Parts of Speech
Choose the nouns:
Heavy rain led to a major flood in the valley.
rain, flood, valley
Choose the words that should be capital letters:
In october, john traveled to boston to visit his youngest daughter.
October, John, Boston
What is the machine that is used to track seismic waves traveling through the earth?
(Hint: It has the root word "graph"
Insert a comma correct location:
The Empire State Building
350 5th Avenue
New York NY 10118
New York, NY 10118
What do the prefixes un- and non- mean?
not
Select the phrase with the correct adjectives in the correct ORDER
A. a large, old, Hawaiian volcano
B. old, large, Hawaiian, a volcano
C. a Hawaiian, old, large volcano
A
Indicate whether each sentence fragment provided is a subject or predicate:
Fragment: slept late on Sunday
predicate
What is a myth?
An old story that explains natural events. It is usually false.
Insert a comma correct location:
Neil Armstrong walked on the moon on July 24 1969.
July 24, 1969
What does the word "enlarge" mean?
to make larger
Change the adjective in parentheses into an adverb:
Miranda laughed (loud) at her uncle’s joke.
loudly
Indicate whether each sentence fragment provided is a subject or predicate:
Fragment: Mr. Lumbly’s science class
subject
In the Gabrielino myth (where God was yelling at the animals), what caused earthquakes?
The turtles moving in different directions
Insert a comma correct location:
Fenway Park is located in Boston Massachusetts.
Boston, Massachusetts
What is the meaning of the root graph?
to write
Select the phrase with the correct adjectives in the correct ORDER
A. the rocky, tall mountain
B. rocky, tall, the mountain
C. the tall, rocky mountain
Indicate whether each sentence fragment provided is a subject or predicate:
Fragment: the fluffy dog
subject
What causes earthquakes?
plate tectonics moving
Insert a comma correct location(s):
Bring your whiteboard marker and eraser to the rug.
Bring your whiteboard, marker, and eraser to the rug.
What does the root rupt mean?
to break/burst
Identify the verb:
The old miner excitedly told stories about settling in California before it was a state.
Rewrite the following run-on sentences as two complete sentences:
Meredith always looked forward to math class it was her favorite subject.
Meredith always looked forward to math class. It was her favorite subject.
A volcanic __________ can be calm and quiet or sudden and violent.
Spelling counts!
eruption
What is the purpose of a comma?
list, date/year, city/state
Choose the word that best completes the sentence provided:
A mid-ocean ridge can form along a huge _________ (rupture/abrupt) or crack in Earth's crust.
rupture