Perfect Past & Subjects
In the sentence "The energetic golden retriever barked at the mailman," this is the complete subject.
What is "The energetic golden retriever"?
This is where commas should be placed in the following list: "I need to buy bread milk eggs and cheese."
What is after "bread," "milk," and "eggs"?
This term describes looking for the things that are the same between two characters.
What is comparing?
This type of text is written to share facts, provide instructions, or explain real-world topics.
What is informational text (or non-fiction)?
Expand the sentence "The cat slept" by adding one adjective and one adverb.
(Example) What is "The fluffy cat slept soundly"?
This verb tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past, often using the helping verb "had."
What is the past perfect tense?
In the sentence "Yes I would love to go to the park," a comma is required after this specific word.
What is "Yes"?
This term describes looking for the things that are different between two settings.
What is contrasting?
This type of text includes elements like characters, a plot, and a theme, and is often written to entertain.
What is literary text (or fiction)?
Combine these two sentences into one using an adjective: "The boy ran. The boy was small."
What is "The small boy ran"?
Using the past perfect tense of "walk," this is how you would complete the sentence: "By the time it started to rain, Sarah ___ five miles."
What is "had walked"?
This is the correct way to use a comma when writing the city and state of the capital of Georgia.
What is "Atlanta, Georgia"?
If Character A is described as "brave and outgoing" while Character B is "timid and shy," a reader is using these to contrast them.
What are character traits?
You are likely to find a glossary, index, and headings in this specific type of text.
What is informational text?
Reduce this sentence to its simplest form by removing all adjectives and adverbs: "The extremely hungry bear ate the sweet honey quickly."
What is "The bear ate the honey"?
In the sentence "Down the steep hill ran the two children," these two words make up the simple subject.
What is "two children"?
A comma must be placed before this word to combine these two sentences: "I wanted to go swimming. The pool was closed."
What is "but"? (The response should be: "What is a comma before the word 'but'?")
When comparing two versions of the same story (like a book and a movie), you might look at how this element—the time and place—has changed.
What is the setting?
A biography about George Washington is considered informational, while a tall tale about Paul Bunyan is considered this.
What is literary (or fiction)?
Expand this sentence by adding a detail about how and when: "We ate lunch."
What is "We ate lunch hungrily yesterday"?
This is the past perfect form of the irregular verb "go" used in the sentence: "I realized I ___ to the wrong house."
What is "had gone"?
In the sentence "Wait for me, Billy, before you leave," commas are used for this specific grammatical reason.
What is to set off a direct address?
This is the best way to support a comparison or contrast between two events in a drama or story.
What is using specific details or evidence from the text?
While informational texts use "evidence" to support points, literary texts often use this "D" word to show what a character is like through their speech.
What is dialogue?
Combine these three sentences into one clear sentence using adjectives and an adverb: "The storm blew. The storm was loud. It blew fiercely."
What is "The loud storm blew fiercely"?