Grammar
Name an example of a noun
any correct response
Always begin a sentence with what?
A capital letter
Boom, buzz, bark, splash are examples of?
onomatopoeia
What is Mrs. Hayes favorite food?
Haitian Food, Lasagna, fish/seafood, chicken wings
What is a synonym?
A word that has similar meaning of another word, a word that means the same as another word
Name 5 types of punctuations.
period, commas, question mark, exclamation point, semicolon, colon, quotation marks, apostrophe, dash, slash, hyphen, ellipsis, parentheses, brackets
What does it mean to summarize?
To tell the main idea and important details of a story/event
How many children does Mrs. Hayes have and what are their names?
2, Mikayla & Melanie
He, she, it, they, we, you are examples of what?
pronouns
What does compare/contrast mean? Give an example of something you compared/contrast in your writing?
Write about similarities and differences between 2 or more topics.
What is chronological order in reading?
the author uses sequence of events or order of events to tell readers about events or content
What is the capital of Washington?
Olympia
What is an adverb?
Adverb modifies a verb (can also modify adjectives, adverbs and most ends in -ly)
What are the four author's purposes when writing?
To inform, to persuade, to entertain, to explain
What is inference? Give an example.
the conclusion reached based on basis of evidence and reasoning
How many continents are there in the world and name them?
7: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, Australia
Name 5 out of the 8 parts of speech
nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, interjections, conjunctions
What are the 5 steps in the writing process and explain each one?
Pre-write, rough draft, revise, edit, publish
What does it mean to monitor and clarify?
monitor is when you pay attention to see do you understand what you're reading, clarifying is when you ask questions to make sure the meanings are clear when you read
What is the value of r? 4r−3=3(3r+4)
r is -3