What's Wrong With That Sentence?
What's wrong with this sentence:
Katie want to the store.
It should say:
Katie went to the store.
What animal can outrun a horse?
a) a squirrel
b) an ostrich
c) a flamingo
d) a goat
AN OSTRICH CAN OUTRUN A HORSE
What is a synonym for nice?
a) mean
b) dumb
c) smelly
d) kind
D
KIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What tense am I writing in?
I lived in Australia near the beach.
Past tense:
lived is a past tense verb. We know this because of the +ed ending
Who was The God In The Sky?
a) Athena
b) Zeus
c) Katie
d) Apollo
B - ZEUS
What's wrong with this sentence?
The apples were large juicy and really filling.
You need commas!
The apples were large, juicy and really filling.
In what state in the United States is it illegal to 'whisper in someone's ear while their moose hunting'?
a) Ontario
b) Florida
c) New York
d) Alaska
D
ALASKA! IT'S ILLEGAL TO WHISPER IN SOMEONES EAR WHILST HUNTING FOR MOOSE
What is an antonym for brave?
a) Strong
b) Cowardly
c) Fearless
d) What does brave mean?
B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
COWARDLY IS THE OPPOSITE OF BRAVE
What's wrong with this question?
What time it is?
Word order:
What time is it?
Who was the Goddess of love, beauty and fertility?
a) Zeus
b) Katie
c) Hera
d) Aphrodite
APHRODITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What's wrong with this sentence? (2 mistakes)
Katies friend is really loud?
There are two problems:
Katie's (apostrophe) friends are really loud! (punctuation)
What animals teeth can weigh up to 9 pounds?
a) goat
b) fish
c) elephant
d) giraffe
c!
An elephants tooth can weigh up to 9 lbs!
Katie was nervous. She nervously stepped toward the gigantic spider and held her hand out as if to pet it.
NERVOUSLY
ADVERBS ADD TO THE VERB
Katie was nervous. She nervously stepped toward the gigantic spider and held her hand out as if to pet it.
A noun is a:
person, place or thing
Ares was the God of _________. But he was a coward and his family didn't like him.
a) Love
b) Peace
c) War
d) Scary Dreams
B! Ares
But his sister, Athena, shared his duties overseeing war. Ares personifies havoc and bloodshed while Athena’s place is as goddess of defense, strength, and righteous battle.
You go girl!
What's wrong with this sentence?
Katie couldnt see over the tree and she wouldnt be able to locate a ladder any time soon.
You need apostrophe's for your conjunctions!
Katie couldn't see over the tree and she wouldn't be able to locate a ladder any time soon.
During World War II, what animal was trained by Americans to drop bombs?
a) squirrels
b) cats
c) grasshopper
d) bats
The American Military used to attempt to train bats to send them into areas of battle in which they weren't certain of the outcome. Most times, the bats didn't do a great job.
What word is wrong in this sentence and what should it say instead?
Katie was the funnest Aunt in the entire world.
Funnest isn't a word. Stop using it.
MOST FUN ****************
Examples of conjunctions are FANBOYS.
What is their purpose and what are the FANBOYS?
A conjunction helps to add further detail to a sentence. It makes a singular clause sentence into a multi-clause sentence.
FANBOYS: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Who was considered 'The Beyonce of Gorgons' because even though she was ugly and turned people to stone, her sisters were WAY WORSE.
a) Katie
b) Medusa
c) Apollo
d) Zeus
MEDUSA:
One of the most popular Greek myths is that of Perseus and the Medusa. As many know, Medusa was a hideous woman with snakes for hair who turned anyone who looked at her into stone. Less known are Medusa’s sisters, Stheno and Euryale, who were equally hideous. Medusa was basically the Beyoncé of the Gorgons (evil monsters of the underworld).
What's wrong with this sentence?
I went to the store and bought apples, pears, oranges, watermelon and cherries.
You need a colon before a list!
I went to the store and bought: apples, pears, oranges, watermelon and cherries.
Finish this sentence:
For every human in the world, there are 1 million ________________.
a) Cats
b) Dogs
c) Fly's
d) Ants
D - ANTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ants are overwhelming.
Locate the proper nouns in the following sentence (3).
Katie took The Queen of England on a luxurious trip to The Blue Mountains.
Katie
The Queen of England
The Blue Mountains
When do we use a semi-colon?
Semi-colons link together two clauses that have a similar thought:
We had too many fumbles; we lost the game.
Let's go to the basement to study; it's the only place I can focus.
What happened to Semele ( The Princess of Thebes) in Greek mythology, daughter of the hero Cadmus and Harmonia. She was the only mortal to become the parent of a god. However, mortals could not look upon Zeus without..........
a) crying
b) bursting into flames
c) being forced to eat live frogs
d) enter into battle
b
If any mortal looked to seek help or guidance from Zeus, they burst into flames.
nice.