Chapter 12
The Presidential Pet Museum is located in Annapolis, Maryland.
Museum is located in Annapolis, Maryland.
What does prewriting mean?
you explore possible topics, decide on your purpose and audience, and gather and organize your ideas.
My favorite comic strip is “Peanuts” by Charles Schulz.
What is the completing subject?
My favorite comic strip
Amelia Earhart was a famous pilot.
What is the common noun and the proper noun?
Common noun: pilot
Proper noun: Amelia Earhart
What is it called that Adjectives and adverbs used in comparisons take three different forms.
The different forms are called degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, and superlative
President George Washington owned Horses named Samson, Steady, Leonidas, and Traveller.
President George Washington owned horses named Samson, Steady, Leonidas, and Traveller.
What is the most important goal of drafting?
to get your ideas down on paper.
Charles Schulz drew “Peanuts” for almost 50 years.
What is the complete predicate?
drew “Peanuts” for almost 50 years.
What are pronouns?
are words that are used in place of nouns.
Name Positive adjectives Comparsions
many, little, good, bad
Which word is spelled wrong and spell it right?
boyish, sliping, argument
slipping
What is revising
is your chance to make changes to improve your drafts.
The cartoonist was brilliant.
What is the complete subject?
The cartoonist
Name personal pronouns
he, her, him, I , it, me, she, them, they, us, we, you
Name Comparative Adjectives Comparsion
more, less, better, worse
In kemari, players stand in a circle and kick a ball to one another, trying not to let it hit the ground.
Correct
What are the five key traits of good writing?
1. Ideas and Content
2. Organization
3. Sentence Fluency
4. Word Choice
5. Voice
His drawings of Charlie Brown and his friends appear in many newspapers today.
What is the complete predicate?
appear in many newspapers today.
Name possessive pronouns
hers, hers, his, its, mine, my, our, ours, theirs, their, your, yours
Name Superlative Adjectives Comparsion
most, least, best, worst
What is wrong in this sentence?
Part of becomming mature is learning how to budget time.
becoming
What do you do for publishing and presenting?
It is the stage of the writing process, you prepare a final copy of your work and share it with others.
What is a simple subject?
It is the key word or group of words in the complete subject.
Name indefinite pronouns
anybody, anyone, both, each, everybody, everyone, few, many, neither, no one, nobody, one, several, somebody, someone
It is a word that shows direction, location, or a relationship between things.