Sentence Structure
This is the name of a person, place, or thing.
What is a noun.
In “Leo jumps over the puddle,” the verb jumps is in this tense.
What is present tense.
In "Life" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, what does she say life is?
Whit is a verb
This is the sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph.
What is "topic sentence" or "thesis statement".
In what state does Ms. Jean live?
What is Wisconsin.
What two parts must every sentence have?
What is a subject and a predicate.
Change “They play soccer” to past tense.
What is "They played soccer."
How does Charlotte Perkins Gilman want us to live life?
What is fully, bravely, with purpose, and with joy.
These sentences explain the paragraph’s main idea.
What are supporting sentences.
What kind of pet does Ms. Jean have?
What is a dog.
"Because the rain poured down" is what kind of clause?
What is a dependent clause.
In “We will visit the museum tomorrow,” the verb phrase is in this tense.
What is future tense.
How long was the Selfish Giant away from his garden?
What is 7 years.
Paragraphs should be focused on this.
What is one main idea or topic.
What is Ms. Jean's pet's name?
What is Sasha.
In “The rabbit sprinted across the yard,” this vivid verb means “ran quickly.”
What is sprinted.
Complete the sentence with the correct past-tense form: “Yesterday, Nina ___ her homework.”
What is finished.
What did the sign say that the Selfish Giant put up after he built the wall?
What is "Trespassers will be prosecuted".
What are the names of words we use to connect our ideas in a sentence to help it flow smoothly?
What are transition words and conjunctions.
What is Ms. Jean's favorite sport?
What is volleyball.
“I wanted to ride my bike, but it started raining” is what type of sentence?
What is a compound sentence.
Change this sentence from past to future tense "Yesterday, we went to the museum to see the dinosaur exhibit."
What is "Tomorrow, we will go to the museum to see the dinosaur exhibit."
What season finally returns to the Giant’s garden after he welcomes the children back?
What is spring.
This sentence often wraps up the paragraph by restating its main point in a different way or leaving the reader with a final thought.
What is a concluding sentence.
What is Rick and Jean's favorite activity to do together?
What is boating.