Writing
Grammar
Definition (Vocab)
Sentences (Vocab)
Nathan
100

What is the topic sentence?   

Dogs are amazing. Dogs can be service dogs.  Dogs can be emotional support dogs.  Dogs Can be your best friend.  There are so many ways Dogs can be amazing.

Dogs are amazing.

100

Name the complete predicate of this sentence:

Nathan and Ruby like to take long runs through the hills.

Like to take long runs through the hills.

100

What word means spotlessly clean?

immaculate

100

Ruby balanced Nathan and Alex on her nose while dancing tap on a piano.  

Um...that's _____________________________.

preposterous

100

Nathan's first pet was named:

Ruby

200

What three things will be paragraphs in this paper?

Do you like to eat unusual foods?  There are many exotic strange fruits that are edible.  The dragon fruit is a sweet treat, Jackfruit stinks but is delicious, and star fruit is an unusually shaped but tasty bite.  These are just a few of the amazing fun fruits you can find if you look.

dragon fruit, jackfruit, and star fruit.

200

Name all the Verbs in this sentence:

Ruby chased squirrels when she dreams.

chased, dreams

200

What word means joyful, silly conversation?

Banter

200

I was ___________ all of my options for my future, there was so much to think about.

contemplating

200

Nathan used to play this sport most every day at recess when he was in 2nd/3rd grade.

football 

300

What do you call the starter sentence of a paragraph that is meant to draw the readers in?

a hook

300

Which words are conjunctions:


Leslie and Rob like to fish but the prefer dancing.

and, but

300

What word means angry, hostile?

Belligerent

300

The commercials with all the ___________ puppies and kittens breaks my heart.  They are homeless, and hurt, and sometimes so skinny.  We need to help them.

hapless

300

What animal was his favorite stuffy when he was in elementary school?

Cat (Tiger) 

Either is correct.

400

What type of sentence ends a paragraph to let you know you're finished with the paragraph?

A conclusion sentence.

400

in, on, through, under

are all what type of word?

Prepositions

400

What word means to turn away from?

Veer

400

I needed to ____________ the plans a little to make them fit into our schedule.  It was ok to change them a bit.

alter

400

What competition did Nathan come in 3rd place in in 6th grade beating his 8th grade brother?  (Hint Henry Stoll is also good at this skill.)

Geography Bee

500

What is it called when you steal words from the internet directly?

Plagerism

500

I read Anne of Green Gables yesterday.

what part of speech is yesterday?

Adverb.  It describes WHEN the verb happened.

500

What word means shocked, horrified, dismayed?

appalled

500

The basement was so moldy, wet, and _________ we needed to get back upstairs.

dank

500

In 2nd Grade Nathan came in first place in what School wide event which sent him on to compete against the upper elementary school kids?

SPELLING BEE