Subjects
The noun that does the action
what is the subject
The action of a sentence is called what?
What is a verb?
Select the correct form of the verb to make the subject agree: Tony ________ his uncle is 105 years old.a) say b) tell c) says
What is c) says?
This provides details that help the reader understand what you are writing about.
What is background information?
This stands for the letter “A” in the RACE strategy.
What is Answer?
In the sentence, "Thomas ran to the store." identify the subject.
What is Thomas?
Identify the verb in the following sentence: While I was working on my house, a thunderstorm knocked out the electricity.
What is knocked?
Select the subject that agrees with the verb in the following sentence. ___________ practices music everyday.
a) Marnie b) the girls c) Tom and Danny
What is a) Marnie?
This writing technique is used at the beginning of an essay to capture the reader’s attention.
What is a hook?
You introduce this with a phrase such as “According to the text, …” or “From the article, the author said…”
What is evidence?
What is a quote?
Identify the subject in the following sentence: Laurie and Suzanne love to bake cookies during the holidays.
What is Laurie and Suzanne?
Identify the verb in the following sentence: Rolling downhill into a huge pile of leaves was always one of my favorite things to do in the fall.
What is "was"?
In order for a sentence to agree, both the subject and _____________ must agree in number.
What is the verb?
An introduction always needs this at the end of it to tell the reader what the essay will discuss and explain.
What is a thesis statement?
What is a thesis?
This is the letter “E” in the RACE strategy.
What is explain?
Identify the subject in the following sentence: Because she missed the bus, Irene was late getting home.
Who is Irene?
Identify the verb in the following sentence: Swimming as an exercise, conditions both muscles and joints with the least negative impact.
What is conditions?
Select the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: No one in attendance __________ about the weather.
a) care b) think c) cares
What is c) cares?
This is a kind of hook that may surprise the reader with data and statistics
What is a fact?
This is one way to restate this prompt: Why should students use a planner to stay organized?
What is “Students should use a planner to stay organized because...”
Identify the subject in the following sentence: Eating fresh seafood is the best part of beach vacations.
What is eating?
Regional speech patterns often fly in the face of standard grammar usage.
What is fly?
Select the subject that agrees with the verb in the following sentence: _________ Joe nor Tim has ever played La Cross.
a) Neither b) Both c) Each
What is a) neither
This kind of hook asks the reader something that's engaging.
What is a Question?
For this strategy, the writer gives a piece of evidence and then says “This means…” and “This matters because…”
What is Say Mean Matter?