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Noun Town
Verb is the Word
Agonizing Adjectives
Make Me a Sentence!
Pen Masters
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What is a noun.
A person, place, thing, or idea.
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What is a verb?
It shows action (what the subject is doing) or can link the subject to a word in the predicate.
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What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
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What two things are needed to make a sentence?
A subject and a verb
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What is a thesis statement?
The sentence states everything your essay is going to be about.
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Which type of noun gets capitalized?
Proper Nouns
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Identify the verb. Is it action or linking? She looks cool.
"Looks" is the verb, and it is linking.
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What is the difference between a common and proper adjective?
Proper adjectives are formed from proper nouns and are capitalized.
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What is it called when a sentence is missing a subject, a verb, or both?
Sentence fragment
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What does CUPS and ARMS stand for?
Revising: Add, Remove, Move, Substitute Editing: Capitalization, Understanding, Punctuation, Spelling
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How do you make a singular noun possessive?
Add an apostrophe s ('s)
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What is the verb tense? I am singing a song.
"Am singing" is in the present progressive tense.
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What is the function of a predicate adjective?
It describes the subject of the sentence.
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What error is shown below called? It was sunny outside, I went to the error to get ice cream.
Comma Splice
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What do use use at the beginning of each paragraph and inside each paragraph to show connections between ideas and help you paper to smoothly go from one section to the next?
Transitions
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What is the direct and indirect object in the following sentence? Miss Charsar gave the candy to the students.
Direct Object: candy Indirect Object: students
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Is this sentence correct? Why or why not? I seen a movie this past weekend.
Incorrect. You only use "seen" when the word "have" or "has" comes before it. (The perfect tense)
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How many adjectives are in the following sentence? (Do not include the articles "a," "an," or "the." One chilly, muddy day, the stout boy ran merrily to the swings in his bright, waterproof jacket.
7 one, chilly, muddy, stout, his, bright, waterproof
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What is the error below called, and how is it corrected? It is April and it rains a lot in April but it's okay because I like the rain.
Run-On: Take the "and" and "but" out, put periods in their place, and capitalize the first word in the new sentence.
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What's the difference in the conclusion between a persuasive essay and an informative essay?
The persuasive essay includes a call to action.
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Is the following sentence grammatically correct? Why or why not? Emily and her went to Hogwarts this weekend.
No. You need a subject pronoun. It should be "She and Emily."
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Is the following sentence correct? Why or why not? The toddler lies down on the floor and throws a tantrum.
It is correct. "Lies" means to rest in a flat position.
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What is the predicate adjective in the following sentence? While on the packed dance floor, Patrick Swazey was graceful as he tangoed with his less-than-stellar dance partner.
Graceful because it is describing Patrick Schwazey, the subject of the sentence.
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What is wrong in this sentence, and how can it be corrected? "I went to the zoo the aquarium and butterfly garden!" exclaimed Maria.
There's a list of three things, but no commas are used. You need to insert commas after "zoo" and "aquarium."
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In a text-dependent analysis, what is the most important part of the body paragraph?
The most important part is the "why." It explains why each piece of evidence (which should be a quote) is important to the question.