Possessive or Plural?
Your ________ are both so good at soccer.
a) brothers
b) brother's
Your brothers are both so good at soccer.
Your kitten is adorable. What's _____ name?
a) its
b) it's
a)
Your kitten is adorable. What's its name?
_____ new house is across the street from a park.
a) they're
b) their
c) there
b) Their
Their new house is across the street from a park.
When a character in the story is narrating.
1st person point of view. The character is telling the events from their perspective. The reader sees the story from the point of view of the character who is narrating.
*Pronouns: I, me, my, we, us
Don't leave your instrument in _____ car.
a) dads
b) dad's
Don't leave your instrument in dad's car.
_____ a very cold January this year.
a) its
b) it's
b)
It's a very cold January this year.
We went to the beach and stayed _____ for two weeks.
a) they're
b) their
c) there
c) there
We went to the beach and stayed there for two weeks.
When the narrator is not in the story.
3rd person point of view.
*The narrator is outside of the story and talks about the characters by name or as "he/she/they" and "him/her/them.
The _____ nails need to be trimmed.
a) dogs
b) dog's
The dog's nails need to be trimmed.
The bear and _____ cubs were nearby.
a) its
b) it's
a)
The bear and its cubs were nearby.
It's time for the class to pack up _____ things.
a) they're
b) their
c) there
b) their
It's time for the class to pack up their things.
From which point of view is this story being told:
a) 1st person b) 2nd person c) 3rd person
When the bell rings after 4th period, you start to get excited. You know you still have a few more periods before it's the weekend, but you don't care because it's time for lunch!
b) 2nd person
When the bell rings after 4th period, you start to get excited.
*The writer is talking directly to you, the reader!
_____ homework is to study for an ELA quiz.
a) Thursdays
b) Thursday's
c) Thursdays'
Thursday's homework is to study for an ELA quiz.
I lost my chromebook and _____ charger last week.
a) its
b) it's
a)
I lost my chromebook and its charger last week.
I don't think _____ ready to leave yet.
a) they're
b) their
c) there
a) they're
I don't think they're ready to leave yet.
From which point of view is this story being told:
a) 1st person b) 2nd person c)3rd person
It wasn't a surprise when the phone rang. Everyone has been talking about how much snow we were going to get all week. "No school!" my mom shouted after she hung up the phone.
a) 1st person
"No school!" my mom shouted after she hung up the phone.
*A person in the story is narrating.
The _____ report cards are being sent home next week.
a) students
b) student's
c) students'
The students' report cards are being sent home next week.
He thinks _____ his grandmother's birthday, but _____ tomorrow.
a) its/its c) its/it's
b) it's/it's d) it's/its
b)
He thinks it's his grandmother's birthday, but it's tomorrow.
_____ going to the basketball game with _____ friends and family.
a) their/their b) they're/they're
c) they're/their d) their/they're
c) they're/their
They're going to the basketball game with their friends and family.
What is the difference between a 3rd person omniscient narrator and a 3rd person limited narrator?
3rd person narrator is outside of the story looking in.
*omniscient - The narrator is ALL KNOWING. Knows the deep thoughts and feelings of all of the characters.
*limited - The narrator knows a lot about one character