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Grammar
Types of Sentences
Reference
Reading Skills
Extras
100
What is the shortened way to write a word, usually followed by a period?
Abbreviation
100
What type of sentence is: How do you fix a broken clock?
Interrogative
100
What is the reference source used to find synonyms or words that mean the same
Thesaurus
100
What means that sentences follow a logical order such as first, next, then, last?
sequential
100
What kind of sentence has two independent thoughts that have been run together without proper punctuation?
Run-on Sentence
200
What is a contraction?
A shortened way to write a word (like can't, don't, etc.)
200
What type of sentence is: That elephant is so big!
Exclamatory
200
What is a reference source of FACTS (factual information about topics)
Encyclopedia
200
What is the word for where a story takes place?
Setting
200
What are usually found in the middle (body) of a paragraph that give more information about the main idea?
Supporting Details
300
What are the marks at the ends of sentences? (period, comma, question mark)
Punctuation
300
What type of sentence is: Sometimes we go to Walmart after school.
Declarative
300
What is a reference source of MAPS, used to find directions or locate places?
Atlas
300
What does it mean if you express or retell only the important facts of a story?
Summarize
300
What are the divisions of a POEM composed of two or more lines (usually with a pattern)? Groups of lines
Stanza
400
What is a simple subject?
The one word the sentence is about. Whooo (the noun)
400
What is an interrogative sentence?
a question or asking sentence
400
Where would you look to find the definition of a word you don't know the meaning of?
dictionary
400
What is the word for what happens after a cause?
Effect
400
Give an example of a singular noun
(for example, dog, person, kid, ball)
500
Tell 3 examples of verbs
examples: action words or helping/being verbs am, is, are, was, were, jump, run, swim, fly
500
What is a declarative sentence?
A sentence that tells information, ends with period
500
Where would you look to find synonyms for words to make your writing more interesting?
Thesaurus
500
What are words that have more than one meaning?
Multiple-meaning words
500
Give an example of a plural noun
Example: books, chairs, desks, cats, etc.