Punctuation
Writing
homophones
Paragraph writing
100

What do you do with the first letter in each sentence? 

Once in a blue moon 

100

What are the key components (parts) of a paragraph?

Topic sentence

Supporting details (relevant!)

closing sentence

100

Which form of the homophone their/there/they're fits in this sentence?

________ all so excited for the party!

they're

100

A paragraph should have at least how many sentences? 

5

200

When writing a statement what goes at the end of the sentence?

A period.

200

What must you do to the first sentence in a paragraph? 

Indent

200

Which is the correct form of the word to use in the sentence?

I cannot wait to meat/meet your new puppy.

meet

200

A paragraph should have  

                        *a topic sentence

                        *supporting sentences

                        *a concluding/closing sentence

Which one of those will be the main idea of the paragraph?


The topic sentence.

300

When asking a question what goes on the end of the sentence?

A question mark.

300

Give an example of a proper noun for the following common noun. Write it in the chat.

state 


Any capitalized state:

Pennsylvania

New York

New Jersey

300

What two words is this contraction used to replace?

It's 


It is 

300

Supporting details/sentences should support what?

The main idea/topic sentence 

400

When writing a statement with excitement what goes on the end of the sentence. 

An exclamation mark. 

400

Give three examples of pronouns. 

I, you, he, she, we, they, me, him, her, us, them, my, your, his, her, our, their, mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs

400

Fill in the blank with the properly spelled homophone.

My family and I took a big boat out to ______. 

sea

400

What punctuation should follow the transition word?

a comma

500

When listing 3 or more things in a sentence you need to use ___________ to separate them. 

 Commas
500

Write a topic sentence in the chat about a time you felt very happy.

answers will vary

500

Give an example of what you could write for your first sentence in a thank you to someone who bought you a book.

Answers vary. 

500

The last sentence is called a concluding/closing sentence. What is the purpose of this sentence? 

To summarize the paragraph.

(Answers that touch on this are acceptable).