Grammar
Where does the comma go?
Yes I want to go to the store and buy some candy.
Yes, I want to go to the store and buy some candy.
What is the alliteration in this sentence?
Harry hurried home to watch football on tv.
Harry hurried home
The word regain contains a prefix.
What does the prefix mean?
Re-
Means again.
Correct the sentence.
We read the book Number the Stars.
We read the book Number the Stars.
What is the plot of a story?
The main events of a story
Correct the sentence:
There too tired to accept the dinner invitation.
They're too tired to accept the dinner invitation.
What is the being compared in this simile?
Walking through town, I felt as cold as ice.
Cold and ice
The word artist contains a base word and a suffix. What is the meaning of the word?
One who performs art.
I wrote an article for the classroom newspaper called Ways to Keep a Clean Desk.
I wrote an article for the classroom newspaper called "Ways to Keep a Clean Desk."
What is a theme?
The message the author wants us to know or learn.
What part of the sentence has an error in verb tense?
After Luke arrived at school, he remembered he has promised to let Kelly borrow his notebook.
He has promised
Which one is an example of personification:
a. As fast as lightning
b. Stars winked in the midnight sky
c. Life is a rollercoaster.
Stars winking in the midnight sky.
Root word Chron
time
My favorite Taylor Swift song is Enchanted.
My favorite Taylor Swift song "Enchanted."
What is the main idea or central idea?
It is a brief, overall idea of what the story is about in a sentence.
What word is spelling wrong in this sentence?
We took a brief break to eat our lunches before moving the boxes that were stacked to the sealing.
ceiling
What does this idiom mean?
Don't beat around the bush just spit it out!
Don't avoid what you have to say.
Meaning of the word Transport
To carry across
My favorite holiday movie is Elf.
My favorite holiday movie is Elf.
What is characterization?
It is the process that the author reveals the characters personality traits.
How would you combine these sentences?
The teacher gives homework.
The homework is difficult.
The homework is about science.
The teacher gives difficult homework about science.
What does the adage "if a show fits, wear it" mean?
If something belongs to you then accept it.
Meaning of the word Biography
To write about somebody else's life.
The Little Land is an imaginative short poem.
"The Little Land" is an imaginative short poem.
What is a generalization?
It is taking a few facts and making a broader statement. (stereotype)
example- Dogs are smarter than cats.