Author's Purpose (Explain, Inform, Entertain, Persuade) | ||
#1 | How to create a fast paper airplane. | Explain |
#2 | Why people should volunteer to help kids. | Persuade |
#3 | One crazy day I lost my shoe at the carnival. | Entertain |
#4 | The different animal kindoms. | Inform |
#5 | Steps to creating a painting. | Explain |
Sentences(simple, compound, complex) | ||
#1 | I went swimming last week. | simple |
#2 | She went to the store, and she went to the bank. | compound |
#3 | After the concert, we ate sandwiches. | complex |
#4 | Because he was cold, he put on a warm coat. | complex |
#5 | They ate candy, and they ate cookies. | compound |
Noun, Pronoun, or Proper noun | ||
#1 | Phone | noun |
#2 | They | pronoun |
#3 | Us | pronoun |
#4 | Halloween | proper noun |
#5 | September | Proper noun |
Commas | ||
#1 | I like apples bananas and plums. | between apples and bananas and before and |
#2 | October 1 2010 | between 1 and 2010 |
#3 | Blackfoot Idaho is a town. | between Blackfoot and Idaho |
#4 | Terry will you come here. | between Terry and will |
#5 | Billy invited Joe and Billy invited Alan. | after Joe |
Underline or Quotation Marks | ||
#1 | A title of a book | underline |
#2 | The title of a song | quotation marks |
#3 | Title of a poem | quotation marks |
#4 | Title of a movie | underline |
#5 | Title of a short story | quotation marks |
Final Question | |
Do we use quotations or underline for the title of a ship? | we underline it |