Suffixes
-ed
Is the statement a sentence, fragment, or run-on?
Jumped on the bed.
fragment
Fix the fragment below:
The seven flowers
Answers may vary must included a verb
A letter to the president of a company demanding that the company changes its product testing policies.
Persuade
Setting refers to what
Time and Place
-ful
full of
Is the statement a sentence, fragment, or run-on?
The crazy horse.
Fix the fragment below:
Threw the ball to their teammates.
Answers may vary, but it must include a subject
A movie script about a dystopian society and the uprising of the people.
Entertainment
To surprise her mother on her birthday, Samantha got up early and make coffee. First, she filled the pot with water. Then she cleaned and replaced the filter. Next, she got fresh coffee, measured just the right amount, and poured it into the filter. Finally, she pressed the "on" button and within seconds, the aroma of the fresh-brewed coffee filled the house. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .
Sequence
-s, es, -ies
more than one
Is the statement a sentence, fragment, or run-on?
The eight students missed the bus on Tuesday.
Sentence
Fix the run-on:
The planets orbit the sun the sun is hot.
The planets orbit the sun. The sun is hot.
The planets orbit the sun, and the sun is hot.
The planets orbit the sun; the sun is hot.
A textbook explaining the mathematical steps to solve an equation.
Inform
Willow Creek is very different from New York City. There are no tall skyscrapers in Willow Creek. All you can see are fields and sky. Instead of taxicab horns and fire truck sirens, it is so quiet at night that you can hear the crickets chirping. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .
Compare and Contrast
-y
characterized by
Is the statement a sentence, fragment, or run-on?
I went to the store I bought milk there.
run-on
Fix the run-on:
Mr. Greene is an 8th grade math teacher he is an awesome teacher.
Mr. Greene is an 8th grade math teacher. He is an awesome teacher.
Mr. Greene is an 8th grade math teacher; he is an awesome teacher.
Mr. Greene is an 8th grade math teacher, and he is an awesome teacher.
An article written to convince the reader that hybrid cars are more efficient than gas powered cars.
Persuade
Joey lost his science book. He knew he would be in big trouble if he was unable to study for the final. What should he do? He thought for a few worried moments, and then decided to retrace his steps. He remembered putting the book in his backpack that morning. He had taken it out at school when his friend Kim asked to look something up. Now he remembered - Kim still had his book! The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .
Problem and Solution
-ing
verb form/present participle
Is the statement a sentence, fragment, or run-on?
The little boy ran down the hallway and he tripped and fell.
run-on
Comma + FANBOYS
What are three ways to fix a run-on?
Period, semi-colon, and COMMA +FANBOYS
A song that has been played on the radio and used for soundtracks for the past thirty years.
Entertain
Every spring, shortly after the tulips bloom, farmers in Holland go through the tulip fields and cut the blooms off the tulips. This seems strange, because it leaves a field full of green stems. However, it makes the colorful tulip blooms grow back even bigger and stronger later that spring. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .
Cause and Effect