Grammar
What is a verb? Explain what a verb is AND provide an example of a word that is a verb.
A verb is an action word; examples may very
What is a personal narrative?
A personal narrative is a true story written about you.
A musician is a person who:
a. destroys music
b. plays or creates music
c. is full of music
d. lacks musical talent
b. plays or creates music
What is dialogue?
I enjoy playing music _______.
a. loudier
b. loudly
c. loudish
d. loudively
b. loudly
What is an adjective?
A describing word; used to describe nouns
What type of details deal with your taste, smell, sound, touch, and sight?
Sensory details
If you are skilled in dentistry, or the branch of medicine dealing with teeth, gums, and the mouth, what are you?
a. a dentist
b. an orthodontist
c. a dental surgeon
d. an exodontist
a. a dentist
What is a topic sentence?
A sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph.
Why is it important to provide evidence when you give an answer?
When you provide evidence, you provide facts to strengthen your argument. Evidence makes your argument more trustworthy since you can back up your claim.
What is the subject of the sentence below?
The purple race car drove very fast on the highway.
The purple race car
A personal narrative usually has three things. What are those three things?
Written in 1st person, dialogue, and a beginning, middle, and end.
Complete the sentence:
My sister acted in a disobedient way when she...
Answers may vary. Example:
My sister acted in a disobedient way when she did not listen to my mother.
What do we need to include A LOT of when we are writing?
DETAILS!
Write the correct form of the adjective in the blank.
The apple slices on your plate are cut in (thin) slices than the apple slices on my plate.
thinner
What is wrong with the sentence below? HINT: There are TWO things wrong.
Ms. Bloom and her sister, madison, went trick or treating together last night
Capitalize Madison
Add punctuation, a period at the end!
Ms. Bloom and her sister, Madison, went trick or treating together last night.
What pronouns would you use when writing in 1st person?
I, me, my, and mine
When adding the suffix -ive to the verb attract, you create attractive. What does the word attractive mean?
You are pleasing or appealing to look at. The suffix -ive means "doing" or "being". So, you are being attractive, or being pleasing to look at.
In the paragraph below, what is the topic sentence?
Fall is the best time of the year! Ms. Bloom goes to the pumpkin patch, the cider mill, and haunted houses. She loves to eat donuts and drink warm cider. If she's lucky, she gets to go up north and see all the beautiful leave colors! She can't wait for fall to arrive every year!
Fall is the best time of the year!
How many pets does Ms. Bloom have?
3! 2 cats and a dog
Which verb is written in the PAST tense?
a. eat
b. played
c. sleeping
d. yells
b. played
We studied cause and effect while talking about personal narratives. Give me and example of a cause and its effect.
Answers will vary. Example: I watered my flowers in my garden and then they grew!
Watering your flowers was the cause and them growing was the effect.
Which of the following words fits in the sentence below?
We had to be mindful of every step we took on the___ sidewalk.
a. safe
b. slippery
c. secure
d. stiff
b. slippery
What is the concluding sentence in the paragraph?
Fall is the best time of the year! Ms. Bloom goes to the pumpkin patch, the cider mill, and haunted houses. She loves to eat donuts and drink warm cider. If she's lucky, she gets to go up north and see all the beautiful leaves colors! She can't wait for fall to arrive every year!
She can't wait for fall to arrive every year!
DAILY DOUBLE (if answered correct, get double points)
Which of the following words has the prefix un-, meaning "not", as in the word unclear?
a. unclean
b. understand
c. uncle
d. under
a. unclean