Nouns
A noun is
What is a person, place, or thing?
A verb is
What is an action or state of being?
The first sentence of a paragraph
What is a "topic sentence"
There are x many checkpoints in the Floss Rule
What is three (3)?
(they are the following:
1. the word is one syllable
2. contains a short vowel
3. ends in f, l, or s )
The nouns in the sentence are:
"The boy and the girl are playing"
What are "boy" and "girl"?
the verb in the list is
apple, jump, book, blue
What is jump?
The handle of the umbrella
The Floss Rule only applies to three letters
What are "f", "l", and "s"?
The verb in the sentence
"The boy and the girl are playing"
What is "playing"?
The noun(s) in the sentence "the teacher read the story to the class"
What is teacher, story, class?
What is yes?
These sentences follow the topic sentence and provide details, explanations, or examples.
What are supporting sentences?
The Floss Rule tells you when to
What is double letters on the end of a word (only f, l, and s)?
If "the boy and the girl are playing" was turned into a paragraph, it would be this kind of sentence.
What is a topic sentence?
The noun in this list is
sing, jump, computer, quickly
The verb in the sentence is
"He reads a book"
reads
In the paragraph, "Dogs are great pets. They are loyal and friendly. They can be trained to do tricks. Many people enjoy having dogs as part of their family," the topic sentence is
What is "Dogs are great pets."
You can hear the doubled letter when saying a floss rule word out loud
What is no?
A word that follows the floss rule that can be a part of children playing.
What is "toss" or "pass"
The word in this list that is not a noun is
music, swim, pencil
The word(s) in this list that is not a verb is
blue, run, swim, jump, sing, pink, purple
blue, pink, purple
"Learning a new language can be very rewarding. It can also improve your cognitive abilities," is missing a sentence type
What are the supporting sentences?
You spell (word I'm saying out loud)
What is "dress"?
The concluding sentence in a paragraph about a boy and a girl playing is
What are:
- "The boy and the girl always have fun when they play together"
- "They can't wait to come back and play again tomorrow."