Find the visible x-words.
Deborah Sampson fought in the American Revolution, but her fellow soldiers didn't know she was a woman.
didn't and was
Deborah Sampson fought.
did: Did she fight?
The American Revolution is over.
The American Revolution isn't over.
Most colonists in the northeast were from England.
Were most colonists in the northeast from England?
"Someone can always take your job" (Johnson 107).
Someone could always take your job.
The American colonists were against paying taxes to England.
Zomorod enjoys reading.
does: Does Zomorod enjoy reading?
The U.S. started with 13 colonies.
The U.S. didn't start with 13 colonies.
Richard learned a valuable skill.
Did Richard learn a valuable skill?
"Richard is done with dead-end jobs" (Johnson 107).
Richard was done with dead-end jobs
Perhaps you have heard of the Boston Tea Party, a protest against paying taxes to England.
have
All the people in The Power of Determination persevered.
did: Did all the people in The Power of Determination persevered?
We will write about The Power of Determination.
We won't write about The Power of Determination.
"...it's been three months" (Dumas 302).
Has it been three months? (Dumas 302).
"A guy named Chuck answers" (Dumas 305).
A guy named Chuck answered.
The United States would be different now if England had won the Revolutionary War.
Zomorod's friends help her.
do: Do Zomorod's friends help her?
Zomorod likes the ocean.
Zomorod doesn't like the ocean.
"Two ninety per hour is almost three times what I make babysitting" (Dumas 305).
Is two ninety per hour almost three times what I make babysitting?
"It'll take you about two to three hours total" (Dumas 305).
It would take you about two to three hours total.
Have you ever heard someone say, "I would if I could, but I can't, so I won't?"
have, would, could, can't, won't
Learning to find hidden x-words takes practice.
does: Does learning to find hidden x-words take practice?
We can do it, and we should do it.
We can't do it, and we shouldn't do it.
We can't do it, and we shouldn't do it either.
"I had hoped to work as a" counselor-in-training (Dumas 304).
Had you hoped to work as a counselor-in-training?
"I give it to my dad. He says he can't take it" (Dumas 310).
I gave it to my dad. He said he couldn't take it.