Figurative Language
Which figurative language is a word that sounds like the noise being described?
Which word should be capitalized in this sentence?
We are at the game, i was excited to watch them play.
I
What is a verb?
Is this sentence written correctly?
The teachers planned a lesson for us to complete.
Yes
What two things must a sentence have to be complete?
A subject and a verb (action)
Which figurative language uses your 5 senses to help the reader create a mental image?
Imagery
Which word(s) should be capitalized?
Our family wants to visit the grand canyon next summer.
Grand Canyon
(This is a proper noun)
What is the verb in the sentence below?
I slept for 8 hours last night.
Is this sentence written correctly?
The donut with all the sprinkles are my favorite.
No!
Donut is singular--
with all the sprinkles is a prepositional phrase
my is another clue it is singular---we should use is
Is this a fragment?
The television is broken.
No!
The subject is the television
The predicate is --is broken
The bee buzzed in my ear.
Buzzed
Is this sentence correctly capitalized?
When we went to Target, I purchased Legos and snickers bars.
No!
Target and Legos should be capitalized.
Snickers--should be! It is a specific type of chocolate bar.
What are the 3 verb tenses?
The 3 verb tenses are past, present, and future.
Is this sentence written correctly?
The soccer moms cheer loudly on the sidelines.
Yes!
moms is plural--so cheer is the correct word to use
Which sentence is written correctly?
A. I learned how to ride a bike, therefore I get to school quicker.
B. The people sitting in the living room.
A
Which of the 5 sense is being appealed to in the following sentence?
The yellow bird perched on the branch.
Your sense of sight.
What words should be capitalized in the following sentence?
We are visiting florida next year and hope to see mickey mouse and donald duck.
There should be 5 words capitalized:
Florida
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
What tense is the verb below in?
Alyssa will sing for her class tomorrow?
The verb is in future tense.
Is this sentence written correctly?
Three dogs is eating the food we left on the counter.
NO!
Three dogs is plural so it should be are
Is the following a sentence or fragment?
Because I love bananas.
Fragment
What is the figurative language where you give nonhuman things human traits?
Personification
Which words here should be capitalized?
our teacher, mrs hickman, was vacationing in maine. she wanted to see acadia national park.
Our
Mrs. Hickman
She
Maine
Acadia National Park
What is the verb? AND What tense is the verb?
The students draws on her paper.
The verb is draws and it is in present tense.
Sam ____ on the track team this year.
is is one example
Is the following a sentence or fragment?
Later, we sang our favorite song.
Complete Sentence