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Spot the Error: Regular Verbs ✍️
She swimmed across the pool yesterday.
What is wrong with this sentence? Rewrite it correctly in the comments.
Spot the Error: Personification 🌿
The flowers danced happily in the breeze.
What human quality is being given to the flowers? Is the sentence correct? Comment your answer below.
Word Choice: Their / There / They’re 📝
Fill in the blank with the correct word:
_____ are many books on the shelf.
A. Their
B. There
C. They’re
Comment A, B, or C and then create your own sentence with one of the three words.
Sentence Spotter: Personification 🌿
Today’s focus: personification
Which sentence contains personification?
A. The sun smiled down on us.
B. The sun was bright.
C. The day was sunny and warm.
Comment A, B, or C and explain what human quality is being given to the sun.
Mix-Up Challenge: Their / There / They’re 📍
Choose the correct word:
_____ going to the library after school.
A. Their
B. There
C. They’re
Comment A, B, or C below and use one of the three words in your own sentence.
Grammar Spot: It’s vs Its 🐶
Choose the correct word:
The cat licked _____ paw.
A. it’s
B. its
C. there
Comment A, B, or C below and write one sentence using it’s.
Mix-Up Challenge: Their / There / They’re 📍
Choose the correct word:
_____ going to the library after school.
A. Their
B. There
C. They’re
Comment A, B, or C below and use one of the three words in your own sentence.
Today’s focus: regular verbs
A regular verb forms its past tense by adding -d or -ed.
Choose the correct past tense:
A. jumped
B. jump
C. jumping
Comment A, B, or C below and write one more regular verb of your own.
Today’s focus: personification
Personification gives human qualities to something non-human.
Which sentence shows personification?
A. The wind howled through the trees.
B. The wind was strong.
C. The trees moved in the wind.
Comment A, B, or C and explain why your answer is correct.
Today’s focus: the object of a sentence
What is the object in this sentence?
The coach praised the players after the match.
A. The coach
B. the players
C. after the match
Comment A, B, or C below and identify the object in one short phrase.