Combining Sentences
Compare and Contrast
Fix That Sentence
Thanksgiving Trivia
Mr. Thomas's Bonus Questions of Doom
100
True or false: A compound subject will always have a comma.
FALSE (you only use it when you have three or more subjects)
100
What do compare and contrast mean?
Compare = similar
Contrast = different
100
It's a beautiful day at West Middle school.
"school" should be capitalized
100
When is Thanksgiving held in America each year?
The 4th Thursday of November
100
In Pokemon, what is the only thing worse than Charizard?
Two Charizards
200
Combine the two sentences. Write your answer on the board and include proper capitalization and punctuation.
"Mr. Werner teaches World Regions. Ms. Wineland teaches World Regions.
Mr. Werner and Ms. Wineland teach World Regions.
200
Contrast soda and water.
Soda is sugary, carbonated, etc.
200
Cat and Kat goes bowling every Saturday.
"goes" should be "go"
200
Who held the first Thanksgiving?
The Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Native Americans
200
Name Darth Vader.
Anakin Skywalker
300
Fill in the blank:
"A compound sentence will always have a _______, a _______, two _______, and two _______.
A compound sentence will always have a comma, a conjunction, two subjects, and two predicates.
300
What do you call the two overlapping circles that help you plot out similarities and differences?
A Venn diagram
300
Ms. Carnahan interrupted science class and she didn't even say sorry.
There should be a comma between "class" and "and".
300
Which two NFL teams play every year on Thanksgiving?
The Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions
300
Got any threes?
Go fish.
400
DAILY DOUBLE
You can bet any number of points.
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
400
What three things do you need to include in your conclusion for a compare/contrast essay?
Restate Thesis
Restate Ideas
Interesting Thought
400
Ms. Mouw was.
It's a fragment (we need to know what Ms. Mouw was)
400
What is this basket called?
A cornucopia
400
Congratulations! Would you like some free points?
NO, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE CHEATING.
500
Combine the following three sentences. Write your answer on the board and include capitalization and punctuation.
"Mr. Thomas wanted to buy groceries, but he didn't have enough money."
"Mr. Thomas wanted to buy a car, but he didn't have enough money."
"Mr. Thomas wanted to buy happiness, but he didn't have enough money."
Mr. Thomas wanted to buy a car, groceries, and happiness, but he didn't have enough money.
500
Come up with an introduction for a compare contrast essay about Fortnite and Roblox.
What is your favorite game? Fortnite and Roblox are two of the most popular games in the world right now. These two games have many similarities and differences.
500
Mr. Thomas owns more then sixty-seven Grumpy Bear plushes.
"then" should be "than"
500
DAILY DOUBLE
Bet any number of points.
Three days
500
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Around 700 pounds, apparently