Sentence Structure
Mystery
Author's Purpose
Text Structure
Chew on This
100
What type of sentence is this? He stretched out his arms to the crystalline radiant sky.
What is simple
100
The emotion a text leaves in a reader is known as this.
What is mood
100
The author's writes to teach us about great white sharks.
What is to inform
100
Author states problem and solutions
What is problem/solution
100
This food product was "accidently" turned into a hamburger at a fair in the late 1800s.
What is a meatball?
200
What is the purpose of the dialogue portion of this sentence? "Take your place, young man." said he.
What is imperative.
200
What type of sentence is the following sentence? This man talked with manuel, and money chinked between them.
What is compound
200
An author writes a piece of literature in hopes of convincing his/her audience.
What is to persuade
200
Finding similarities and differences between topics in text
What is compare/contrast
200
This man created the fast food chain, KFC....(but was never a Colonel...)
Who is Harland Sanders.
300
The following sentence is an example of what type of sentence? During his brief interview with Mr. Fogg, Passepartout had been carefully observing him.
What is simple
300
Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence. This man talked with manuel, and money chinked between them.
What is and
300
Author's Purpose of this story. A story written about a young boy who moves to a new school and is bullied, but he gains self-confidence by joining a sports team and learns to stand up for himself.
What is to entertain
300
Text is organized based upon steps in a process.
What is sequence
300
This man was credited with created the first hamburger.
Who is "Hamburger Charlie"
400
During his brief interview with Mr. Fogg, Passepartout had been carefully observing him. What is the purpose of this sentence?
What is declarative
400
Find the adjective in the following sentence. The young boy looked around the room, and he knew he had arrived.
What is young
400
The following is an example of what type of author's purpose? If you smoke, your physical condition will be negatively affected, so it will be very difficult for you to succeed in sports. Also, smoking produces lethal diseases like cancer and reduces the length and quality of your life. Maybe you don’t notice all the physical effects of smoking immediately, but you surely will be sorry one day.
What is to persuade?
400
Explains why reasons happen or explain effects on something
What is cause and effect
400
These restaurant helpers were called ___ ____ for their costumes and "hopped" around from car to car to take and place orders.
What are car hops
500
What is the purpose of the following sentence? "Wow, that's hot!" he announced.
What is exclamatory.
500
The author’s attitude toward a subject is known as this.
What is tone.
500
The follow paragraph is an example of which author's purpose? Butterflies range in size from a tiny 1/8 inch to a huge almost 12 inches. Butterflies can see red, green, and yellow. Some people say that when the black bands on the Woolybear caterpillar are wide, a cold winter is coming.
What is to inform
500
Stories are told in relation to passage of time.
What is Chronological
500
French fries are actually soaked in vats of __________.
What is fat/lard.