The Sign of the Beaver
Subject-Verb Agreement/ Contractions
Editing
Greek/Latin Roots and Affixes
Verb Tenses
100
What was Attean's dog's name?
He didn't have a name. Atttean called him "Piz Wat" (good for nothing).
100
The cat (prowl/prowls) through the woods.
Prowls
100
What words in the following sentence need to be capitalized? Why?: the war that began with great britain two years ago has now reached our doorstep.
"The" needs to be capitalized because it is the beginning of a sentence. "Great Britain" needs to be capitalized because it is a proper noun.
100
What does the root "port" mean?
to carry
100
Which word is the helping verb? Which word is the past tense form of a verb? What tenses are they in? She will have read more than 100 books by the end of the year.
will have: helping verbs, read: past tense form of a verb will have read: future perfect
200
What season was it when Matt was alone in the cabin with Attean's dog?
Winter
200
You must decide ________ you want chicken _______ steak. (either...or, whether....or, not only... but also)
Whether.... or
200
Where should you place a comma in the following sentence? Why?: It's great that the cafeteria staff wants to keep the lunch menu varied interesting and kid-friendly.
"varied, interesting, and kid-friendly" = a list of the same types of adjectives
200
Which one of the following words has a suffix? What is the suffix and what does the suffix mean? My cat has hydrophobia.
Hydrophobia, phobia= fear of
200
Name that tense! She HAD WORKED all night on her Christmas decorations. a. past perfect b. present perfect c. future perfect
a. past perfect
300
What gifts did Matt and Attean give each other when they said their goodbyes?
Matt gave Attean his grandfather's watch; Attean gave Matt his dog.
300
I am starving _______ I haven't eaten all day (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
for
300
Correct the following sentence: fertilizers chemicals or other solid additives must sometimes be buyed to improve the soil (5 errors)
Capitalize "Fertilizers", put a comma after "fertilizers" and "chemicals", change "buyed" to "bought", and put a period at the end. Fertilizers, chemicals, or other soil additives must sometimes be bought to improve the soil.
300
What is an autobiography? What does the root "graph" mean?
An autobiography is a story about a person's life written by that person. Graph= writing
300
Write the verb in future perfect tense. Mrs. Williams teach verb tenses.
Mrs. Williams will have taught verb tenses.
400
How did Matt feel at the end of chapter 19 after he played with the Indian boys?
He felt "satisfied". He no longer felt alone.
400
_____ lions or cheetahs were in the movie. (not only... but also, whether... or)
Not only... but also
400
What type of sentence is the following sentence? Why?: We went Christmas caroling, and we brought everyone cookies.
It is a compound sentence because it is two independent clauses connected by a FANBOY and a comma.
400
What does the prefix "trans" mean in the word "transcribe"? What does the root "scribe" mean in this word?
trans= across, scribe= to write
400
Name that tense! She WAS READING The Diary of a Wimpy Kid. a. past b. past perfect c. past progressive d. past perfect progressive
c. past progressive
500
What did Matt do to finally earn Attean and Saknis's respect?
He chose to stay at his house and wait for his family to return.
500
The stripes on a zebra (is/are) black and white.
are
500
What type of sentence is the following sentence? Why?: After we ate Christmas cookies, I was sick.
It is a complex sentence because it has a dependent clause (starting with a subordinating conjunction) and an independent clause.
500
If you get a shot, it could be ______. a. intravenous b. intraocular c. manuscript d. transcribed
a. intravenous (within the veins)
500
The flock of geese fly more than 150 miles so far. Change "fly" to present perfect.
The flock of geese has flown more than 150 miles so far.
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