Transcript Twenty Questions

Twenty Questions
Subjects
•Parts
of Speech
•Types of sentences
•Punctuation marks
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1. Name the four types of
sentences.
1. Name the four types of
sentences.
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Declarative, interrogative, imperative,
exclamatory
2. What is a declarative sentence?
2. What is a declarative sentence?
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A declarative sentence makes a statement.
3. What is the ending punctuation
in a declarative sentence?
3. What is the ending punctuation
in a declarative sentence?
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Period
4. What is an interrogative
sentence?
4. What is an interrogative
sentence?
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The interrogative sentence asks a question?
5. What does an imperative
sentence do?
5. What does an imperative
sentence do?
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The imperative sentence gives a command.
6. Give one example of an
exclamatory sentence.
6. Give one example of an
exclamatory sentence.
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(My example) Wow, you are absolutely
beautiful!
7. What is the predicate?
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The predicate in a sentence tells what the
subject does or is.
7. What is the predicate?
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The predicate in a sentence tells what the
subject does or is.
8. What does the pronoun do?
8. What does the pronoun do?
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The pronoun replaces or takes the place of
the noun in a sentence.
9. Name all 8 parts of speech.
9. Name all 8 parts of speech.
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Noun
Pronoun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Interjection
Conjunction
Preposition
10. Name the three punctuation
marks discussed in our class.
10. Name the three punctuation
marks discussed in our class.
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Period
Exclamatory mark
Question mark
11. What are the plural form of the
following nouns.
Family
Woman
Child
11. What are the plural form of the
following nouns.
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Families
Women
Children
12. Select the correct word that
best completes these sentences.
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(His, He) drew a diagonal line on his paper.
I gave Brandon a hug when he returned
home from (his, he) trip.
There is one piece of cherry pie left, but
(their, theirs, they, there’s) more cake.
12. Select the correct word that
best completes the sentence.
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(His, He) drew a diagonal line on his paper.
I gave Brandon a hug when he returned
home from (his, he) trip.
There is one piece of cherry pie left, but
(their, theirs, they, there’s) more cake.
13. Select the correct word that
completes the sentences.
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(It, Its, It’s) easier to use self-rising flour in
some recipes.
AT&T agreed to sell (it, its, it’s) cable
television business to Comcast Corporation.
13. Select the correct word that
completes the sentence.
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(It, Its, It’s) easier to use self-rising flour in
some recipes.
AT&T agreed to sell (it, its, it’s) cable
television business to Comcast Corporation.
14. Select the correct preposition
to complete the sentence.
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Joe took a bus from the city (in, into) the
desert.
The ride back to the city was (different from,
different than) the ride to the desert.
14. Select the correct preposition
to complete the sentence.
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Joe took a bus from the city (in, into) the
desert.
The ride back to the city was (different from,
different than) the ride to the desert.
15. Select the correct preposition
to complete the sentence.
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The bus broke down (between, among) the
desert and the city.
The driver of a car going (in, into) town called
for help.
The passengers wandered (between,
among) the many desert plants while the bus
was being repaired.
15. Select the correct preposition
to complete the sentence.
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The bus broke down (between, among) the
desert and the city.
The driver of a car going (in, into) town called
for help.
The passengers wandered (between,
among) the many desert plants while the bus
was being repaired.
16. Find the verbs in the following
sentence.
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We cannot afford to go to the movie until Dad
gets paid on Friday.
16. Find the verbs in the following
sentence.
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We cannot afford to go to the movie until Dad
gets paid on Friday.
(5 verbs)
17. What part of speech is the
following underlined word?
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After launch, the spacecraft was visible just
above the horizon.
17. What part of speech is the
following underlined word?
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After launch, the spacecraft was visible just
above the horizon.
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NOUN
18. Name and correctly spell this
week’s word of the week.
18. Name and correctly spell this
week’s word of the week.
APTITUDE
19. What is the difference between
zany and lollygag?
19. What is the difference between
zany and lollygag?
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Zany is someone who is crazy.
Lollygag is when a person play, clowns
around.
20. Identify the adverb in the
following sentences.
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As they continued to climb, the hikers saw
snowy peaks above.
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Joshua fell behind in the pizza-eating contest
when he couldn’t eat another bite.
20. Identify the adverb in the
following sentences.
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As they continued to climb, the hikers saw
snowy peaks above.
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Joshua fell behind in the pizza-eating contest
when he couldn’t eat another bite.