Grammar
Revise and Edit this sentence:
Me and joshua went to san antonio, but we had a lot of fun.
Joshua and I went to San Antonio, and we had a lot of fun.
or
Joshua and I went to San Antonio. We had a lot of fun.
Name 3 pronouns
she, her, him
Give an example of a simile.
I'm as happy as a clam.
Use like or as
Explain first person point of view.
First person POV means that the narrator is in the story. You will read pronouns such as: I, We, Me, Us
The name for a group of people in a play
Cast of characters
First, Next, After, Then, Finally,
Name 3 verbs
jump, play, eat
Give an example of a metaphor.
You are a walking dictionary.
Explain third person POV.
Third person point of view means the narrator is not a character in the story. You will see pronouns such as: they, them, their
Words that tell what the characters should be doing while on stage. These words are usually in (parenthesis).
Stage directions
What does a complete sentence consist of?
Starts with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation.
must have a subject and a predicate.
Name 3 adverbs
quietly, today, inside
ex: when, where or how
What are the three purposes an author writes?
To persuade
To inform
To Entertain
A group of lines in poetry, similar to a paragraph.
Stanza
This gives details about the time and place the story takes place.
Setting
Name 5 conjunctions.
and, but, because, since, or
EX: rewrite
re means to do again.
Give an example of personification
The trees danced in the wind.
Give human characteristics to things that are not human.
A group of words that go from left to right and may or may not have punctuation at the end.
Line
Lines that are spoken between two or more characters
Dialogue
Explain subject verb agreement.
1. If the subject is singular, ADD -s to the verb.
2. If the subject is plural DONT ADD -s to the verb.
3. If the subject is I, or You, DONT ADD -s to the verb.
EX: Gardener
-er means a person who does something
The author's purpose of a newspaper article about the dangers of playing video games all day is ....
to inform
Poetry that does not rhyme.
Free verse
The person who tells the story
Narrator