Unit 2 Semester Review

Diaries begin with the day's ____________________.

Adverbial phrases can tell us how often. Name the verb and adverbial phrase in the sentence, 'I drive to work every morning.'

Adverbial phrases can tell us when. Name the verb and adverbial phrase in the sentence, 'He returned home after many years.'

Adverbial phrases can tell us why. Name the verb and adverbial phrase in the sentence, 'He ate cake because it was his birthday.'

Diaries are written in formal or informal style?

Would the word DIGIT appear on a dictionary page with the guide words DIFFERENT and DIP?

Diaries are usually written in ________________ tense when we write about events that have already taken place. Diaries can also include _______________________ tense when we talk about how things are or how we feel at the time of writing.

Diaries are __________________________ that keep a record of events that we are a part of and to express our innermost feelings.

They include personal _________________ and ___________________ to express our opinions and emotions about an event or experience.

Words that show feelings are helpful when we write diaries. Use two feeling words to describe your day.

Personal recounts often usually tell us the 3 important w's about an event. They tell us the ___________________ and the _____________________ the entry is about and ____________________ an event took place.

Diaries use ________________________ pronouns such as 'I' and 'we'.

Diaries often contain common nouns and proper nouns. What are common nouns and how are they different from proper nouns?

Compound sentences join two together to form a new sentence. We use connectors such as 'and', 'or' and 'but' to join the two sentences. Join these two sentences into one using a connector - You can choose noodles. You can choose rice.

Dictionary entries are in _______________________________ order.

Adverbial phrases usually come at the end of a sentence, however, they can be placed at the beginning to emphasize a point. If the adverbial phrase is at the beginning of a sentence it must include a ______________________.

Adverbial phrases work like adverbs. They tell us more about a verb. Name the verb and the adverbial phrase in the sentence, 'I wrote very quickly.'

Dictionary entries use _________________ at the top of each page to help the reader know the words included on the page.

Adverbial phrases can tell us how long. Name the verb and adverbial phrase in the sentence, 'My friend lived in the USA for ten years.'

Compound sentences join two together to form a new sentence. We use connectors such as 'and', 'or' and 'but' to join the two sentences. Join these two sentences into one using a connector - We went to town and ferry. We returned by train.

Compound sentences join two together to form a new sentence. We use connectors such as 'and', 'or' and 'but' to join the two sentences. Join these two sentences into one using a connector - I like this shirt. This shirt is too big for me.

When we write diaries we express our personal thoughts and feelings using __________________________ words. Give an example of these words.

Adverbs tell us more about a verb. Name the verb and adverb in the sentence, 'I wrote quickly.'

Personal recounts often include adjectives and adverbs. What do adjectives describe? What do adverbs describe?

Would the word DISABILITY appear on a dictionary page with guide words DIFFERENT and DIP?

Words that show feelings are helpful when we write diaries. Use two feeling words to describe your day.