Comparative/Superlative
Adjectives/Adverbs
Adjectives/Adverbs
Edu's shoes are _____ (nice) than Benjamin's shoes. Comparative or Superlative? Write the correct form.
What is Comparative (comparing 2 things); nicer
Double Jeopardy
What would your team like to wager?
What type of sentence is the sentence below?
I made chocolate chip cookies over the weekend.
What is declarative
When a writer states his/her opinion on a topic.
What is a claim
Most people think that gorillas are mean, but actually they are shy. It seems that such a huge animal with very large teeth would be aggressive. Hollywood movies help convey this image of the scary, ferocious gorilla. In fact, gorillas only attack if they are provoked.
What is the author's perspective?
a. Gorillas are misunderstood as vicious animals.
b. Gorillas are mean animals.
c. Gorillas don't like other animals.
What is: Gorillas are misunderstood as vicious animals.
My brother is _______ (bad) than me at school.
What is worse
Your new bike is ... (good ) than mine.
What type of sentence is the sentence below?
My mom told me that I needed to come straight home after school.
What is declarative
Double Jeopardy
What would your team like to wager?
There are many types of deadly venom in the animal kingdom, but perhaps no stranger carrier than the platypus. The platypus is one of few venomous mammals. Male platypi carry a venom mixture in their ankles. This venom incapacitates victims with excruciating pain. Stranger still, the platypus is the only mammal that uses electroreception. That means that the platypus uses its bill to sense the electricity produced by the muscular movements of its prey. Electroreception is a sixth sense, different from seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, or feeling. Perhaps most odd, the platypus is the only mammal that lays eggs rather than giving birth to live young. What an odd creature indeed.
What is: The platypus is an odd creature.
What is the comparative of GOOD, SAD?
What are: better and sadder
Write the superlative form of the adjectives
"funny" and "interesting".
What are: funniest and most interesting
What type of sentence is the sentence below?
Today is the first day of spring!
What is exclamatory
All body paragraphs in an argumentative essay MUST HAVE...
What is evidence
My grandma may not look very strong, but with the help of hydraulic power, she can stop a car with her foot. How does hydraulic power work? First, fluid is rapidly released into a chamber through a valve. As the fluid collects, the valve is slammed shut. This causes a pressure spike, but since the chamber is sealed, the pressure has nowhere to go. The hydraulic mechanism channels the pressure and provides great power. And that's how, with the help of hydraulics, my grandma can stop a speeding car with one foot.
What is: How hydraulic power works
Write the comparative forms of the adjectives "beautiful" and "pretty"
What are:
more beautiful; prettier
The crocodile is the __________ (dangerous) animal in the jungle!
What is most dangerous
Provide an example of an interrogative sentence.
What is...
After presenting a counterargument, writers must...
What is refute the argument and write a rebuttal
What do you get when you cross a robot and an astronaut? A Robonaut! Robonauts are robot helpers designed to work side-by-side with astronauts. Work on the first Robonaut began in 1997, and by 2002 Robonaut B was revealed to the public. Robonaut B featured interchangeable lower bodies, like four-wheel mode or hydraulic legs. Yet scientists and engineers continued to improve Robonaut. In February 2010, Robonaut 2 was released to the public. Robonaut 2 moved four times faster than the first Robonaut. An advanced version of Robonaut 2 was finally tested in outer space in 2011. Robonaut 2 functioned exactly as designed.
What is: A Robonaut was invented, which combined a robot and an astronaut, and the invention is improving over time.
Write the comparative form of interesting, good, & happy
What are:
more interesting, better, happier
Stella ran _______ (quickly) than Jack.
What is more quickly
Provide an example of an imperative sentence.
What is....
Every body paragraph must have these four things...(MUST get all 4 to get points)
What is, topic sentence, reasons, evidence, & explanation
Dolphins have suffered from the carelessness of humans. Many dolphins are killed each year in fishing nets. Oil has been spilled into the ocean, polluting the dolphins' environment.
What is the narrator's perspective?
a.The author's favorite animal is a dolphin.
b.The author thinks that humans harm dolphins.
c.The author thinks that dolphins are dangerous.
d.The author thinks that humans are helping dolphins.
What is: The author thinks that humans harm dolphins.