Text Structures
What text structure is this sentence?:
"The fluffy puppy has soft fur and a wagging tail."
Description
What is the plural form of "Life?"
Lives
What is a stanza?
A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
What is the meaning of "Phon?"
Sound
What is the dependent clause in this sentence?
Although it was raining, we went for a walk.
Although it was raining
What text structure is this sentence?
"First, we line up for recess, then we go outside."
Chronological Order
Sequence
What is the Plural form of Speech?
Speeches
Which one of these is not an Element of Poetry?
- Rhyme
- Meter
- Strict Grammar
- Figurative Language
- Strict Grammar
"tract" means
to pull or drag
Fix this sentence so it has the correct subject-verb agreement:
Yesterday, the animals walks to the lake for water.
Yesterday, the animals walked to the lake for water.
What text structure is this sentence?
"It rained all night, so the ground was wet."
Cause and Effect
What is the Plural form of Cherry?
Cherries
Which one is a simile?
- He was as fast as a cheetah.
- He was a cheetah.
He was as fast as a cheetah.
"tele" means?
far or distant
What is the independent clause in this sentence?
"Because it was raining, we stayed inside."
What text structure is this sentence?
"They are both common pets, but cats are quiet, and dogs are loud."
Compare and Contrast
More than one Goose
Geese
What is this poem using?:
Busy beetles buzzed nearby,
Bright blue birds went bouncing by.
Sam stayed still, then sped away,
Slithering swiftly to his stay.
A. Personification
B. Alliteration
C. Metaphor
D. Hyperbole
B. Alliteration
life
"The Tiger hunts and then it takes a nap" is an example of a
A. Simple Sentence
B. Compound Sentence
C. Run on
D. Fragment
B. Compound Sentence
What text structure is this sentence?
"The classroom was noisy, so the teacher rang the bell."
Problem and Solution
Categorize the following words into common and Proper nouns:
- teacher
- Olive Garden
- school
- Mrs. Abruscato
- restaurant
- Los Angeles
Common:
- school
- restaurant
- teacher
Proper:
- Mrs. Abruscato
- Los Angeles
- Olive Garden
Fix the poem so it's in 3 stanzas that rhyme:
The sun wakes up the sky so blue
Dancing softly in the breeze
Floating slowly out of sight
Clouds drift by so big and white
The day begins with something new
Birds sing songs up in the trees
Stanza 1:
The sun wakes up the sky so blue,
The day begins with something new.
Stanza 2:
Birds sing songs up in the trees,
Dancing softly in the breeze.
Stanza 3:
Clouds drift by so big and white,
Floating slowly out of sight.
What is the root of the word "Periscope?"
What does the root mean?
Scope
To look at
Make these 2 simple sentences into a complex sentence:
The Hippopotamaus is large.
The Hippopotamus is lucky to have big, cushioned feet.
Because the hippopotamus is large, it is lucky to have big cushioned feet.