Authors
"After Twenty Years"
O. Henry
Who lived alone on an island?
Robinson Crusoe
What did Katrin want for her graduation?
a pink dresser set
Find the compliment:
Sara lost her shoe yesterday.
shoe
makes a statement
declarative
"A Time to Talk"
Robert Frost
Who discovered the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco de Balboa
In what season did the Pilgrims land?
winter
Find the subject:
Stop blowing into your straw!
(you)
asks a question
interrogative
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
Who kept sailing even when his men wanted to turn back?
Christopher Columbus
Where did Crusoe live on the island?
a tent
Find the verb:
You need to make your bed and eat breakfast.
eat and make
shows sudden or strong feeling
exclamatory
Of Plymouth Plantation
William Bradford
Who played tricks on Annabelle in "Alas! Poor Annabelle!"
Caddie
What did Mr. Gilbreth call his new car?
Foolish Carriage
Sentence, Fragment, or run-on?
He failed the test but I didn't
run-on
gives a command or makes a request
imperative
"Discovery of the Pacific Ocean"
Washington Irving
Who explored territory from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean
Louis and Clark
What did the children eat all of in "Keeping House"?
the sugar
Sentence, fragment, or runon?
After he came home from a long night of working at the bank.
fragment
subject of an imperative sentence
(you)