Common Nouns
Define "common noun"
What names a person, place, thing, or idea?
happy/sad
Antonyms
I was going too fast, so I fell off of my bike.
The CAUSE in this sentence is...
What is "I was going too fast"?
I smiled so big because I was thrilled that I got a new bike for my birthday.
The meaning of "thrilled" is...
What is happy?
A story about the history of Coca Cola
What is "to inform"?
The nouns in this sentence are...
The black dog ate his delicious food on the back patio.
What is dog, food, patio?
hungry/starving
Synonyms
The ocean is full of trash, so the sea animals were in danger.
The EFFECT in this sentence is...
It's fun to what the moon go through its phases, or changes, that occur each night.
Meaning of "phases"
What is "changes"?
A story about a princess and a frog
What is "to entertain"?
The common nouns are...
The girls and boys at the school worked together to clean up the playground.
What is girls, boys, school, playground?
tired/exhausted
Synonyms
The speeding woman got pulled over by the police officer and she was angry that she received a ticket.
The CAUSE in this sentence is...
What is "the speeding woman"?
The sudden gust of wind of so strong that it knocked down a tree.
The meaning of gust is...
What is "a sudden strong wind"?
An essay explaining why pizza is a better Italian food than pasta
What is "to persuade"?
Paul and Katelyn walked to the store to buy milk and bread.
The common nouns are...
What is store, milk, bread?
happiness/unhappiness
Antonyms
Jeremy was at the hospital getting a cast on his arm because he was being too reckless on the trampoline.
The EFFECT is...
What is "Jeremy was at the hospital getting a cast"?
I asked my teacher for advice, so she gave me some helpful suggestions to solve my problem.
Advice means...
What is "helpful suggestions"?
I am writing a report on why George Washington was the best president of all time.
What is "to persuade"?
Mr. Lathem sat at the table with his family and enjoyed a delicious dinner of pizza, salad, and soda.
The common nouns are...
What is table, family, dinner, pizza, salad, soda?
Antonyms
Parched means thirsty and famished means starving.
The townspeople all gathered to clean up the destruction left behind by the tornado.
The CAUSE is...
What is "the tornado"?
John was a finicky eater. He wouldn't eat any vegetables and very few types of meat.
Finicky means...
What is "fussing about needs or choices or picky"?
My essay will describe the habitat of polar bears, to include what they eat, where they live, and how they survive.
What is "to inform"?