Editing
Correct the following sentence
yesterday, daniel went to the store, and margaret went fishing with herr dad!
Yesterday, Daniel went to the store, and Margaret went fishing with her dad!
What type of figurative language makes a comparison using like or as?
A simile
What part of speech is an action word?
A verb
Based on the affixes, what does biology mean?
The study of life/living things
What goes at the end of an exciting sentence?
An exclamation point (!)
Fix the verb tense.
I went to the store and grab the items on my grocery list.
I went to the store and grabbed the items on my grocery list.
Identify the type of figurative language in the next sentence.
Donald was a lighting bolt on the racetrack, passing by the other drivers quickly.
Metaphor
Which part of speech describes a verb, adjective, or complete sentence?
An adverb.
Which word is correct?
I need to right the recipe on a loose sheet of paper.
I need to write the recipe on a loose sheet of paper.
I need to write the recipe on a loose sheet of paper.
Finish the sentence:
They went to the arcade all by _______, without any parents.
Themselves
Fix the punctuation:
Where did Saquon go.
Where did Saquon go?
What type of figurative language is it when a nonliving object is given human characteristics?
Personification
What is a noun that is an idea, quality, or feeling?
An abstract noun
What do we call the person telling the story in a narrative?
The narrator.
Combine these sentences using a conjunction.
I like vegetables. I don't like celery.
I like vegetables, but I don't like celery.
What is wrong with these sentences?
they went to the store. even though it's january, becca decided not to wear a jacket.
The sentences aren't capitalized.
What type of figurative language is this?
Boom!
Onomatopoeia
Identify the adjectives in the sentence:
I ran through the vibrant jungle, hunting for a sign of advanced civilization.
vibrant, advanced
What do you think the word misinform means?
Which sentence is correct?
1. I went to their party yesterday.
2. I went to they're party yesterday.
3. I went to there party yesterday.
1. I went to their party yesterday.
How many errors can you spot in the following passage?
jason sat up in his bedd. He felt startled and scared He doesnt remember his dream, but he knows he had a nightmare.
There are 4 errors!
jason -> Jason
bedd -> bed
scared -> scared.
doesnt -> doesn't
What is the literal meaning of this figurative language?
My backpack started to feel like a ton of bricks as I climbed up the never-ending mountain.
The narrator is climbing up a hill with a backpack that starts to feel heavier as the journey goes on.
What is the adverb featured in this sentence?:
"Myrah quickly swept up the crumbs she dropped while making cookies."
Quickly!
What is a word that uses an apostrophe to combine two words.
A contraction.
Combine these sentences using a conjunction:
I never studied. I did poorly on the test.
I never studied, so I did poorly on my test.