Subject/Predicate
What is the predicate of a sentence?
WHAT is happening in the sentence (the verb)
A comparison that uses like or as.
What is the verb tense of "tricked"
I tricked Ms. Parker into giving me a piece of candy.
past
Is the sentence complete or a fragment?
"When my dad jumped on the trampoline."
fragment
What is the action verb in the sentence below?
"Jenna baked cookies for her class."
baked
What is the subject of a sentence?
WHO the sentence is about (the noun)
Give an example of a metaphor
What is wrong with the verb tense in this sentence?
Yesterday, Mia writes a letter to her grandmother.
The verb is in the present tense, but it should be in the past tense.
A complete sentence has a ________ and __________ and expresses a complete thought.
subject and predicate
What is the adjective in the sentence below?
"We watched a funny movie last night."
funny
What is the complete subject in the sentence below?
The baseball team fought hard to win the championship.
The baseball team
What is a hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration
Tomorrow, we ___________ our science project to the class.
1. present
2. presented
3. will present
4. presenting
will present
What does the fragment below need in order to make it a complete sentence?
"The book on the table."
a predicate
What is the preposition in the sentence below?
"The picture is hanging above my bed."
above
What is the complete predicate in the sentence below?
The girl giggled when she saw a funny meme.
giggled when she saw a funny meme.
Give me an example of an onomatopoeia.
"Pop!" "Bam!" "Screeech!"
She _______ her book last night before she went to sleep. (read)
had read
Is the sentence below complete or a fragment? If it's a fragment, make it complete.
"While the dog barked loudly at the mailman."
fragment
"While the dog barked loudly, ________________"
Give an example of a pronoun.
he, she, they, us, we, his, her, etc
What is the simple subject AND simple predicate in the sentence below?
The curious monkey ate all the bananas in the tree.
monkey & ate
What type of figurative language is shown below?
The wind whispered through the trees.
personification
After we go to Six Flags tomorrow I _______________ three times this year. (gone)
will have gone
Why is the sentence below a fragment?
"After the boy through the ball."
It does not express a complete thought.
Which word is an adverb in the sentence below?
He spoke loudly when giving his presentation.
loudly