Wordsmiths
someone or something that cannot stand alone
What is dependent?
the internal organ that allows us to think and react
What is the brain?
Fix the punctuation problem:
After the students finished No Red Ink they were allowed to go outside.
Add a comma after No Red Ink
Which type of sentence?
Mary wrote her essay about the dangers of social media.
What is simple?
In ELA, this is how we define a sentence.
What is a complete idea?
someone or something that CAN stand on its own
What is independent?
the ability to know what I know, know what I don't know, and know what I need to know
What is metacognition?
Fix the punctuation problem:
My brother and I used to play golf but he could never beat me so he quit playing.
Add a comma after golf and me
Which type of sentence?
Mary won the award for best essay, and she got to go to the state competition.
What is compound?
A sentence has to have at least one of these.
What is an independent clause?
to form an opinion without proof
What is to assume?
part of the human body that is the source of the flight, fight, or freeze instinct
What is the lower brain or amygdala?
Fix the punctuation problem:
Whenever you take a test you should do your very best.
Add a comma after test
Which type of sentence?
After she presented her essay, the crowd went wild.
What is complex?
Sentences that begin with a subordinate conjunction will need this punctuation mark after the dependent clause.
What is a comma?
a lack of consideration of another's feelings
What is disrespect?
the part of the brain that controls executive functioning
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Fix the punctuation problem:
After school we went to the baseball game and Grant hit a homerun to win the game.
Add commas after school and game
Which type of sentence?
Before you take a test, you should study hard and check yourself for understanding.
What is complex?
the part of mathematics in which letters and other general symbols are used to represent numbers
What is algebra?
sluggish or apathetic
What is lethargic?
Skills like planning, time management, perseverance, and organization
What is executive functioning?
Fix the punctuation problem:
Before we went to the game we walked to Bread and Butter for ice cream and water.
Add a comma after game
Which type of sentence?
We didn't go golfing because the weather was horrible, but we went to the YMCA instead.
the mathematical term for the 2 in 52
What is an exponent?