Vocabulary
What does the word nontoxic mean in this sentence?
I buy nontoxic cleaning supplies because they are safer to use.
not toxic
What conjunction is needed in this sentence?
I was going to play outside, ____ it was raining.
But
What is the noun in this sentence?
I went to school this morning.
School
Richard was feeling blue because he had misplaced his favorite CD.
How was Richard feeling?
Sad
Is this a fact or opinion?
Summer is the best season because it is warm and school is out.
Opinion
What does survive mean in this sentence?
The baby sea turtles fight to survive as they make their way from the beach to the ocean.
Remain alive/fight to live
Does this have a positive or negative connotation?
The boy was being stubborn and would not share his toys.
Negative connotation
What is the pronoun in this sentence?
He forgot his homework at home, so he could not turn it in.
He/His
We were not able to go on our vacation to the beach because their was a hurricane in Florida.
What is the cause?
Cause- hurricane in Florida
Effect- could not go to the beach (vacation)
Michael asked, "when will we be having dinner?"
What do the quotation marks represent?
What Michael is saying
If nav means ship, what does navy mean?
fighting on a ship/army on a ship
Is this a run-on, fragment, or complete sentence?
The girl over there
Fragment (no predicate)
What is the adjective in this sentence?
She was wearing a sparkly dress to the Spring Formal.
Sparkly
I woke up this morning and got ready for the day. I brushed my hair, brushed my teeth, and got ready. I ate breakfast, but I was running a little late so I had to take my breakfast to go.
What point of view is this in?
First-person (I/my)
Make these two sentences into one.
1. The Declaration of Independence was signed.
2. America became a country.
The Declaration of Independence was signed, and America became a country.
What does the term "jumped on the bandwagon" mean in this sentence?
He jumped on the bangwagon after he saw that team won the championship, now he's a big fan.
following a trend/doing what's popular
Camilla has ______ ballet classes since she was a little girl.
taken/took
Taken
What is the verb in the sentence?
David is writing a book about his life.
Writing
Susie is a quiet girl who keeps to herself. She has a hard time making friends and doesn't really go out much. What can we infer about Susie?
She is shy
Sort these sensory details into two columns- taste and sound
stale bread, quiet voices, tangy yogurt, humming bees
Taste- stale bread, tangy yogurt
Sound- quiet voices, humming bees
Hoard- to accumulate
If you hoard something, what do you do?
collects large amounts/keeps for themselves.
Which one correctly shows a movie title.
Over the Hedge or "Over the Hedge"
Over the Hedge
What do conjunctions do?
Connects sentences together (and, but, or, so, if)
What is the main idea in a story?
What the story is mainly about
What are the two main sentences in the introduction paragraph called?
Hook and thesis