Sentences
What type of sentence structure is this?
Jerry and Lizzie skied down the steep hill.
Simple
Which nouns are common?
Starbucks, apple, pencil, Pilot G2
apple, pencil
What should be capitalized?
The english coasts and the spanish beaches are great vacation spots.
What is the subordinate conjunction in this sentence?
When he arrived, Mrs. Smith, the owner of the enormous house, was waiting with the police chief in the library.
Whille
How many days of school are between Thanksgiving and Christmas?
16 days
What sentence structure is this?
The middle school student thought he was very funny, but he earned a detention instead.
Compound
Which of these nouns are proper?
HP Envy, cream, Meadowland Circle, lake
HP Envy, Meadowland Circle
What should be capitalized (or not)?
mount diablo is a Mountain of the diablo range, in contra costa county of the eastern san francisco bay area in northern california.
Mount Diable, Diable Range, Contra Costa County, San Francisco Bay Area, Northern California
not = mountain
What is the subordinate conjunction in this sentence?
Tristan will do some comparison shopping before he buys a new bike again.
What was your favorite animal at the San Diego Zoo?
Answers will vary
What type of sentence is this?
When the wind blows from Canada, we generally get a lot of snow.
Complex
My mother flew to houston on monday.
Houston, Monday
What should be capitalized (or not)?
"the monkey's paw" is a suspenseful Short Story written by w.w. jacobs.
The Monkey's Paw, W.W. Jacobs
not = short story
What is the subordinate conjunction?
After snowing all night, the plows toiled all day to clear the huge drifts of snow.
After
What is your favorite snack?
Answers will vary.
What sentence structure is this?
After watching the news, I felt stressed out, so I listened to some soothing music.
Compound Complex
What are the common nouns in this sentence?
The sirens blared down the street, yet the ninja escaped the scene.
sirens, street, ninja, scene
Give an example of a word when it should be capitalized and when it shouldn't.
Example: Peach Street the street
Answers will vary.
What is the subordinate conjunction in this passage?
Ben is always late for his weekly piano lessons.
No subordinate conjunction
What is a rock called that is not igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary?
It's not a rock ...
To be or not to be, that is the question.
--Hamlet, Shakespeare
Compound Complex
What are the proper AND common nouns in this sentence?
Sarah planned a christmas party at lakeshore park this december.
Proper: Sarah, Christmas, Lakeshore Park, December
Common: party
What acronym helps you to remember what needs to be capitalized?
Explain each letter.
MINTS:
M = months, I= pronoun I, N=names of places, people or things, T= Titles, S= states/beginning of sentence
What's the acronym you can use to remember some subordinate conjunctions?
A WHITE BUS
Finish this sentence ...
A trail bike is best characterized by its _________________.
Student Answer