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What is an abstract noun?

A noun that you do not use any of your 5 senses to experience.  

Example:  freedom, justice

100

Name a type of word that should be capitalized.

Proper Noun

Titles

First word in a sentence

100

What are sequence words?

Words that tell readers WHEN things happen in a story.

Examples:  First, Next, After, Later, Finally

100

What is narrator?

Person telling the story.

100

What is the past tense form of "run"?

ran

200

What is a collective noun?

A noun that is a group.

example:  flock, herd, class

200

Where should there be commas in this sentence?

I like pizza hot dogs and hamburgers.

I like pizza, hot dogs, and hamburgers.

200

What type of writing persuades someone to think like me.

Opinion 

200

What does author's point of view mean?

How the author feels about a topic.

200

What is the contraction for will not?

won't

300
What is an object pronoun and give an example.
A pronoun that receives the action.  It is in the predicate.

Example:  us, them, me, him, her, you

300

Where do I put a comma in an address?

Commas go between the city and state.

Tracy Cone

123 3rd Grade Road

Melbourne, AR 72556

300

Sentences have a subject that tells the reader_____.

who or what performs an action.

300

What does compare and contrast mean?

What is alike between two things and what is different between two things.

300

Comparative and superlative adjectives.

Large, ____________, Largest

What goes in the blank?

Larger

400
Which type of pronoun is "their"?

Possessive pronoun.  It shows ownership.

400

I want to read the book, Grandfather's Journey.

What is the title of the book?

Grandfather's Journey

400

Name 2 things you MUST do when writing a sentence.

Capitalize the first word and provide ending punctuation.

400

What is central message mean?

the big idea or lesson the author wants the reader to learn.

400

What type of sentence is this?

I want to go to the store, but I don't have any money.

compound sentence

500

What is the plural possessive form of dog?

dogs'

500

Where does the comma go in this sentence?

She wanted to swing and I wanted to slide.

She wanted to swing, and I wanted to slide.  Commas go before the coordinating conjunction.

500

What type of essay is a story?

Narrative

500
What are key details?

The information that supports the Main idea of the story.

500

What is the adverb in this sentence?

We ran quickly to the other side of the road.

quickly