Grammar - Mommas and Babies
Which of these is an incomplete sentence?
Snow Day
What is an antonym?
The opposite of a word
Name 8 Different Text Features
Bold Words, Italics, Maps, Diagrams, Graphs, Timelines, Table of Contents, Diagrams, Titles, Subtitles, Tables
Ms. Garza has, been visiting dr.liskas office to get her eyes checked since she was 8 years old?
What 3 changes need to be made to the sentence?
Capitalize Dr. Liska, delete the comma, and make the ? into a period
The time or place a story is taking place is the.....
The Setting
I jumped.
Momma or Baby?
Momma
Central/ Main idea
"Bad Bunny is the best singer ever" is an example of...
An opinion
What strategy can you use to help you ensure that you're actually answering what is being asked in a short answer question?
RACEs, or restate the question to
The reason an author writes a story is the....
Authors Purpose
Ms. Garza loves pizza. Ms. Garza loves chicken nuggets.
How could you properly combine these sentences?
Ms. Garza loves pizza, and chicken nuggets.
A shorter version of the story that includes all the important parts is a....
Summary
When the author uses words like stormy, weary, sorrow, tears, we can infer that tone of the story is...
Sad, Gloomy
What is the difference between a proper noun and a pronoun?
A proper noun is Capitalized and names something specific, a pronoun replaces a proper noun with it, they, them, she, we, he
"The paint color she chose was screaming tacky" is an example of...
Personification
Which sentence uses the semi-colon correctly?
Lisa loves to sew; she also loves to knit.
Why would an Author write a story about the dangers of fossil fuels?
To inform
The story is told by a narrator who knows everything going on in the story is... what point of view
Third Person
What change should be made to the following sentence? "However, as a young child growing up, I only knew her as sweet kind Mrs. Mary."
What is "Add a comma after kind"
What is it called when you use context clues to make a guess? What you know, plus what you see put together to determine what is happening
An inference
"Mrs. Zara is teaching, and the students are learning" is a _______________
Complex Sentence
The moral of a story, that can apply to any part of life is a... example: "Slow and Steady wins the race"
Theme
Name 4 Types of Text Structure
Chronological order, Cause and Effect, Problem and solution, compare and contrast, description
"He's as fast as lightning!" is an example of....
Similie
"I am so hungry I can eat a horse!" is an example of?
Hyperbole