The main word or word group in the complete subject that tells whom or what the sentence is about.
What is simple subject?
100
Words that have the opposite meanings. Example: happy/sad
What are antonyms?
100
Paragraph used to inform or explain. List facts or explain a process.
What is it's purpose?
What is expository; to inform?
100
What needs to be corrected? If nothing needs to be corrected, say correct. Ms. Outlaw do you know what our homework is?
What is Ms. Outlaw, do you know what our homework is?
200
The word the pronoun replaces is...
What is antecedent?
200
What is this an example of? The tall, green house on the corner.
What is sentence fragment?
200
A book that contains lists of synonyms for words in the English language.
What is thesaurus?
200
A group of related sentences.
What is a paragraph?
200
Correctly fix the following sentence: elizabeth said we need to buy some more shampoo.
What is Elizabeth said, "We need to buy some more shampoo."
300
What part of speech describes a noun or pronoun?
What is adjective?
300
What kind of sentence is this? If you work hard, you can achieve your goals.
What is a complex sentence.
300
Using what you KNOW from your experience and what you have read in a story to make decisions that are NOT directly stated in the story.
What is an inference?
300
The concluding (last) sentence ties together the information in your supporting sentences and reminds your reader of the importance of your main idea.
What is clincher sentence?
300
Correctly fix the following sentence: I finished my dinner brushed my teeth combed my hair and ran out the door.
What is I finished my dinner, brushed my teeth, combed my hair, and ran out the door.
400
A pronoun that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea that is not specifically named.
What is indefinite pronoun?
400
Consists of two or more verbs that are joined by a conjunction and that have the same subject.
What is compound verb?
400
Organizing a paragraph or essay by discussing how two things are alike and then discussing their differences.
What is compare/contrast?
400
Special words that help show how ideas are related. They are connectors that tie an idea, sentence, or paragraph to the next.
What is transition words?
400
Punctuate the following sentence correctly: The park a beautiful place for a party was lit by streetlights and had a bandstand.
What is this called??
What is: The park, a beautiful place for a party, was lit by streetlights and had a bandstand.
Appositive phrase
500
A conjunction that starts off a dependent, or subordinate, clause.
What is subordinate conjunction?
500
What is this an example of? John went to Dairy Queen, and he bought a chicken sandwich, and he ate it, and he threw his paper away, and then he bought ice cream, and then he went home.
What is a stringy sentence?
500
The form of a word after all prefixes and suffixes are removed-- the base form.
What is root word?
500
The reason an author writes a piece of literature.
Example: to inform, entertain, persuade, or describe.
What is author's purpose?
500
Correct the sentence: a poem about a poem is the title of Mary elizabeth's funny poem.
What is "A Poem About a Poem" is the title of Mary Elizabeth's funny poem.