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  • Use conjunctions: We could go to the countryside ... the city ... not both.
    or/but
  • How many compound words? The cowboy played football on a field near the railroad. He ate oatmeal before the game and saw a rainbow outside.
    6- cowboy, football, railroad, oatmeal, rainbow, & outside
  • Find the contraction(s). It's a great day, I've had pancakes and ice cream. I'd better eat healthy at tonight's dinner.
    It's (It is), I've (I have), I'd (I had) Tonight's is not a contraction because the 's means it is taking ownership over the dinner being tonight.
  • Find the pronoun(s): If I were you, I wouldn't say it to him again.
    I, you, I, it, him
  • How many prepositions? The bus parked on the black driveway, then it went in the garage under the house.
    3
  • How many prepositions? Over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house we go.
    2
  • Find the verb(s): I just want to stay in my cozy bed all day reading fantasy novels.
    want, stay, reading
  • How many compound words? I love to daydream about going downstairs and seeing a houseboat with a soybean as the captain.
    4 - daydream, downstairs, houseboat, & soybean
  • Use a conjunction: I have four sisters ... no brothers.
    but
  • Use an article: When I dropped my phone ... screen broke.
    the
  • Turn these two sentences into a compound sentence: Dan can bring tennis balls back to you. Dan does not let go of the tennis ball.
    Dan can bring tennis balls back to you, but he does not let go of the tennis ball.
  • Find the interjection(s)
    EEEEK! It's a mouse someone catch him. Pow! went the mousetrap.
  • How many articles? An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
    3 - an, a, the
  • Find the adverb(s): Yesterday, I went to the local cinema.
    yesterday
  • How many adjectives: The fluffy bunny had cute and tiny babies.
    3 - fluffy, cute, tiny
  • Find the interjection(s): Congratulations! You passed the difficult test with a really high score! Bravo!
    Congratulations! / Bravo!
  • Find the verb(s): The tall student jumped over the black and white horse.
    jumped
  • Find the adjective(s): I've never been to an NFL game but I really love watching it on television.
    NFL
  • Find the preposition(s): The brave fireman proudly stood on the burning roof while the others watched from under the old oak tree.
    on, from, under
  • How many adjectives? The blonde girl has beautiful blue eyes.
    blonde, beautiful, blue
  • Use prepositions: Keeping your money ... a bank is safer than hiding it ... your bed.
    in/under
  • Find the noun(s): I baked a delicious cake.
    cake
  • What are the articles? A puppy at a bone and a banana.
    a, a
  • Use an interjection: ... That's my pen, give it back.
    Hey! / No! / Stop! / Wait! etc...
  • Use a preposition: We swam ... the sea until our arms were sore.
    in
  • Find the adverb(s) I slowly, sleepily, and dreamily walked to bed, I was so tired.
    3- slowly, sleepily, dreamily
  • Use an adverb: I ... do my homework because the teacher never checks it.
    never, rarely, seldom, hardly ever, etc...
  • How many many proper nouns? Mr. Green talked to Coach Spadifino about surprising Mrs. Dismukes with new books.
    3 - Mr. Green, Coach S., Mrs. Dismukes
  • How many verbs? I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish.
    4 - I wish to wish the wish[noun] you wish to wish.
  • Find the noun(s): Sometimes, my best friend and I go to the nearby library together.
    friend, library
  • Find the pronoun(s): Alice told her to be more careful in future.
    her
  • Turn these two sentences into a compound sentence: I love cake. Cake is not healthy for you.
    I love cake, but cake is not healthy for you.