Which of the following is a noun?
A. German Shepard
B. dancing
C. quickly
D. beautiful
A. German Shepard
100
Read the sentence below.
The elephants and their babies play in the mud.
What is the subject of the sentence?
The elephants and their babies.
100
Why wasn't Cardigan Jones not guilty for stealing the apple pie?
Because his antlers accidentally knocked over the pie. He didn't actually take it.
100
What is the definition of "compare?"
To find similarities.
100
Which of the following is a linking verb?
A. dance
B. talk
C. is
D. remember
C. remember
200
What is the plural noun form of the word "cherry?"
cherries
200
Read the group of words below.
The black cat. Crossed the street.
The group of words above is a:
A. fragment
B: complete sentence
C: run-on
A. fragment
200
Roberto Clemente was a basketball player.
(true or false)
FALSE
200
What is the plot of the story?
The order of events, including a problem the character faces and how the problem is solved.
200
Read the sentence below.
There's a gigantic dinosaur under the desk!
What kind of sentence is this?
Exclamatory
300
What is the plural form of the noun, "boss?"
bosses
300
Read the sentence below.
The dog chased its tail for hours and hours.
What is the predicate?
chased its tail for hours and hours.
300
Why did Max start collecting words?
Because his brothers Ben and Karl wouldn't give him any of their collections, so he decided to start his own.
300
To identify cause and effect in a story, what are some clue words you can look for?
so, as a result, because of
300
Read the sentence below.
Wash the dishes and then do your homework.
What kind of sentence is above?
Imperative
400
Proper nouns use lower case letters.
(true or false)
FALSE
400
What is the predicate of the sentence?
What the subject is or is doing.
400
Name three things (IN ORDER) that happened in Max's Words when he started collecting words.
(answers may vary)
-He cut them from newspapers and magazines
-He put them into piles and categories.
-He made thoughts
-He made a story
-His brothers joined him in writing a story.
400
When we make an inference, we connect what we read to what we already ( ).
know!
400
Read the following sentence.
The penguins is swimming to catch fish.
How do you correctly rewrite the sentence?
Change "is" to "are": The penguins are swimming to catch fish.