Pronouns
Identify the pronoun: The sisters took their dog with on vacation.
What is their?
This part of speech describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
"I could sleep for a month!" is an example of _____________.
What is hyperbole?
The thoughts and feelings we associate with a word.
What is connotation?
Correct the following: Over the bridge
Answers vary - this is a fragment and needs a subject
Pronouns must agree in gender and ___________.
What is number?
This names a specific person, place, thing, or idea and must be capitalized.
What is a proper noun?
"Neigh" is an example of ______________.
What is onomatopoeia?
This perspective uses pronouns such as "I" and "me."
What is first person?
Correct the following: We are having pasta garlic bread and peas for dinner.
What is "We are having pasta, garlic bread(,) and peas for dinner.
When it is unclear what a pronoun refers to, it is called a __________ pronoun.
What is vague?
This part of speech includes words such as on, over, through, into, down, etc.
What is preposition?
"He's my rock" is an example of _____________.
What is metaphor?
This genre attempts to answer questions about the natural world and often includes gods/goddesses.
What is mythology?
"Race to the Sun" is based on _________ mythology.
What is Navajo?
The noun or pronoun that a pronoun takes the place of is called the _________________.
What is antecedent?
Identify the verb(s): The puppy followed her mother.
What is followed?
Write an example of personification.
Answers vary
The setting of "Race to the Sun."
What is New Mexico, present day.
Correct the error(s): Its been along time sense we went to the movies.
What is "It's been a long time since we went to the movies."
Fix the error: Each of the kids studied for their exams.
What is their should be his/her.
Identify the adverb: We walked slowly to class.
What is slowly?
"Geometry is my Achilles' heel" is an allusion to this.
What is Achilles' weakness in Greek mythology?
This genre is concise, includes sensory details, and sometimes rhymes.
What is poetry?
Correct the error(s): Win we go their, I want to bye popcorn!
What is "When we go there, I want to buy popcorn!"