Vocabulary
Can anyone see anything without the _______?
Light
What is a subject?
The thing that sentence is talking about.
David laid down on his beach towel the sand felt warm he wanted to go in the water.
What is wrong with this sentence?
It is a run-on. We can fix it by adding commas.
David laid down on his beach towel, the sand felt warm. He wanted to go in the water.
What do we live on?
Island
I am cold, does anyone have an extra _______?
Sweater
What is a compound predicate?
It has two or more simple predicates that share the same subject.
Example: Computers change and improve our lives.
Compound predicate: Change and improve
How thankful he was for the trade.
What can we add?
We can add an !!!!
How thankful he was for the trade!
What was David going to do. He shouted at the pelican but the bord swooped away from him.
A instrument that makes a sound and has a neck
Guitar
What is a simple sentence?
Example: I like to run to the beach.
I like to. Run in the park.
What is wrong?
It is a fragment, you can fix it by
I like to run in the park.
What was a word we needed to spell? Starts with a T
Together
A thing to make or build other things
Materials
What are subordinating conjunctions?
After, although, because, before, since, until, when, while
What is wrong?
How beautiful does the ocean look? Fell asleep after a few minutes?
How beautiful does the ocean look? He fell asleep after a few minutes.
What is a homophone?
It is a word that sounds the same as another word or words but has a different meaning and spelling.
Example: bat and bat
one you play baseball with, the other is an animal
The sudden release of strain energy in the Earth's crust
Earthquakes
What is a complex sentence?
It is made up of two related ideas joined by a subordinating conjunction.
Example: After he finishes his run, he puts on a sweat suit.
Is this a run-on or fragment?
What was that flapping sound a large pelican was flying above a palm tree a few feet away.
It is a run-on, and you can fix it by
What was that flapping sound? A large pelican was flying above a palm tree a few feet away.
What is a helping verb?
Is a verb that combines with the main verb in a sentence to convey additional information about the action. Examples am, are, be, been, can, could, did, do