Answers may vary...An action, what someone is, etc...
100
What is another word for Mel-Con?
A paragraph
100
What are the two types of verbs in a verb phrase?
helping verb, main verb
100
What is the punctuation mark used in a contraction?
an apostrophe
200
Pick the nouns out of the sentence:
Jim and Trina went to the store.
Jim, Trina, store
200
Pick the action verb out of the sentence.
The football team won the game on Monday night.
won
200
What does the M, E, L, and C in Mel-Con stand for?
Main Idea, Evidence, Link, Conclusion
200
Pick the verb phrase out of the following sentence.
The dancers are trying to win the competition.
are trying
200
Turn the following into contractions (must have them all correct with accurate spelling)!
cannot
he would
we have
can't
he'd
we've
300
Pick the nouns out of the sentence. Label them common (C) or proper (P).
On Thursday, the boy got a new dog.
Thursday - P
boy - C
dog -C
300
Pick the action verb out of the sentence.
Kevin and Brenda called each other on the phone last night.
called
300
What do you do in the very beginning of a Mel-Con paragraph?
Indent!
300
Pick the verb phrase out of the following sentence. Label each verb helping or main.
Tanya and Abe from my neighborhood were telling me about the local haunt house.
were - helping
telling - main
300
Turn the following into contractions (must have them all correct with accurate spelling)!
would not
they are
I will
wouldn't
they're
I'll
400
Pick the nouns out of the sentence. Label them common (C) or proper (P).
The students at Foreman are going on a trip to the Holocaust Museum.
students - C
Foreman - P
trip - C
Holocaust Museum - P
400
What is a linking verb?
Answers may vary...a linking verb shows who or what someone is...it links the subject with the rest of the sentence.
400
What comes before each piece of evidence?
Transition
400
Pick the verb phrase out of the following sentence. Label each verb helping or main.
On Saturday, he will buy food for the party.
will- helping
buy- main
400
Turn the following into contractions (must have them all correct with accurate spelling)!
you have
he is
should not
you've
he's
shouldn't
500
Pick the nouns out of the sentence. Label them common (C) or proper (P).
"When does school end in June?" asked Vanessa.
school - C
June - P
Vanessa - P
500
Pick out the linking verb in the following sentence.
Due to their awesome report cards, John and his sister are happy.
are
500
How many sentences are there in a Mel-Con??
**Minimum amount
11
500
Pick the verb phrase out of the following sentence. Label each verb helping or main.
Jeremy should have told me about the construction on Belmont.
should - helping
have - helping
told - main
500
Turn the following into contractions (must have them all correct with accurate spelling)!
will not
does not
have not