Parts of Speech
Identify the noun in the following sentence:
She cannot play the guitar.
Noun: guitar
Is this sentence a complete sentence? Why or Why Not?
Went to the game.
Not
It is missing a subject.
What should you do before starting to read?
Look at the title, headings, images
Is ... than used in comparatives or superlatives?
What is the rule for progressive/continuous verbs?
BE + verb-ing
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
Sally and Todd are moving to a huge house.
adjective: huge
Is this a complete sentence? Why or Why not?
They lunch after class.
Not
It is missing a verb.
What is authors purpose in a history textbook?
To inform
Create a superlative for the following sentence:
Paul is _____ (friendly) person at my swimming club.
Paul is the friendliest person at my swimming club.
Create a sentence in the simple future tense using the verb BLOW.
In the sentence,
He drove his car quickly to the hospital.
What part of speech is quickly?
quickly: adverb
Correct this run on sentence.
He wanted to meet the group at the restaurant he called to find out what time to arrive.
He wanted to meet the group at the restaurant, so he called to find out what time to arrive.
What information are you trying to learn first from the reading?
The main idea
Create a comparative for the following sentence:
Water is _____ (not, good) coffee.Water is not better than coffee.
Create a sentence in simple past using the verb BECOME.
Example: The food became cold.
Identify the preposition in the following sentence:
The mouse ran under the blue table.
preposition: under
Find the incorrect sentence.
1. There was a policy that only students that go to the school could check out books. 2. Then she could be calm. 3. The girls arrived late and left early they only intended to make a brief appearance.
3. The girls arrived late and left early they only intended to make a brief appearance.
Larry saw a dog run across the road, and he heard brakes screeching and a loud yelp. What can we infer?
A car hit the dog.
Create a comparative for the following sentence:
I am ______ (tall) my sister.
I am taller than my sister.
I am not taller than my sister.
Create a sentence in the present progressive/continuous using the verb DRAW.
Example: She is drawing an elephant.
In the sentence,
Amy changed jobs, so she could work closer to home.
What part of speech is so?
so: conjunction
Fix the following sentence:
When he is silly, so Caleb laughs at his younger brother.
When he is silly, Caleb laughs at his younger brother.
What is the authors purpose in a Nike advertisement?
To persuade
Create a superlative for the following sentence:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is _____ (boring) book I have read.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the most boring book I have read.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is least boring book I have read.
What is the rule for the simple present tense when it is used with the pronouns: he/she/it?
Add -s