Sentences
Put these words together to create a complete sentence
summer, my, I, Arizona, in, visited, Aunt, last, Laura
I visited my Aunt Laura in Arizona last summer.
If you say someone is angry... you are using a description. What part of speech describes nouns?
an adjective
Which part of speech shows actions?
verbs
What does a sentence have to start with in order to be complete?
A capital letter
What kind of sentence is this?
I went to my friend's party and played in the bounce house and ate pizza and then had cake and went home with a stomach ache.
run-on sentence
The two basic parts of a sentence are...
subject
predicate
a, an, the, are the examples of?
Articles
he, i, his, she, her, they, their, them
pronouns
. ? !
Write the correct homophone in each blank.
Since ______ plane was two hours late, ______ glad to finally get _______.
they're their there
their they're there
Is this sentence a complete sentence?
Popeye's has the best chicken.
Yes.
green, orange, sleepy, confused; are examples of?
adjectives
"Think" is an example of...
verb
What punctuation mark do you use when you are writing a list of things?
comma
Name the correct past-tense forms of these verbs.
run
go
quit
ran
went
quit
Is this a complete sentence?
Summer Festival on Friday.
No. No verb. It should be "Summer festival is on Friday".
What part of speech helps to describe nouns?
adjectives
he drove quickly... Quickly is an example of ...
an adverb
What 3 changes need to be made to this sentence?
If not, what c
"Dad! Can I please go to the store? asked tony.
What form of adjectives compare 2 nouns?
comparative
True or false: A simple sentence must have an adverb in order to be complete.
False. A simple sentence MUST only have a SUBJECT and a VERB
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so are all examples of what type of speech?
Conjunctions
Which part of speech replaces nouns to help with repetition?
pronouns
When should you start a new paragraph?
new speaker
new location
action
Identify the modal auxiliary in each sentence and name its meaning.
(could happen, suggestion, action)
1. I think he should go to see the doctor.
2. She might want to go to the zoo tomorrow.
3. You must try the chocolate ice cream at the new shop.
1. should; suggestion
2. might; could take place
3. must; expresses a need