Capitalization and Punctuation
Correct the capitalization:
After the birthday part, i went to walmart.
After the birthday party, I went to Walmart.
What do we call the problem in a story?
Conflict
Use a FANBOYS word to put these sentences together:
We were out of milk. I went to the store.
Possible answer:
We were out of milk, so I went to the store.
What is the past tense of the verb "like"?
liked
What does -ology mean in a word like "biology"?
-ology means "the study of"
What English pronoun is ALWAYS capitalized?
The pronoun I is always capitalized.
What do we call the most exciting part of the story?
climax
Use a WWW.ASIA.UUBAB word to put these two sentences together.
She woke up with a headache. Sarah told her boss that she would not be coming into work.
Possible answer:
Since she woke up with a headache, Sarah told her boss that she would not be coming into work.
Finish the sentences with past tense verbs:
A few years ago, I ___________ to Europe. (travel)
I _______ on Google maps to find my way around foreign cities. (rely)
A few years ago, I traveled to Europe. (travel)
I relied on Google maps to find my way around foreign cities. (rely)
What does the root "photo" mean?
photo means "light"
Please correct the punctuation and capitalization:
i read the hound of baskerville in october.
I read The Hound of Baskerville in October.
What are text features? Name as many as you can.
Bold, italicized, or highlighted words
pictures
captions
graphs and maps
titles and headings
Put these sentences together using both a FANBOYS and a WWW.ASIA.UUBAB:
The house was a mess. Patty lost her kitten. She still could not find her.
Possible answer:
Because the house was a mess, Patty lost her kitten, but she still could not find her.
Write the past tense for the following verbs:
walk
cry
hop
walked
cried
hopped
What does the word "chronometer" mean?
Chronometer means measure of time because chrono means time and meter means measure.
Please correct the punctuation:
My sister got married to Howard on June 10 2015
My sister got married to Howard on June 10, 2015.
What are the three points of view? What words go with each?
First person: I, we
Second person: you
Third person: he, she, it, they
Name the FANBOYS
For And Nor But
Or Yet So
Write the following verbs in past tense:
hope
plan
chase
try
hope --> hoped
plan --> planned
chase --> chased
try --> tried
What do these roots mean?
bio
therm
graph
bio means life
therm means heat
graph means to write or draw
Please correct the punctuation.
Because he was on the phone he did not hear the doorbell so the UPS driver went to the backdoor.
Because he was on the phone, he did not hear the doorbell, so the UPS driver went to the backdoor.
Draw and label the plot of a story.
1. Exposition
2. Conflict
3. Rising action
4. Crisis
5. Falling action
6. Resolution
Name five WWW.ASIA.UUBAB words.
when where while
as since if although
until unless before
after because
What is the past tense of is and are?
is -->
are -->
is --> was
are --> were
What is a word that has "spec" in it?
What does "spec" mean?
Examples are spectacle or spectator
spec means to look or see