Punctuation
Where should the comma go in the following sentence?
The boy is big but the girl is bigger.
What is...
The boy is big, but the girl is bigger.
What person point of view is the following sentence written? (1st, 2nd, 3rd omniscient, 3rd limited, or 3rd objective)
I've seen many summers come and go.
What is...1st
What type of figurative language is the following?
The songbird sings to me each morning as I rise.
What is personification.
What type of text structure is the following?
Dogs and cats are both great pets! They are both mammals, and can have very soft fur.
(compare, contrast, problem & solution, sequence or process, chronological, cause & effect, or description)
What is...compare
These are pairs of words that sound the same but have different meanings.
What are homophones.
It is so hot I wish I were at the beach!
What is...
It is so hot; I wish I were at the beach!
What person point of view is the following sentence written? (1st, 2nd, 3rd omniscient, 3rd limited, or 3rd objective)
You must leave this house immediately.
What is...
second
What type of figurative language is the following?
The boy's teeth were as orange as candycorn.
What is simile.
What is the following text structure an example of?
First, take out the bread. Then, spread some peanut butter on it. Then, add jelly to the other piece. Lastly, put the two pieces of bread together.
(compare, contrast, problem & solution, sequence or process, chronological, cause & effect, or description)
What is...sequence or process
These are pairs of words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.
What are homonyms.
Where should quotation marks go in the following sentence?
I cannot hear you! I yelled to my mother.
What is...
"I cannot hear you!" I yelled to my mother.
What person point of view is the following sentences written? (1st, 2nd, 3rd omniscient, 3rd limited, or 3rd objective)
Harry is the love of June's life and he knows it. June cannot wait for Harry to propose. Harry is super nervous but has a feeling June will accept his proposal.
What is...
3rd omniscient
What type of figurative language is the following?
I told the boy to hold his horses!
What is...idiom
What type of sentence structure is the following?
A tornado came through and the houses were destroyed.
(compare, contrast, problem & solution, sequence or process, chronological, cause & effect, or description)
What is...cause & effect
What word is an exception-without an apostrophe it's possessive, and with an apostrophe it's a contraction.
What is "its/it's"
What is...
with a period and capital next letter,
with a semicolon,
with a comma and a conjunction
What person point of view is the following sentences written? (1st, 2nd, 3rd omniscient, 3rd limited, or 3rd objective)
Sally is overwhelmed by math. She stays up late thinking about how she struggles. "Sally, do you need help?" asked Mr. Add.
What is...
3rd limited
What type of figurative language is the following?
I told him a million times to stay for extra help!
What is the following sentence structure?
I was born on December 23, 1986. I graduated high school in 2004, and from college in 2008.
(compare, contrast, problem & solution, sequence or process, chronological, cause & effect, or description)
What is...chronological
In, out, under, and above are all examples of what part of speech?
What are...prepositions
What type of punctuation ends an interrogative sentence?
What is...a question mark (?)
What person point of view is the following sentence written? (1st, 2nd, 3rd omniscient, 3rd limited, or 3rd objective)
Tom is friendly to Sarah, and Sarah is friendly to Tom. They wave to each other.
What is...
3rd objective
What type of figurative language is the following?
Your song is garbage.
What is the following text structure?
There is so much waste in the landfills. One way we can reduce this waste is to begin to compost. Another thing people can do is properly recycle.
(compare, contrast, problem & solution, sequence or process, chronological, cause & effect, or description)
What is...problem and solution
These are pairs of words that are spelled the same but sound different.
What are homographs.