Sentence Structure
What type of sentence is "The dog ran away."
Simple Sentence
Which POV uses the pronouns I, me, my, we, etc?
First Person Point of View
How do you show who and how someone is speaking?
Using a dialogue tag
When we are writing a paragraph, what do we call the first sentence?
Topic Sentence
How do you know which slot you put your computer away in?
You match the number on the back of the Chromebook to the number slot in the cart.
What type of sentence is "While I love going to the mountains, I love going to the beach even more."
Complex Sentence
What does the description of the setting help to create?
The Atmosphere
How do you show which words are being said aloud?
By putting them in quotation marks.
What compares to unlike things using like or as?
A Simile.
How many children does Mrs. Hayden have?
2
What 4 parts does a sentence have to have?
Capital, subject, verb, punctuation.
What is the peak emotional moment of a story?
The Climax
What punctuation is missing in this dialogue? Where does it go? "Sam is lazy" she retorted
, after lazy . after retorted
What is theme?
The message or lesson the author wants you to know.
What was the name of Mary Malony's husband?
Patrick Maloney
Name the acronym for the coordinating conjunctions.
FANBOYS
Where are we typically introduced to the conflict in a story?
Between Exposition and Rising Action.
Should dialogue tags go at the beginning, middle, or end of the dialogue?
They can be at all three.
What two pieces do we need to make an inference?
Background knowledge + evidence from the text
If you are absent, where do you pick up papers from the day you missed?
The black hanging paper sorter by the door.
What are the 3 ways to combine a compound sentence?
A semicolon, a comma and a coordinating conjunction, or a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb and a comma
Which part (or parts) does a suspense story not contain?
No Resolution (Sometimes No Falling Action)
Is this correct formatting? "When we to go to the library," she stated excitedly, "we'll check out 100 books!"
Yes
What uses clues to hint at something without telling us directly?
Implicit Information
What does inherently malicious mean?
Intending to cause harm.