Editing
What should be corrected in the following sentence?
mom went to the store yesterday. she brought some candy back home just for me!
Sentences should start with a capital letter.
What type of figurative language makes a comparison using like or as?
A simile
What part of speech is a person, place, or thing?
A noun
If bio means life and ology means to study, what does biology mean?
The study of life/living things
What goes at the end of an exciting sentence?
An exclamation point (!)
Fix the verb tense.
I went to the store and grabbing the items on my grocery list.
I went to the store and grabbed the items on my grocery list.
Identify the type of figurative language in the next sentence.
Donald was a lighting bolt on the racetrack, passing by the other drivers quickly.
Metaphor
Which part of speech describes a verb, adjective, or complete sentence?
An adverb.
Which word is correct?
The recipe asked for 2 cups of flour.
The recipe asked for 2 cups of flower.
The recipe asked for 2 cups of flour.
Finish the sentence:
I went to the arcade all by _______.
Myself
Fix the punctuation:
Where did Malcolm go.
Where did Malcolm go?
What type of figurative language is it when a nonliving object is given human characteristics?
Personification
What is a noun that is an idea, quality, or feeling?
An abstract noun
What is a story that tells a sequence of events called?
A narrative.
Combine these sentences using a conjunction.
I like vegetables. I don't like celery.
I like vegetables, but I don't like celery.
What is wrong with these sentences?
they went to the store. even though it's january, becca decided not to wear a jacket.
The sentences aren't capitalized.
What type of figurative language is this?
Boom!
Onomatopoeia
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
I ran through the lush jungle, hunting for a sign of civilization.
lush
What is the lesson an author is trying to convey through their story?
The central message.
Which sentence is correct?
1. I went to their party yesterday.
2. I went to they're party yesterday.
3. I went to there party yesterday.
1. I went to their party yesterday.
How many errors can you spot in the following passage?
jason sat up in his bedd. He felt startled and scared He doesnt remember his dream, but he knows he had a nightmare.
There are 4 errors!
jason -> Jason
bedd -> bed
scared -> scared.
doesnt -> doesn't
What is the literal meaning of this figurative language?
Lightning embraced a tree, wrapping it in fire and smoke
Lighting struck a tree and caused it to catch fire.
What is the adverb featured in this sentence?:
"The quarterback always throws the ball in a perfect spiral."
Always!
What is a word that uses an apostrophe to combine two words.
A contraction.
I went to the store. I went to the park after.
I went to the store, then I went to the park after.