Terms
What is a fact?
Something that is always true.
Tom is a student.
He is a student.
Dan and Eva took their seats on the bus.
We raced to the airport and cought the plane.
caught
St. Augustine Florida was settled by the Spanish in 1565.
St. Augustine , Florida
What is a topic?
What the text is about
The dog is running very fast.
It is running very fast.
Andrew was excited about his first trip to Chicago.
his / Andrew
In Egypt, a frendly driver took us to our hotel.
friendly
The first lasting English colony was in Jamestown Virginia.
Jamestown , Virginia
What is a pronoun?
A word that takes the place of a noun.
Kayla left the camera on the bus.
She left the camera on the bus.
Sarah had two free passes to the museum in her knapsack.
her / Sarah
My brother asked a questian about getting to the pyramids.
question
In Plymouth Massachusetts, you can visit the site where the Pilgrims landed in 1620.
Plymouth , Massachusetts
What is a pronoun antecedent?
The noun that the pronoun is talking about.
Our class saw the pictures of the different animals.
We saw the pictures of the different animals.
Dan was excited about his first trip to Chicago.
his / Dan
We new they were in the desert outside the city.
knew
All that remains of the English colony in Popham Maine is part of a stone fort.
Popham , Maine
What is an informative/explanatory text?
A nonfiction text that tells us information or explains something.
The tourists are traveling the city.
They are traveling the city.
The natural history museum was famous for their dinosaur skeletons.
their / The natural history museum
The driver thoght we could get a bus to the pyramids in front of the hotel.
thought
The city of New Orleans Louisiana was created by French settlers.
New Orleans , Louisiana