Definition-ish
Daily Double
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Parts of Speech
Identify the nouns and proper nouns in the following sentence.
The amusement park ride at Universal was amazing.
Nouns: Amusement park, ride
Proper Noun: Universal
Daily Double
Choose the best word to complete the sentence.
My cat's ______ (verb) for my affection is clear in the way she swats at my hand.
Disgorge; Amorous; Bearish; Disdain
Disdain (Feeling Contempt)
Identify the subject and complete predicate in the following sentence.
My classmate Tony owns several kachina dolls.
Subject: My classmate Tony
Complete Predicate: owns several kachina dolls
Daily Double
Whose hype song is this?
" Drop it Like its Hot" by Snoop
Ms. Leggatt
Adjectives
Three most popular adjectives
A, An, The
Parts of Speech
Daily Double
Identify the verbs and adverbs in the following sentence.
Blance happily submitted her essay on time, leaving her teacher wonderfully pleased.
Verbs: Submitted, leaving
Adverbs: Happily, wonderfully
Adjective: Pleased (describes teacher's state of mind).
Choose the best word to complete the sentence.
The group and I are ________ (verb) with your ideas for the class project.
Fleeting; Subsisting; Concurring; Disdaining
Concurring (In agreement)
Daily Double
Identify whether the sentence is fused or comma splice. Then repair the sentence.
I love to write papers,I would write one everyday if I had the time.
Comma splice
papers, and I
papers; I
Whose hype song is this?
"Apple Bottom Jeans" by Flo Rida feat T-Pain
Ms. Stephanie
Adjectives
Three tells/questions of adjectives
What kind
Which one
How many
Parts of Speech
Identify nouns, proper nouns, adjectives, and pronouns in the following sentence.
The curious cat named Oliver playfully chased its fluffy tail in the sunny garden.
Nouns: Cat, tail, garden
Proper Noun: Oliver
Adjectives: Curious, fluffy, sunny
Pronouns: Its
Daily Double
Choose the best words to complete the sentence.
In a world of instant "likes" and ______(adj) trends, it's easy to underestimate the power of silent _____ (verb).
Incentive/Enlightenment; Enlightenment/Propensity; Fleeting/Disdain; Voracious/Prodigies
Fleeting--Pass swiftly; transitory
Disdain--Contempt
Daily Double
Identify whether the sentence is fused or comma splice. Then repair the sentence.
If Chris hopes to survive in his 8 a.m. English class, he needs to discover caffeine even when he has a test his head hits the desk by 8:05, and snores soon escape his mouth.
Fused sentence
Caffeine.Even
Test, his
Take away the comma after 8:05
Whose hype song is this?
"Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks
Mr. Dalton
Adverbs
Three most popular adverbs
So, Too, Very
Parts of Speech
Identify the verbs, adverbs and adjectives in the following sentence.
The determined athlete had been intensely training for months to achieve her ultimate goal of winning the prestigious gold medal.
Verbs: had been, training, achienve, winning
Adverbs: Intensly, ultimately
Adjectives: determined, prestigious
Choose the best words to complete the sentence.
Surrounded by classmates labeled _______ (noun), I wonder if true ______ (noun) lies in embracing my own path and learning at my own pace.
Erudite/Disdain; Bearish/Incentive; Encyclopedia/Erudition; Prodigies/Enlightenment
Prodigies--People with exceptional talents.
Enlightenment--spiritual insight
Identify the subject and predicate in the following sentence.
Open the door and grab my keys, please.
Subject--You
Predicate or Verb-- Open, grab
Whose hype song is this?
"Yeah" by Usher and Ludacris
Ms. Viggiano
Sentences
Difference between fused sentence and comma splice
Comma splice--uses a comma to connect two complete sentences.
Daily Double
Parts of Speech
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.
The squirrel scurried inside.
No prepositional phrase because it there is no object of the preposition.
Inside is an adverb telling where.
Choose the best words to complete the sentence.
The professor _______ (adv) _________(verb) on the complex theories of quantum physics, making sure to provide clear examples for the students.
Amorously/Sidled; Ardently/Concur; Diligently/Expatiated; Fleeting/Incentive
Diligently--Steady; earnest
Expatiated--To speak or write at length
Identify the subject and predicate in the following sentence.
The party will be held on Friday, and my mom plans to attend.
Subjects--party; my mom
Verbs or predicate--be held; plans, attend
Whose hype song is this?
"Moment 4 Life" by Nicki Minaj
Mrs. Williamson