Helping Verbs
The Future Flyer: "I _____finish my Math Jeopardy before the buzzer sounds."
Will
The Quick Definition: This word means "to begin" or (Example: "We will _____ the game at 11:30.")
start
The Case of the Missing Ownership: "The students backpacks were left in the hallway.
apostrophe student's
The Context Clue: "The principal's voice was so audible that even the students at the back of the gym could hear every word." What does audible mean?
Able to be heard
The Basic Building Block: This is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
sentences
The Triple Threat: Name the three "H" helping verbs that often show something has already happened.
Have, had, has
The Context Clue: "The Math problem was so complex that it took the entire team ten minutes to solve it." What does complex mean?
Difficult/complicated
The Identity Thief: "Your going to love the Jeopardy prizes today!"
"What is You're?
The Action Word: If a scientist wants to analyze their data, are they throwing it away, or are they examining it closely to find patterns?
What is examining it closely?
The Punctuation Pilot: Use this mark to separate items in a list or to pause before a coordinating conjunction like "and" or "but."
What is a Comma?
The State of Being Trio: These three helping verbs start with the letter 'A', 'I', and 'R' (Think: "I ___ happy," "He ___ running," "They ___ winning").
Am, is, are
The Context Clue: "The Math problem was so complex that it took the entire team ten minutes to solve it." What does complex mean?
clear/precise/specific
The Run-on Riot: "I studied for the Math test all night I think I'm going to get an A."
period/semicolon
The Synonym Search: Which of these is a synonym for conclude? A) Start B) Finish C) Ignore
Finish
When you are asked to justify your answer in an essay, what are you being asked to do? RACES
Evidence
he Modal Mystery: This helping verb expresses possibility or permission. (Example: "You ____ go to the restroom.")
May, might, can
The Prefix Power: If the root word "form" means shape, what does the word transform mean
To change form/shape
The Subject-Verb Squabble: "The group of noisy students are/is heading to the cafeteria."
is
If a situation is unfavorable, is it helpful or unhelpful to your team? the prefix un means?
not
The Transition Technician: These words (like however, therefore, and meanwhile) help a writer do what between two different ideas?
connect
he Modal Mystery: This helping verb expresses possibility or permission. (Example: "You ____ go to the restroom.")
Do, does
Even after their team lost 500 points on a tough Grammar Police question, the resilient students stayed focused and managed to win the game during Final Jeopardy.
Recover/bounce back
The Proper Noun Kidnapping: "on tuesday, ms. humphrey and ms. guy traveled to chicago."
What are Tuesday, Ms., Humphrey, Ms., Guy, and Chicago?
"Despite the adversity of losing their star player and falling behind by twenty points, the team refused to give up and eventually won the game."
What is Hardship, difficulty, or misfortune?
This term refers to the perspective from which a story is told (e.g., First Person or Third Person).
Point of view