Synonyms, Antonyms & Psuedonyms
Job, task, assignment, etc.
What is missing?
I have not studied the spelling list, but I am doing my best
A full stop (aka period).
A sentence must begin with this...
A capital letter
What is wrong with this sentence?
James go to the shop earlier.
Incorrect tense. Instead:
James went to the shop earlier.
Aang
Is perspective a synonym, antonym, or psuedonym for viewpoint?
synonym
What is missing?
Mr Salmon is cool calm and collected.
At least one comma:
Mr Salmon is cool, calm and collected.
OR (using an Oxford comma)
Mr Salmon is cool, calm, and collected.
A sentence must end with this...
A full stop, question mark, or exclamation point.
Why is Mr Salmon tense?
Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia?
Anthony Albanese
What is an antonym for big?
small, tiny, miniscule, etc.
Draw a colon (the punctuation mark) on the board.
:
a) a subject
b) a verb
c) an object
d) a dependent clause
A & B
A sentence must contain at least a subject and a verb.
How many standard tenses are there in English?
12.
Three equal sides of a triangle.
Synonym
Weirdly, inflammable and flammable actually mean the same thing: catches fire easily.
Jack's
Juliet's
Bravil's
James's
Jess'
What can we use to join clauses together to make them into coherent sentences?
Conjunctions:
FANBOYS
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Write a sentence on the board in past tense, present tense, and future tense.
Teacher judgement.
What do you think vibrissae are?
What is a pseudonym?
A fake name, often used to protect real identities, such as Dr Seuss.
Draw an ampersand on the board.
&
An independent clause can stand as a complete sentence on its own:
Mr Salmon is an English teacher.
A dependent clause cannot stand as a complete sentence on its own, and depends on being connected to an independent clause:
Mr Salmon is an English teacher who likes reading.
"He will be going home"
Future continuous.
Recite 𝜋 (pi) to at least 4 decimal places.
3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197...