Verbs
What is a verb?
An action or a state of being
Define a noun.
What is person, place or thing
Define adjective.
Words that describe a noun.
where's
Main Idea: Kangaroos usually live in family groups called mobs Which is a supporting detail?
A. Kangaroos are mammals.
B. These mobs can be as large as 100 kangaroos
C. Kangaroos love to be with their families
B. These mobs can be as large as 100 kangaroos
Tell the verb: John scrubbed his car quickly.
Scrubbed
Name the noun. The book belongs to me.
What is book
Find the adjective: This movie is frightening and creepy!
Scary
We cannot go outside today.
can't
What is main idea?
It tells what the passage is all about.
Tell the verb: She devoured the bag of candy, then vomited.
What is devoured and vomited
Name all nouns.
Her parents let her play with her friends in the park.
parents, park, friends
Find the adjective(s): Caroline cleaned her dirty, stinky room.
What is dirty and stinky
They will not like spinach on their pizza
won't
When writing a paragraph you must have sentences that support your main idea. What are these sentences called?
Supporting details
Find the verb. John is migrating to India next week.
What is migrating
The common noun for New York
What is state
Name the adjective. Her flowery hat was on her bushy hair.
What is flowery, bushy
Ms. DePompeis said, "We are going to the park at 11 o'clock."
We're
There are many ways for people to get from one place to another. The most common way to travel is by a motorized vehicle. If you are traveling with your family and not going far you may take a car. Going across the country and want to arrive quickly? You may get there by plane. People may use a boat to travel by water. What is the main idea?
There are many ways to travel.
The firefighters bolted into the home and rescued the dogs.
bolted and rescued
Proper noun for boy
ex. John, Bob, Jack...
Pick the adjective. He was the tallest of twelve boys in the class.
What is tallest, twelve
Ms. Charlton said she would give extra recess time to well-behaved students.
I have a dog named Boots. I taught him lots of tricks. When I tell him to, Boots will sit or lie down. He can also wave his paw to greet people. When I say, “Dance, Boots”, he will stand up on two legs and walk.
What is the main idea?
Boots knows how to do different tricks.