Grammatical Gaming
This is a specific name for a particular person, place, thing, or idea. These are always capitalized.
Proper Noun
How do you join clauses in a compound sentence?
A comma and a FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So)
Theme
This text structure discusses all of the similarities and differences between two or more topics or things.
Compare and Contrast
A book or electronic resource that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts.
Thesaurus
What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?
I saw Mr. Saxton driving behind my bus.
Behind my bus.
What type of sentence is written below:
Despite changing for the good, people still doubted Scrooge's kindness, but this only made him try harder to be charitable.
Compound-Complex
Identify the following example of figurative language.
The cool snow pinched my nose and wrapped its fingers around my hands
Personification - Giving human qualities to an inanimate, or nonhuman thing.
What constitutes a clear, effective claim?
A thesis, clear statement of how you feel about the topic you are discussing, and roadmap, the reasons you plan to discuss in your writing.
Read the dictionary entry and sentence below:
terrific adj. 1. of great size, amount, or intensity. 2. causing terror.
I saw the terrific statue from the other side of the city.
1. of great size, amount, or intensity.
What are the coordinate adjectives in the following sentence: The old hunting dog laid down on the old, worn carpet.
Old, worn
What type of sentence is written below:
The small mouse tries to eat the cheese, but the cunning, diligent cat succeeds in eating the mouse.
Compound
Internal Conflict
1 Even though dogs descended from wolves, the two species have some important differences. 2 One difference is that wolves are much more involved in a pack. 3 They have close pack structures and depend on the pack to hunt and raise their litters of pups. 4 Unlike wolves, animals that eat a plant-based diet are called “herbivores.” 5 Dogs, on the other hand, do not have to depend on each other to catch food or raise their young.
Which sentence should be removed because it is NOT appropriate for the purpose of this paragraph?
Sentence 4 - Rather than comparing and contrasting dogs and wolves this sentences compares wolves to herbivores
An expression where the literal meaning of the words does not match the intended figurative meaning of the phrase. ie. "Spill the beans"
Idiom
Revise the sentence below:
We get in the car, and we drove to the restaurant.
We get in the car, and drive to the restaurant.
We got in the car and drove to the restaurant.
Identify the two errors in the sentence below:
Ms. Freeman are a diligent attentive principal.
Ms. Freeman are a diligent attentive principal.
1. Subject Verb Agreement - are (plural) should be is (singular)
2. A comma is needed to separate the coordinate adjectives "diligent" and "attentive"
A point of view (POV) where the narrator is aware of every characters thoughts, feelings, past, present, and future.
Third Person Omniscient
What is our 'recipe' for a strong body paragraph?
What is the difference between informational and argumentative writing?
Informational writing objectively uses claims and evidence to present facts and inform the reader.
Argumentative writing uses claims and facts to support their opinion.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of an adjective?
Comparative adjectives relate one noun to the other. That dog is smarter than the others.
Superlative adjectives relate a noun as the highest or lowest of a group of nouns.
That dog is the smartest in the whole pound.
Which sentence contains an error between the relationship of ideas?
A. Coming home late, they went straight to bed.
B. Mr. Saxton said on Wednesday he would call us.
C. Without being warned, we heard them yell, “Surprise!”
D. “Hello!” he shouted, waving to us from across the street.
B. Mr. Saxton said on Wednesday he would call us.
The modifier "on Wednesday," is misplaced because it creates confusion about if Mr. Saxton said he would call the speaker on Wednesday or if Mr. Saxton said this on Wednesday.
Identify the point of view.
You walk down the street and see your best friend. "Hey girlie, nice to see ya," you shout. When girlie turns around you realize it was not your best friend but your least favorite teacher!
Second Person Point of View.
What is our 'recipe' for a strong introduction and conclusion?
Introduction: Hook, Background Information, and Thesis+Roadmap
Conclusion: Restate Claim, Summarize Body Paragraphs, Clincher
The vibrant cultural movement in the 1920s and 30s, centered in New York, where African American artists, writers, and musicians celebrated their heritage and expressed a new Black identity
Harlem Renaissance