Grammar
What is the complete subject of this sentence?
The group of girls played together at recess.
The group of girls
Fact or opinion: Asparagus is the most delicious vegetable ever.
Opinion
What is a verb?
Give 2 examples of a verb
A verb is an action
run, skip, walk, jump, dance...
What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
It explains what your paragraph will be about so your readers get an idea of what they're about to read.
what is the meaning of the word reveal as used in the following sentence?
The magician revealed the rabbit inside his hat to the audience.
Showed the rabbit to the audience
Where is the conjunction in this sentence?
Billy like to play in the park, but he is not always able to go.
The boy runs as fast as a cheetah. What type of nonliteral language is in this sentence?
a simile (compare 2 things using the words, like or as)
he, she, they, us, we, it, I are all examples of what part of speech?
pronoun
What type of writing tells how the writer feels about something?
Please make the following noun into a plural possessive nouns.
The backpacks belonging to the boys.
boys' backpacks
Label each verb as past, present, and future
I will dance on stage this Saturday.
I danced on stage this Saturday.
I am dancing on stage and it is Saturday.
future
past
present
What is the effect in the sentence?
The girl opens her umbrella because it starts to rain.
The girl opens her umbrella.
Adding the prefix -un in unavailable makes the meaning of the word what?
not available
What is the purpose of a conclusion sentence in an paragraph?
To restate the topic sentence and let your readers know you are done writing.
When you are comparing 2 things, are you telling how they are similar or different?
similar
How do you write the pencil that belongs to the boy as a singular possessive noun?
When I go back to the story to underline the proof of my answer to a question, I am finding my...
Text evidence
What is the abstract noun in the sentence?
The firemen showed a lot of bravery when they were fighting the fire.
bravery
What do we always do to the first line of a paragraph?
Indent it
What do we call it when we put the story or events in order? You can use words like first, next, then, finally.
sequence
Please make change the following words from singular nouns to plural nouns:
deer
bird
deer
birds
The central message of this paragraph?
Sadie was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
to be honest even though you might get in trouble
What is the adverb in this sentence?
The kids run quickly across the playground.
quickly
These are called " "
What do we use them for?
quotation marks
We use them when a character is speaking/to show dialogue
What type of nonliteral language is in the following sentence?
It is raining cats and dogs.
metaphor