Paragraph Structure Nouns Possessive / Contractions Name the Eleanor M. Savko Paragraph Structure Nouns Possessive / Contractions 9/11/2018 Name the Appositive Vocab words $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

Tells what the paragraph will be about Tells what the paragraph will be about. It is usually the first sentence in the paragraph. Category 1: $100: A

Topic Sentence Category 1: $100: Q

Wraps up the topic sentence. Category 1: $200: A

Concluding Sentence Category 1: $200: Q

Contains the detail sentences. Category 1: $300: A

details / body sentences Category 1: $300: Q

Tells about the subject of the paragraph and interests the reader. Category 1: $400: A

title Category 1: $400: Q

Gives a sense of time and order of events Gives a sense of time and order of events. Also, it helps connect the sentences in the paragraph. Category 1: $500: A

transitions Category 1: $500: Q

The Aegean Sea is located between Greece and Turkey. Category 2: $100: A

Aegean Sea, Greece, Turkey Category 2: $100: Q

A few years before Louisiana became a state in 1812, there was a famous boundary dispute between the United States and Spain. Category 2: $200: A

Years, Louisiana, state, 1812, dispute, United States, Spain Category 2: $200: Q

What is a compound noun? And give an example. Category 2: $300: A

A noun that is made up of two or more nouns. EXAMPLE Category 2: $300: Q

Make the following compound noun plural: passerby Category 2: $400: A

passersby Category 2: $400: Q

Daily Double!!! Therefore, it was a large area of ungoverned territory that attracted all kinds of people. Category 2: $500: A

Area, territory, kinds, people Category 2: $500: Q

Russell’s better known than William, the man who helped him. Category 3: $100: A

contraction Category 3: $100: Q

Another of the Express’s famous riders was “Pony Bob” Haslam. Category 3: $200: A

possessive Category 3: $200: Q

Business [executives, executives’] travels are simplified with this technology. Category 3: $300: A

Executives’ Category 3: $300: Q

Make the following word in the plural possessive: boss Category 3: $400: A

Bosses’ Category 3: $400: Q

How do you make a singular noun possessive? How do you make a plural noun possessive that ends in –s? How do you make a plural noun possessive that does not end in –s? Category 3: $500: A

’s s’ Category 3: $500: Q

A toy poodle, the smallest house dog, makes an excellent pet. Category 4: $100: A

The smallest house dog Category 4: $100: Q

Min, the leader of our club, had the final decision. Category 4: $200: A

The leader of our club Category 4: $200: Q

In that movie I had a job as an extra, an actor in a group scene. Category 4: $300: A

An actor in a group scene Category 4: $300: Q

An excellent librarian, my grandma worked in a library all her life. Category 4: $400: A

An excellent librarian Category 4: $400: Q

When do you not use commas with an appositive? Category 4: $500: A

When the appositive is needed to understand the sentence. Category 4: $500: Q

Risk, peril Category 5: $100: A

hazard Category 5: $100: Q

a person who starts up and takes the risk of a business Category 5: $200: A

entrepreneur Category 5: $200: Q

Usual, expected, routine Category 5: $300: A

customary Category 5: $300: Q

A lack of interest or concern Category 5: $400: A

indifference Category 5: $400: Q

Filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean Category 5: $500: A

indignant Category 5: $500: Q

NOUN Jeopardy