Parts of Speech
What is the noun in this sentence: "The children played on the playground".
Hint: There's two
Children and playground
What is wrong about this sentence:
"the man walked to the grocery store."
The first letter of the sentence is not capitalized !!!
What is a simple definition of the "main idea"
What is a simple definition of an "attention getter"?
A device used to capture the audience's attention/interest
What does the vocabulary word "mediocre" mean?
Average
What are the adjectives in the following sentence: "Within the small pink house, there lived a family of five".
Small, pink, and five
What are the 3 things a COMPLETE sentence has?
1. a subject
2. a verb
3. a complete thought
What is a simple definition of "purpose" ("writer's purpose")?
The reason/intent behind a piece of writing
What is a topic sentence? and where does it typically go?
What does the vocabulary word "jeer" mean?
To make fun of rudely or unkindly
What are TWO examples of a verb?
*Answers vary*
Ran, carried, played, climbed, jumped, etc.
What is a RUN-ON sentence?
Two or more sentences that are written as one sentence.
(Typically no punctuation between OR. Also separated by a comma)
What pronouns would be used if the text was in first person point of view?
I, me, we, us, ours, etc.
What is a clincher?
Sentence used at the end of the final paragraph to emphasize main idea and give reader sense of ending
What does the vocabulary word "dissent" mean?
Disagree
What is the abbreviation for remembering conjunctions?
FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
What is the proper capitalization for the following sentence:
"My friend sarah lives in london".
Sarah and London should be capitalized
What does it mean to infer a detail?
Go beyond the surface of what is stated
Find other meanings that the details suggests or implies (Not directly stated)
Understanding writer's argument...
Central point or position author takes on what they are writing about/an issue
What does the word "admonish" mean?
To caution or advise against something (scold mildly)
What are the preposition(s) in the following sentence: "The students textbooks is on their desk while their pencil is under the desk".
On and under
"Because I liked it" would not be a complete sentence... write a complete sentence using the the unfinished thought
*Answers vary*
Ex answer: "I bought the sweater from the mall because I liked it".
"Rapunzel's hair cascaded down like a golden waterfall, its long, silken strands shimmering in the sunlight, reaching the ground below in a flawless, intricate braid."
This sentence is an example of what?
Detail used in a text (Describing Rapunzel's hair)
"Imagine waking up tomorrow in a world where the internet is completely gone. No social media, no emails, no instant access to information—just silence. What would you do?" Is an example of...
An attention getter
What does the word "cumbersome" mean?
Clumsy, hard to handle; slow moving