Punctuation and Capitalization
Which word in the sentence below needs to be capitalized?
We went to sally's house after school yesterday.
Sally
Possible answers:
Capital letter
Punctuation
Subject/noun
Predicate/verb
a person, place, or thing
noun
This type of figurative language compares using like or as.
simile
What are the three parts of a narrative?
beginning, middle, end
(introduction, body, conclusion)
What is wrong with the following sentence?
Did you see what I ate for lunch!
The ! should be a ?
What are the two parts of a complete sentence?
subject and predicate
describes a noun
adjective
This type of figurative language compares by saying something is something else.
(ex: Her eyes are the sun.)
metaphor
beginning / introduction
What type of noun is always capitalized?
Proper noun
Is the following sentence complete or incomplete?
Because we wanted pizza and ice cream for dinner.
Incomplete
Next week I will be going to a new school.
future
This type of figurative language says one thing when it means something else.
idiom
What word describes the character's spoken conversation?
dialogue
What type of punctuation follows an interrogative sentence?
Question mark (?)
What is the name for the word that connects two simple sentences? (Creates a compound sentence)
conjunction (FANBOYS)
What is the adverb?
He ran quickly to his mom's car.
quickly
What's the type of figurative language?
My mom's dog is like a fluffy blanket.
simile
What word can we use in place of "said?"
yelled, screamed, yawned, cried, shouted, etc.
What two types of punctuation follow an imperative sentence?
Period or exclamation mark (. or !)
We went to the park and ate sushi.
Simple
What is the prepositional phrase?
We went for a walk by the lake.
by the lake
What's the type of figurative language?
You need to think outside the box.
idiom
Fix the dialogue punctuation.
"I like someone, I groaned."
"I like someone," I groaned.