Fix the spelling: Recieve
What is Receive
The main point or what the text is mostly about is
What is the central idea?
Name the text structure: First, mix the ingredients. Then, bake for 20 minutes.
What is sequence / chronological?
Ask me a question in the past tense.
(Student Answer)
Fix this sentence: After dinner we watch a movie
What is: After dinner, we watched a movie.
Choose the correct word: Their/There/They're going to the park.
What is They're?
What is a metaphor?
This structure shows how two things are alike and different.
What is compare and contrast?
Fix the tense shift: He ran to the door and opens it.
What is: He ran to the door and opened it.
Fix the sentence: My mom said clean your room
My mom said, "Clean your room."
Fix the run-on: I love pizza it is my favorite food.
What is: I love pizza because it is my favorite food.
Using clues and background knowledge to figure something out.
What is making an inference?
Identify the structure: The rainforest is disappearing because trees are being cut down.
What is cause and effect?
Write a comment in the present tense.
(Student Answer)
Fix the punctuation: Where are you going.
What is: Where are you going?
Improve the sentence: The big dog ran.
What is: The huge brown dog sprinted across the yard.
Identify the tone: The author describes the storm as "terrifying and violent."
What is frightened, tense, dramatic, etc.?
This structure presents an issue and then offers ways to fix it.
What is problem and solution?
Identify the tense: They will finish the project tomorrow.
What is future tense?
Add all needed punctuation: wow that was an amazing show she shouted
What is: "Wow, that was an amazing game!" she shouted.
Rewrite to correct grammar: Him and me was going to the store.
What is: He and I were going to the store.
To quote or paraphrase specific details from the text to support your answer to a question.
What is to cite text evidence?
Rewrite this sentence to improve organization: The dog barked. I was doing homework. It was loud.
What is: While I was doing homework, the dog barked loudly, making it hard to focus.