Commas and Apostrophes
How many commas should this sentence have?
"I requested pizza cake balloons and a magician for my birthday party."
3
Which word in this sentence needs to be capitalized?
"Our teacher is from minnesota."
Minnesota
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?
"The chipmunk scurried quickly across the old stone wall."
across the old stone wall
"Muffling" and "crumpled" are examples of which device?
Onomatopoeia
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
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Write all the words that need an apostrophe.
"Wasnt watching the puppy chasing its tail fun?"
Wasn't
Which words in this sentence need to be capitalized?
"tasha was the only student to score above a 95% on the german quiz."
Tasha, German
What is the function of the word "up" in the following sentence?
"Don't look up!"
Preposition as an Adverb
The poem title "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" is an example of which figurative language?
Simile
Write a sentence that has 3 words with the same vowel sound (assonance)
Various responses
Why does this sentence use a comma?
"We wanted to see the new movie, but all the tickets were already sold out."
Separate 2 independent clauses (compound sentence)
Which words in this sentence need to be capitalized?
"franklin placed the ball into the corner of the goal at anfield park. "
Franklin, Anfield, Park
"The book on the table is mine."
What is "on the table" doing in this sentence?
Describing "the book"; acting as an adjective
Let the rain kiss you
Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops
Let the rain sing you a lullaby
"Let the rain" is an example of which device?
Repetition
This poem has examples of sounds, which is part of what word that means painting a picture?
An old silent pond
A frog jumps into the pound--
Splash! Silence again.
Imagery
Write all the words that need an apostrophe.
"Are you sure youre ready to tell your parents about all your Fs in Ms. Songs class?"
you're, F's, Ms. Song's
Which words are capitalized incorrectly?
"My favorite movie is The Beauty And The Beast."
And, The (second)
"Greg and Ginny finished the game before sunset."
What is "before sunset" doing in this sentence?
Describing "finished"; acting as an adverb
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
What is the meter of this line?
(pattern, number of syllables)
"And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn, / Would scarcely know that we were gone."
This is an example of what figurative language?
Personification, Symbolism
Why does this sentence use commas?
"My best friend, a talented artist, painted a beautiful mural on her bedroom wall."
Which words are capitalized incorrectly?
"My Dad said we could buy Candy from Family Mart."
Dad, Candy
Write "by the door" as:
1. An adjective
2. An adverb
Various
In the line, "The bittersweet farewell to night," "bittersweet" is an example of which device?
Oxymoron
"Their eyeballs roll, their blond legs burn like brush. The poor librarian begins to stamp her feet and weep."
What word best describes the tone?
Various
(creepy, dark, mysterious, scary, etc.)