Types of Topic Sentences
Mary enjoys cooking.
General, Clueing, or Specific?
General
Name the Adverb:
I walked slowly to class.
slowly
Name 2 adjectives:
The green frog hopped off the rotten log.
green, rotten
Who saved Brian from the bear attack?
Skunk or Betty
Name the 2 pronouns:
She went to her grandparents' house for Christmas.
she, her
She likes bananas.
General, Clueing, or Specific?
General
What is the adverb?
Yesterday Leah answered the question quickly.
quickly
Name 2 adjectives:
My sister's blue bike was destroyed when it fell off her red car.
sister's, blue, red
What did he use to make warmer clothes?
hide and skins
Name the conjunction:
I have yet to see my raise I was promised.
yet
Cats are very good pets for several reasons.
General, Clueing, or Specific?
Clueing
What is the adverb?
I came home today from the hospital.
today
Name 2 adjectives:
The chubby, pink pig oinked loudly when it saw the hot, rotten slop in its trough.
chubby, pink, hot, rotten
Why did Brian decide to hunt the moose?
He just happened upon it
Name the Sentence formula:
The principal and the teacher watched and cheered for the home team.
SSVV
We need a blanket, plates, cups, and utensils for the picnic.
General, Clueing, or Specific?
Specific
What is the adverb?
The boy coughed loudly to attract attention.
loudly
Name 2 adjectives:
The cafeteria was serving hot roast beef sandwiches with french fried, glazed carrots and ice cold milk for lunch.
hot, roast, beef, french-fried, glazed, ice, cold
Why did he call the moose a house of meat?
There would be so much food
Name the sentence formula:
When they heard the news, the crowd broke into a loud roar.
I, I
There are many members of our ELA class including Khristina, Ayanna, Cyrus, Justin, Abby, Jason, Justin, Savannah, Leah, Blake and Stanley.
Specific
What is the adverb?
He plays the flute beautifully.
beautifully
Name 2 adjectives:
The long hot summer is going to last for 43 days after the last day of school.
long, hot, 43, last
True or False:
Brian had so much meat he wouldn't have to hunt ever again.
False
Give an example of each of these parts of speech:
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
Noun -
Verb -
Adverb -
Adjective -