Section 1
Which of the following sentences contains both a common and proper noun?
A. The slow beetle crossed the street.
B. The teachers all work at Byng.
C. Byng, Oklahoma is a nice town.
B.
Choose the interjection in this sentence and explain what its grammatical purpose is.
WOW! That is so amazing!
WOW, it is used to showcase strong emotion.
Is this prepositional phrase showing location, time, or direction.
Above the refrigerator
Location
Change the verb in parentheses to future tense.
Once the game is finished, the class (resume) reading their books.
Will resume
Explain how the suboordinating conjunctions change the meaning of the sentences.
Sentence A: We continued our journey across the canyon because the wind grew stronger.
Sentence B: We continued our journey across the canyon although the wind grew stronger.
Because makes it sound like it is causing them to move across the canyon.
Although makes it seem like they do not want to cross but it is forcing them to.
Fill in the blanks with a, an, or the.
It was well over ___ hour before the students finished ___ project.
An, the
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence and what is the object of the phrase?
The students walked across the campus.
Across the campus (Phrase)
Campus (object)
Is this prepositional phrase showing location, time, or direction.
towards the door
Direction
Is the italiscized verb an action, state of being, or a condition?
The dark forest is extremely quiet.
State of being
Explain how the imagery has changed how readers will view the sentence.
Sentence 1: The baby crawled on the floor.
Sentence 2: The excited baby crawled quickly across the floor.
The word choice adds more detail and allows the reader to imagine a more specific scene.
Which sentence uses a reflexive pronoun properly?
A. The himself made him a warm shelter.
B. The hiker made him a warm shelter.
C. The hiker made himself a warm shelter.
C.
Explain why singular they, them, their is used in this sentence.
Every teacher likes their classroom to be well behaved.
We are unsure if it is speaking about a male or female teacher.
Complete this sentence with a prepositional phrase that shows time:
The class returned to school ____
Example: after their field trip, before the bell rang.
Is the italiscized verb an action, state of being, or a condition?
The bicycle pedaled downed the sidewalk.
Action
Create a complex sentence by combining both sentences together with a suboordinating conjunction.
Sentence 1: The classroom door was closed.
Sentence 2: The teacher was on the phone with a parent.
Add because to combine the sentences.
Are these words Suboordinating conjunctions or FANBOYS?
Although, because, even though, unless
Suboordinating conjunctions
Fix this sentence with a reflexive pronoun.
During class today, the student taught him how to do a new math problem.
him needs to changed to himself.
Choose the correct subject-verb agreement.
The child (smile/smiles) at their mom.
Smiles
Is the verb an action, state of being, or a condition?
If we were to go to the movies, we would need to be ready by 5PM.
Condition
Write a sentence using a prepositional phrase, a reflexive pronoun, and a suboordinating conjunction describing your school day.
Example:
Mrs. Neeley thought to herself because her class was not listening.
Choose the adverb and the word it modifies in this sentence.
The rescue helicopter moved really quickly to the hospital.
Can choose really (adverb) modifies quickly, or choose quickly (adverb) modifies moved.
Is this prepositional phrase showing location, time, or direction.
after dinner
Time
Select the verb that maintains the correct subject-verb agreement.
Neither the teachers nor the students ____ ready to end the weekend.
A. was B. were C. is D. being
B
Fix the verb tense shift in this sentence to match.
Tomorrow, we are possibly going to take our quiz. When you finished it, you must read your book.
finished to finish
Write a sentence using a past tense verb, an adverb, and an adjective describing your school day.
Example:
They walked slowly across the green grass.