Punctuation
What missing punctuation mark belongs at the end of this sentence:
Where did Tom hide the treasure map
A question mark -
Where did Tom hide the treasure map?
What type of word is shiny in the sentence (adjective, noun, verb, adverb):
The pirate found a shiny coin.
Adjective!
Is this sentence in the past tense or present tense:
The pirate captain climbs up the rope.
Present tense (it's happening now).
What type of sentence gives an order, like:
Clean your muddy paws right now.
A command
Where does the apostrophe go in this sentence to show the collar belongs to Tuffy:
Tuffys collar has a small bell on it.
Between the 'y' and the 's' (Tuffy's):
Tuffy's collar has a small bell on it.
Find the adverb in this sentence:
Tuffy crept quietly through the garden grass.
quietly
Change this sentence to the first person (like a diary entry):
Tom sailed away.
I sailed away.
True or False, the sentence below is a question:
What a beautiful ship this is!
False! It is an exclamation.
Which three words need capital letters in this sentence:
last friday, tom found a golden coin.
Last (start of a sentence), Friday (calendar day), Tom (name):
Last Friday, Tom found a golden coin.
Make the word "box" into a plural (more than one).
boxes
Change this sentence from past tense to present tense to show it's happening now:
Tuffy brought a dead bird inside.
Tuffy brings a dead bird inside. OR, Tuffy is bringing a dead bird inside.
Turn this statement into a question:
Tuffy likes to chase mice.
Does Tuffy like to chase mice?
Where do the two speech marks (inverted commas, 66 99) go when Ellie speaks:
Look at my fluffy cat shouted Ellie.
"Look at my fluffy cat", shouted Ellie.
Join these two sentences using the coordinating conjunction but:
The crew looked everywhere. They could not find the island.
The crew looked everywhere but they could not find the island.
Is this sentence past tense or present tense:
Ellie was crying over her pet.
Past tense (it already happened).
Make up a cat command that Dad might shout to Tuffy using the verb "get".
Accept any clear command starting with get:
e.g., Get off the sofa! or Get out of the kitchen!
Fix the two words that accidentally have capital letters in this sentence:
The parrot Flew onto the wooden Ship.
The parrot flew onto the wooden ship.
Change the word glass into a plural. Is the suffix you added s or es?
glasses
Spot the mistake in this sentence and fix it:
The pirates is digging for treasure.
2 options -
1. Change "is" to are: The pirates are digging for treasure.
OR.
2. Change "pirates" to pirate: The pirate is digging for treasure.
Why is "Are you a killer cat?" a question and not a statement?
Because it asks something that needs an answer and starts with a question word/verb (and ends with a question mark!).