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After you have played ten sentences, you see the reward and score screen followed by "WANT TO PLAY AGAIN?"
===Adjectives===
Let's learn more about adjectives by eating at "ADJECTIVE'S RESTAURANT." From the activity list, select and press key '''4'''. You see the title screen and know it's time to enter "ADJECTIVE'S RESTAURANT."
The definition screen (which you see after the title screen) tells you that an adjective is a word used to describe a noun or a pronoun. To say this in a different way, adjectives are words that tell more about nouns or pronouns. They add details about the nouns or pronouns. Adjectives help make our sentences and stories more interesting. Look at the examples on the screen. Can you think of other words to put in the adjective group?
Press '''ENTER'''. The next screen tells you more about adjectives. Adjectives are often used to tell how much, how many, which one, or what kind.
Read these definition screens until you know about adjectives. When you are ready to play, press '''ENTER''' to see the instruction screen.
[[File:Adjective Introduction Screen.jpg|center|thumb|400px|Adjective Introduction Screen (black & white)]]
In this activity, you see menu items from "ADJECTIVE'S RE S TAURANT." One word on the screen is an adjective. Pick out the adjective, and type it in (using the keyboard ). The letters you type appear in the box at the bottom of the screen. Be careful to type each word correctly. If you start to misspell the word by pressing a wrong key, you hear a low sound. If you hear this sound, check the spelling and press the correct key. If you change your mind about the word you choose, press '''SHIFT C''' (CLEAR) to erase the word, and start typing again. After you have typed in the word you want to choose, press '''ENTER'''.
If you have selected the correct word, you get a flashing light and a reward sound. The adjective is underlined on the menu. Your score goes up by one point. The scoreboard is in the upper right corner of the menu. The next item then appears.
If you choose the wrong word, you hear "uh oh" and see the definition screen again. Then you get a second chance. If you are wrong on this try, you see the definition screen another time. Then the computer shows you the correct word before going to the next item on the menu.
After ten menu items have been presented, you see your reward and score screen. Next the computer asks, "WANT TO PLAY AGAIN?"
===Adverbs===
Do you like to go the movies? Let's pretend we're going to the movies while playing "ADVERB ATTRACTIONS."
Go back to the activity list by holding down the '''SHIFT''' key and pressing '''W'''. "ADVERB ATTRACTIONS" is number "S" on this list. Press '''5''' to begin. The first screen that comes up is the adverb title screen. After the people sit down, the adverb definition screen appears. Read this screen carefully. You may notice that adverbs are a lot like adjectives. But adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. (Remember, adjectives describe nouns or pronouns.) Press '''ENTER''' to continue. This next screen explains more about adverbs. Adverbs often tell HOW, WHEN, or WHERE. Here's another clue to finding adverbs: Many adverbs end with the letters "ly." Try to think of several words you use that are adverbs. Do these words tell more about verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs? Do any of them end in "ly"?
Read and think about the definition of adverbs until you are ready to play. Then press the '''ENTER''' key to see the instruction screen.
[[File:Adverb Intro bw.jpg|center|thumb|400px|Adverb Introduction Screen (black & white)]]
In this activity, you choose the adverb from the words on the "movie screen," and type it. You see the letters appear in the "ticket" at the bottom of the screen. Again, you must be careful to spell the word correctly. If you start to misspell a word by pressing the wrong key, you hear a low sound and do not see the letter you typed. Check the spelling again, and type in the correct letter. If you change your mind about the word you chose, press the '''SHIFT C''' (CLEAR) key. The computer erases all the letters you have typed, and you can start again. After you type in the word you want to choose, press the '''ENTER''' key.
If you enter the correct word, several things happen. The lights around the screen flash, you hear a reward tune, and the adverb is underlined in its place in the title. Your score goes up one point. The next title then appears.
If you selected the wrong word, you hear the "uh oh" sound. You see the adverb definition screen again. Then you get a second chance to play with the same title. If you are wrong on the second try, you see the adverb definition screen once more. The computer shows you the adverb. Then, you go on to the next title.
After you have played with ten movie titles, you see your reward and score screen. Then, the computer asks "WANT TO PLAY AGAIN?" As in every game in this module, press key '''1''' if you want to play the same activity again. Press key '''2''' to play a different one.
===Preposition/Conjunction===
The last activity on the list is "PREPOSITION/CONJUNCTION." Press key '''6''' (when the list is on the screen) to play "PREPOSITION/ CONJUNCTION."
When you press key '''6''', a title screen appears. You are at the Preposition/Conjunction railroad station, ready to go for a ride! In this activity, you learn about two different parts of speech: (1) prepositions and (2) conjunctions. So you will see definition screens for each word group.
First, read the preposition definition screen. It tells you, "A preposition is a word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence." Press '''ENTER'''. You see some examples. Some prepositions are to, with, at, under. In a sentence a preposition is followed by a noun, a pronoun, or a group of words (called a phrase). The phrase always ends with a noun or pronoun. Let's look at some examples:
:: at the game
:: to school
:: for her
:: by the red house
Read over the definitions and examples as much as you need to. Remember, you can go back to the definition screen before beginning the game by pressing '''SHIFT R''' (REDO). When you are able to pick out prepositions and are ready to learn about conjunctions, press '''ENTER'''.
As you can see from the conjunction definition screen, "A conjunction joins words or groups of words together." The examples are ''and'', ''but'', ''or'', ''nor''.
Are you ready to play? Then press the '''ENTER''' key to see the instructions for playing "PREPOSITION/CONJUNCTION." In this activity the words in the sentences are numbered. The computer asks you for the number of the preposition or for the number of the conjunction. You press the number of the correct word. This is how the playing screen looks:
[[File:Preposition bw.jpg|center|thumb|400px|Preposition Activity Screen (black & white)]]
Be sure to look carefully to see whether the question in the station sign says:
::The preposition is number □
:::::or
::The conjunction is number □
Some sentences may have both a preposition and a conjunction. Only press the number of the part of speech you are asked for.
If you press the correct number, you hear a reward tune. The number flashes in the box, and the word is underlined in the sentence. You get one point for answering correctly on your first try. The train moves across the track, and a new sentence appears.
If you choose the wrong word and press the wrong number, you hear the "uh oh" sound. The computer shows you the definition screen for either the preposition or conjunction, depending upon which you were asked to find. You then get another chance to choose the correct word and number.
