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What is the pronoun in this sentence: The family went to the beach, they had a really good time!

They

What is the subject of this sentence: Bob wanted some burgers, so he went to Burger King.

Bob

What is an interrogative sentence?

A sentence asking a question

Pick out the preposition: window, under, book, run

Under

What is tone?

The attitude of the author in the story.

What is alliteration?

The same letter or sound repeated several times in a sentence

You are a dream! Is an example of a ____________.

Metaphor

You're as tall as a giraffe, is an example of a _____________.

Simile

What is the root word of the word lovely

Love

What supports the main idea of a story?

Key Details

What is the text structure of a recipe?

Sequencing

What is wrong with this sentence? My birthday is May 19 1997.

There should be a comma between 19 and 1997.

What belongs in the sentence? (Their, there, they're) __________ going to the park for lunch.

They're

What is a theme?

The lesson or moral of a story.

What is an inference?

An educated guess using background information

What does contrast mean?

Telling how 2 things are different.

What does compare mean?

Telling how 2 things are similar.

What is the main idea?

What the text is mostly about

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

A simile compares using like or as, a metaphor compares saying this IS that

_____________ show emotion in a sentence.

Interjections

"I'm getting a Hot Chicken Sandwich at KFC." What is wrong with this sentence?

Hot chicken sandwich should be lower case.

"Bobs dog needs to go to obedience school!" What is wrong with this sentence?

Bobs to be Bob's because it is his dog.

"We need bananas oranges and apples from the store." What is wrong with this sentence?

Commas go between bananas, oranges, and apples.

"larry and stella paint in the park each day." What is wrong with this sentence?

Larry and Stella need to be capitalized.

"You're as sweet as a cookie!" is an example of a ___________.

Simile

"We're having tacos for lunch tomorrow." What tense is this sentence in?

Future tense

"She's running so fast, I can barely see her!" What tense is this sentence in?

Present tense

"We had burgers for dinner." What tense is this sentence in?

Past tense

"My sister went to Phoenix Arizona on spring break." What is wrong with this sentence?

There should be a comma between Phoenix and Arizona.

"We went to mcdonald's for lunch yesterday." What is wrong with this sentence?

McDonald's should be capitalized

"Thank you for coming, Mr Jones!" What is wrong with this sentence?

There should be a . after "Mr"

"Their were too many people at the party." What is wrong with this sentence?

"Their" should be "there"

"I have to much to do tonight, I can't hang out!" What is wrong with this sentence?

The first "to", should be "too".

Which pronoun goes in the sentence? "________ like to go to the zoo together as a family."

We

Which pronoun goes in the sentence? "He takes ______ dog home."

His

What does a verb do?

It describes the action of the noun.

A sentence has to have _________________ to be complete.

A subject and a verb

"She, he, and they" are used in which narration?

Third person

"You, your, and yourself" are used in which narration?

Second Person

"I, me, and myself" are used in which narration?

First person

Pick out the adjective: desk, lunchbox, cozy, chair

Cozy

What does an adjective do?

Adds description to the noun.

What is a proper noun?

A specific person, place, or thing.

Pick out the proper noun: desk, hopping, Starbucks, pencil pouch

Starbucks

Pick out the noun: run, lemon, singing, Mrs. Caldwell

Lemon

What is a noun?

A person, place, or thing.

You can use __________ to help you figure out the meaning of unknown words.

Context clues

"You are a ray of sunshine" is an example of a ____________.

A metaphor.

A group of lines in a poem is called _________.

A stanza.