Capitalization and Punctuation
Quotation marks or Italics
Newspaper title
italics
Name a subject pronoun and an object pronoun that could replace the the feminine name Rachel, in a sentence
subject: she
object: her
Name 3 types of adjectives
descriptive, demonstrative, interrogative, indefinite
The fox slyly strutted across the meadow.
The fox was cunning and stealthy.
strutted: past tenses action verb
was: past tense linking verb
a nouns is....
name a noun
name a proper noun
a person, place, or thing
this type of punctuation is used to separate clauses in a compound sentence or to separate items in a series when the items themselves contain commas
semicolon
Is this bolded pronoun used as a subject, subject complement, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition?
The student who scored highest on the exam was she.
subject complement
subject pronoun that follows a linking verb
complete the sentence with the correct adjective
Our team scored (fewer less) points than the opponent in the first half.
fewer
use few, fewer, fewest, and many with count nouns
use little, less, least, and many with noncount nouns
Identify the verb and tell me if it is transitive or intransitive
I saw an oriole fly by while hiking at Neversink.
Saw
Transitive
is the possessive noun plural or singular?
plural possesive
look at context and apostrophe placement
This type of punctuation comes before a list
colon
Is this bolded pronoun used as a subject, subject complement, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition?
I handed my cousin and him a cup of water as he raced by during the 5k.
indirect object
handed what (water-direct object) to whom (him-indirect object)
What type of Adjective is bolded in the sentence?
Indefinite, interrogative, demonstrative
Those cookies are my favorite because I love chocolate and peanut butter.
Demonstrative
Identify the verb and tell me if it is transitive or intransitive
The rain poured down for the last two days of our trip.
poured
intransitive
Name the appositive in this sentence.
The cell, the smallest unit of life, is a basic area of scientific research.
the smallest unit of life
Identify the word or words that need Italics or Quotation marks. Which do they need?
Starry Night is one of my favorite paintings.
Starry Night Italics (artwork)
Is this bolded pronoun used as a subject, subject complement, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition?
"All of it," she sobbed, 'All of it I I did for you!"
object of a preposition
part of a prepositional phrase
follows a verb
tell me the comparative and superlative of the following adjectives
smart
dedicated
smart, smarter, smartest
dedicated, more dedicated, most dedicated
Identify the verb and tell me if it is transitive or intransitive
I could see across the lake with my binoculars.
could see
intransitive
Opal's and Molly's favorite past times include sleeping on the couch and plotting world domination. Does this sentence show joint or separate possession?
separate possession
Identify the word or words that need Italics or Quotation marks. Which do they need?
Capturing the Moment is the second story in Gary Soto's book The Facts of Life.
"Capturing the Monent"
The Facts of Life
Choose the the verb that agrees with the pronoun.
Each (were was) assigned to a different team for volleyball.
was
each always takes a singular verb
Choose the correct adjective for each sentence.
There is (little few) opportunity to advance in this career.
Two days each year have nighttime hours equal to daytime hours; (that those) days are called equinoxes.
little
those
Choose the correct verb
Don't (lie lay) down on the wet grass.
lie
In the following sentence identify how each noun is used. France gave the United States the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of freedom.
you must name all 3 correctly for the points.
United States: IO
Statue: DO
symbol: app