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Where is the tag in the following sentence?
"I want some Pizza," Jessica said.
Jessica said.
What words do similes use?
like or as
Where is the noun?
The big green ball bounced quickly into the street.
ball
What is a subject?
It tells what or who the sentence is about.
What punctuation does a declarative sentence use?
a. period
b. exclamation point
c. question mark
A. period
example: I went to the park.
Where do the quotation marks go?
Where could that dog be? inquired Kaylan.
"Where could that dog be?" inquired Kaylan.
What is the purpose of a simile or metaphor?
It is figurative language used to compare two things.
Where are the adjectives?
The big green ball bounced quickly into the street.
big, green
What is the subject?
The tall tree with many branches fell right onto the road.
The tall tree with many branches
What kind of punctuation is used in an interrogative sentence?
a. period
b. exclamation point
c. question mark
C. Question Mark
Example: Did you go to the park today?
What is missing?
"I don't want to go yelled George
"I don't want to go!" yelled George.
Simile or Metaphor?
He was a cheetah in that race!
Metaphor
What is the adverb?
The big green ball bounced quickly into the street.
quickly
What is a predicate?
It tells us what the subject is doing.
What type of punctuation does an exclamatory sentence use?
a. period
b. exclamation point
c. question mark
B. exclamation point
Example: I cannot wait to go to the park today!
What usually separates what is said from who says it?
A comma
Simile or Metaphor?
Cheyenne was a dainty little girl, but she could eat like a horse at the dinner table.
Simile
What is the prepositional phrase?
The big green ball bounced quickly into the street.
into the street
What is the predicate?
The tall tree with many branches fell right onto the road.
fell right onto the road.
Which is an imperative sentence?
A. You must do your chores before going to the park.
B. I hope you enjoy your day!
(imperative is a command)
Why do we use quotation marks?
To show what a person is saying.
What is being compared?
My classroom was heaven today because everyone listened and tried their hardest!
classroom to heaven
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
Give a stronger adjective for the following sentence:
The big green ball bounced quickly into the street.
Teacher decides...
Little Andy played in the wet sand.
What is the predicate?
played in the wet sand
What type of sentence is this:
Why are you smelling your desk?
A. declarative
B. imperative
C. interrogative
D. Exclamatory
C because it is a question.