Word Relationships
What is the difference between homophones and homographs?
Homophones- sound the same, written differently
ex. mail, male
Homographs- sound the same, written same
ex.bow, bow
What are the functions of conjunctions, interjections, and prepositions in a sentence?
conjunctions-hold or connect the sentence together
interjections- add different levels of emotions or surprise to a sentence
prepositions-show time, place, direction, location, of an object
Re-write the sentence placing a comma in the right place.
Let's eat grandma.
Let's eat, grandma
He went.
it is lacking details
When my mom asked why I didn't do my homework I was beating around the bush with my answer to her.
Idiom: Beating around the bush
Meaning: to avoid giving the right/honest answer
What are the 8 parts of speech?
noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, verb, preposition, conjunction, interjection
Re-write the sentence placing a comma in the right place.
Yes I am practicing my bible verse daily.
Yes, I am practicing my bible verse daily.
Re-write this sense to make more sense.
Did you will add flour, poured in the milk, and then add the eggs?
Did you add flour, pour the milk, and then add the eggs?
Don't cry over spilled milk....means?
don't waste your time feeling sad or sorry over something that has already happened
Tell the part of speech for each italicized word.
The vanilla cake that he baked sat on the wooden table.
vanilla- adjective cake-noun
that-pronoun he-pronoun
baked-verb sat-verb
on-preposition wooden-adjective
table-noun
Re-write the sentence placing a comma in the right place.
That's a great book don't you agree?
That's a great book, don't you agree?
Re-write the sentence to make more sense.
Does she played tennis?
Did she play tennis?
or
Will she play tennis?
helps add descriptive details and makes your writing more interesting
Identify the part of speech of the word in italics.
Yikes! This hailstorm has ruined that car.
Yikes-interjection
Re-write the sentence placing a comma (s) in the right place.
Make sure you pack your shirt shoes socks hat sleeping bag and pillow Ms.Knapp.
Make sure you pack your shirt, shoes, socks, hat, sleeping bag, and pillow, Ms. Knapp.
What benefit is there if you know Greek/Latin roots in words?
it can help you determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word
Remember the acronym S.H.A.M.P.O.O for figurative language? Explain what each letter means regarding a type of figurative lanuage technique.
S-imilie
H-yperbole
A-lliteration
M-etaphor
P-ersonification
O-xymoron
O-nomatopeia
Which of the 8 parts of speech is the hardest?
answers may vary
Identify the 5 comma rules talked about this year.
Put a comma when writing a list or series
Put a comma to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence
Put a comma to set off an introductory element
Put a comma before a direct address
Put a comma to set off words yes and no
Titles of work can be underlined, italicized, or put in quotations.
Book titles get which one?
underlined if hand written
italics if typed out