Capitalization
Which of these should be capitalized?
sausage, i, class, mars, december, joke
I, Mars, December
What should a topic sentence have?
_____ and _______.
Topic and Main idea
What does the prefix "pre-" mean?
Before
Conjugate the verb into the Simple Present Tense according to the subject.
Every morning, Lily (to bike) to school.
Every morning, Lily bikes to school.
What are the two components that make a clause/sentence?
A subject & a verb
When do we capitalize a word? Write at least three things.
Names of: Country, City, Person, Place, Month, Brand, I, first letter of a sentence
Write a topic sentence for this topic: Winter break
Winter break in Canada is short, and people would benefit from a longer break.
What does "preheat" mean?
Preheat: to heat before/in advance
When do we use the Simple Present Tense?
To express: routines, feelings, general facts, tastes and preferences
Write a conjunction that best fits the blank to make this a complex sentence.
____ I could go anywhere during the winter break, I would go to South Africa.
If I could go anywhere during the winter break, I would go to South Africa.
Write five words that need to be capitalized.
Example: Canada, September, I, Matthew, Soo, Shine, Yuri, Allen, Sami, Kyryl, Eunyul, Lily, Ms. Chung, Mr. Brandolini, Mrs. Everson, Yorkson Creek Middle School, Langley, British Columbia
What is the purpose of a topic sentence? Why should we write it?
We should write a topic sentence...
- so that the readers can anticipate what the paragraph is going to be about and understand the topic and main idea.
- so that the writer can focus the paragraph.
Make a sentence with this word: preview (noun)
Example sentence: There was a preview of the new film at Cineplex.
Conjugate the verb in the Simple Present Tense according to the subjects.
to have
I ____, You ____, He/She ____, We ____, They ___
I have, You have, He/She has, We have, They have
Is this a complex sentence or a compound sentence?
I studied until 9 p.m. last night even though I was very sleepy.
Complex sentence