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| What are the common noun(s)s in the sentence? | hardback |
| What is the verb or simple predicate and what tense is it? Put verb first than / then tense | cherish/ present |
| What is the SUBJECTIVE/NOMINATIVE PRONOUN?pronoun? | They |
| What is the POSSESSIVE PRONOUN? | Go fish! |
| What is the COMPLEMENT in the sentence? | direct object |
| What is the PURPOSE of the sentence ? | declarative |
| What is the APPOSITIVE? | Stuart Little |
| Is the appositive ESSENTIAL or NONESSENTIAL? | Essential |
| Do you use commas with ESSENTIAL APPOSITIVES? | No |
| Do you use commas with NONESSENTIAL APPOSITIVES? | yes |
| What type of prepositional phrase is in the sentence? | adjective prep phrase describing WHICH hardback |
| Adjective prep phrases modify what parts of speech? | nouns and pronouns |
| Adverb prep phrases modify what parts of speech? | adverbs, verbs, and adjectives (AVA) |
| The SENTENCE TYPE is what? | Simple (s +v) |
| What type of VERB is in the sentence and is it transitive or intransitive? | Action verb/transitive |
| What kind of CLAUSE is in the sentence (remember clauses have s +v while a phrase do NOT have verbs!)? | 1 independent clause |
| How do you punctuate book titles (2 ways if you type)? | underline or put in italics |
| Although the candidate originally demanded that the votes be counted again, he later a. rebuttal, b. pompous, c. infallible, d. recanted | recanted (to take something you've said back) |
| The judge offered a ___ to her husband's argument. a. recant, b. rebuttal, c. pompous, d. infallible | rebuttal (denial or contradiction) |
| Although many cheerleaders can be __, not all of them are. a. recant, b. rebuttal, c. pompous, d. infallible | pompous (filled with self-importance or conceit) |
| All was __ on the hallway. a. quiet, b. quite | Quiet (still and peaceful, without noise, adj.) |
| Some students are __ pleased with their progress reports. a. quiet, b. quite | Quite (wholly or entirely; to a great extent) |
| The moon___ softly over the grass in the silent meadow. a. shown, b. shone | Shone (gleamed; glowed, av.past shine) |
| Tammy has __ me how to crochet. a. shone, b. shown | Shown (revealed; demonstrated, av, past show) |
| Is that chalkboard __? a. stationary, b. stationery | Stationary (in a fixed position, adj.) |
| Do you have any white __? | Stationery (writing paper and envelopes) |
| Alaska is bigger __ Texas. | than (conjunction used in comparisons) |
| __ we will go to grandma's house. | then (at that time, adv.) |
| No human is __; everyone makes mistakes. a. recant, b. rebuttal, c. pompous, d. infallible | infallible (incapable of making a mistake; perfect, adj.) |
| What is the simple subject? | they |
| What are the 2 words you always capitalize in a title? | 1st and last |
| The words in a title you do not capitalize (unless they are the first and last) are what parts of speech? | article adjectives, coordinating conjunctions, and preps 4 letters or less. |
| What are the 3 types of personal pronouns? | subjective/nominative, objective, and possessive |
