Sentences
What punctuation goes at the end of a statement?
period
________ noun names a specific thing.
Common or proper?
Proper
What is an adjective?
describing word
What is a verb?
an action word; tells what the subject does
What should every sentence start with?
capital letter
______ noun names more than 1 thing.
singular or plural?
plural
What is the adjective in the sentence?
The bird chose a safe location for the nest.
safe
What is the action verb in the sentence?
We visited the Museum last weekend.
visited
An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling. It ends with an _______
exclamation point
Which sentence has the correct plural form?
The mouses ate a lot of cheese. OR The mice ate a lot of cheese?
The mice ate a lot of cheese.
What is the adjective in the sentence?
The geese's feathers are waterproof.
waterproof
What verb tense tells about an action happening now?
present, past, or future
present
_________ sentences are 2 complete sentences that run together.
run-on, compound, or fragment?
run-on
What punctuation is used to make nouns possessive or show someone has something?
comma, apostrophe, or period?
apostrophe
What does the adjective patient describe?
The patient swan sits on the nest.
the swan
Change the verb asks to the past tense.
The class asks a lot of questions.
asked
run-on, compound, or fragment
fragment
Which noun in the sentence should have an apostrophe to show possession?
The workers tools were broken
Which sentence is correct?
The Arctic Ocean is the smaller ocean in the world. OR The Arctic Ocean is the smallest ocean in the world.
What word in the sentence tells that the action is going to happen?
We will eat popcorn at the movies.
will