find it
Chris ate cereal.
Find the verb
ate
I am trying.
Find the verb
am
I gave him our homework assignment.
him
The author of Tell Tale Heart?
Edgar Allan Poe
The cat mauls a pitbull.
What is situational irony.
Chris ate cereal.
Find the Subject
Chris
I am trying.
Find the subject.
I
They told the teacher a lie.
the teacher
It was the old man's eye.
Why did the murderer kill his friend?
The reader knows that the narrator is going to commit murder, but the character does not suspect a thing.
What is DRAMATIC irony.
Chris ate cereal.
Find the Direct Object.
Cereal
I am trying.
Find the direct object.
trying
(its a Verbal that's called a GERUND, functioning as a noun)
David gave his cousin fresh water.
his cousin
The Landlady
What is story about a young businessman who ends up in a creepy old lady's bed and breakfast.
On the day the family planned to go to six flags, there is a rainstorm. The kids look out the window and say, "great weather!"
What is VERBAL irony.
Melissa loves fishing.
find the verb
loves
Are you holding a ball?
Find the verb
Are
I will bring my dog a treat.
(will is a verb)
my dog
Roald Dahl
Who wrote The Landlady, Lamb to the Slaughter, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Mathilda, BFG, and more
Something smells so sugary sweet.
( analogy, alliteration, simile, or metaphor)
What is alliteration.
Melissa loves fishing.
Find the Subject first, then the direct object.
Melissa is the subject.
Fishing is the direct object. (it is a gerund!)
Name 3 "to be" verbs
am, is, are
While waiting in line, my brother asked Luis a question.
Luis
A story about an African Boy who is forced to travel far away from his home and a girl named Nya who sees water brought to her village.
What is A Long Walk to Water.
Brenda Brady bakes buttered buns but boldly burns Ben's bread.
What is alliteration