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How many legs do scorpions have?
Eight
List all four dress ups we have learned.
Ly adverb, who/which clause, strong verb, because clause.
What is the trick to remembering how to spell DESERT vs. DESSERT?
What did the dog drop into the stream in The Dog and the Shadow?
A bone
What is wrong with this sentence?
The man go to work everyday at 7:00 in the morning.
The man goes to work everyday at 7:00 in the morning.
goes
Where desert does the Wild Bactrian camel live?
The Gobi Desert
Use the dress-up because clause to combine two sentences into one sentence.
The entrances to pyramids where hidden. The builders wanted to keep others out.
The entrances to pyramids were hidden because the builders wanted to keep others out.
How do you indicate a dress-up in your sentence?
Underline
Who wrote The Bald Man and the Fly?
Aesop
What is wrong with this sentence?
my brother likes to play with his toy trains.My brother likes to play with his toy trains
Capitalize the first word, My.
How tall can a Saguaro cactus grow?
Over 60 ft tall.
What are 4 strong verbs for went quickly?
zipped, sprinted, rushed, dashed, sped, zoomed, raced
What does IEW stand for?
Institute for Excellence in Writing
What food did the fox serve the stork?
Soup
What is wrong with this sentence?
Clouds rain when they get too heavy from collecting moistureClouds rain when they get too heavy from collecting moisture. (or !)
Put a period or exclamation mark at the end of the sentence.
What are the sand seas in the Sahara Desert called?
Ergs
What are 4 strong verbs for say/said?
shrieked, chattered, sighed, screamed, groaned
5-7
What color was Opossum's tail before the fire incident?
What is wrong with this sentence? ( There are 2 things wrong.)
the dog walk for hours before she laid down to rest.
The dog walked for hours before laying down to rest.
Capitalize the
walked
Which desert reptile bears live young?
The Sahara Sand Viper
Combine these two sentences using a who/which clause.
Antarctica is a cold desert. It is covered with ice year round.
Antarctica, which is a cold desert, is covered with ice year round.
Antarctica, which is covered with ice year round, is a cold desert.
State the topic/clincher rule.
The clincher needs to repeat or reflect 2-3 words from the topic sentence.
What was the name of the river that Kind Midas washed his hand in to remove the golden touch?
River Pactolus
What is wrong with this sentence? (There are 3 things wrong.)
When the boys saw their friend henry, they was so excited they screamed, "Hi Henry!
When the boys saw their friend Henry, they were so excited they screamed, "Hi Henry!"
Capitalize Henry
were
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