Parts of Speech
What type of noun is used when using a specific name or place?
Proper Noun.
Mr. Burant went to west edmonton mall to buy some cinnamon buns and watch the seals.
West Edmonton Mall is a proper noun and should be capitalized.
You are in a group chat and one of your friends begins to call someone else some really mean/inappropriate names. What do you do?
Stand up for your friend/Ask the person bullying to stop.
Tell a trusted adult.
Reach out to the person being bullied and ask if they are OK.
*From Parts of Speech*
Which part of speech is used to describe nouns?
Adjectives.
Name two reasons why paragraph are important.
Helps organize your thoughts.
Allows you to focus on one idea at a time.
Helps your writing flow smoothly.
Fast, slow, big, tall, green, and round are examples of which type of speech?
Adjectives.
The muscular athlete ran quick to the mailbox because it was raining heavily.
Quick is an adjective. Since it is describing a verb it should be quickly which is an adverb.
You receive an email from an unknown email address offering you free pizza for life! All you have to do is click a link. What do you do?
*Face Palm*
Do not click the link. Honestly, do not even open the email.
*From Digital Research*
Being correct or right. Providing sources or evidence.
Starts with an A.
Accuracy.
Therefore, my amazing teacher, Mr. Burant should receive all the snacks in the world, as he is incredibly hard working and kind.
What part of the paragraph is this?
Link/Conclusion.
I would use this type of punctuation to form a contraction or show possession.
Apostrophe.
The students in my class is very friendly.
"Is" is for a singular pronoun and our noun is plural. So we should use "are" instead.
What do "Currency and Recency" mean?
How long ago something happened.
*From Parts of Speech*
These can be used to add extra information to a sentence. This information can be removed from the sentence without having to change it.
Starts with a B.
Brackets.
Mr. Burant is a very hard working teacher and is often hungry.
What part of the paragraph is this?
Evidence.
A word that refers to a group of people, animals, or things as a single unit is a ___________ noun.
Collective Noun
The little girl cried "Give me back my cookie."
There should be a comma after the word "cried" and before the quotations.
Giving facts and research without choosing a side.
Objective or Unbiased
*From Digital Research*
When someone has a reason for choosing a side or convincing you of a point.
Starts with a B.
Biased.
Mr. Burant deserves infinite snacks from his students.
What part of the paragraph is this?
Because, also, therefore, and which are all examples of what part of speech?
Conjunctions.
"Wait for me!" The boy screamed, as his friends ran into the forest.
It should be the boy screamed! Not a capital T as it is not a proper noun or the start of a sentence.
If someone is an expert on a subject and/or you can trust them, they are an ______________.
Authority.
*From the Brain of Mr. Burant*
Define "Prognosticate"
Whoever gets the closest wins the point!
To predict the future.
He must be too busy working and planning his lessons to properly eat.
What part of the paragraph is this?
Explanation.