Text Structure
Commonly Confused Words
C C C C Commas
Descriptive Language
Grammar
100
Holiday shopping is better than physically shopping at stores because you can see all the sales at a glance, avoid the crowds of people, save time, gas and not leave your couch, but you will miss out on all the festive events and holiday feelings people get from interacting with others in the mall and shopping centers around town if you decide to stay home.
compare and contrast
100
Use "too" correctly in a sentence.
meaning "also"
100
Sam told the genie: "cheese pizza is my favorite."
Incorrect
Correct- Sam told the genie, "cheese pizza is my favorite."
100
"Her eyes sparkled like sapphires in the dark."
Simile
100
A word or words functioning as a verb.
VERBALS
200
The world is doomed if society doesn't start thinking of ways to reverse the damage people are doing on a daily basis, one way people can start revering the cycle of damage is....
problem and solution
200
Use "there" correctly in a sentence.
Meaning "place"
200
Rafiki, put on new socks and slid around the apartment.
Incorrect
Correct-Rafiki put on new socks and slid around the apartment.
200
"Her eyes were sapphires, bright and hard"
Metaphor
200
_________ function as nouns in the sentence.
Gerunds
300
The farm house was extremely cute when we drove up, potted plants framed each archway in all different colors. It had a spacious front porch with a beautiful wooden swing surrounded by lush greenery. It was easy to see that the owners really loved the place, it looked like a picture in a beautifully written novel.
Descriptive/Spatial
300
use "bear" correctly in a sentence.
Meaning the animal
300
Gale Hawthorne returned from the juggling convention on April 10, 2012.
Correct
300
The waves rolled along the shore in a graceful, gentle rhythm dancing with the land.
Personification
300
Give an example of an infinitive....
Examples of infinitives:
To run
To walk
To cook
To understand
To make
400
First we will need to make reservation for the flight today, then find a hotel in our price range close to the event and places to eat before we leave on vacation. Finally, we will also need to schedule an uber to pick us up when we land.
chronological
400
Use "they'er" correctly in a sentence.
Meaning "they are"
400
On August, 20 2012, Selena Quintanilla rode her pony to the fair.
Incorrect
Correct-On August 20, 2012, Selena Quintanilla rode her pony to the fair.
400
"She had pewter-colored hair set in a ruthless permanent, a hard beak, and large moist eyes with the sympathetic expression of wet stones."
Imagery!
400
"Running"is good exercise.
Gerund
500
Here are the three worst things that you can do on a date. First, tell jokes that aren’t funny and laugh really hard to yourself. Worse though, you could offend your date. But the worst thing that you can do is to show up ungroomed. Not showering may repulse your date, and this is the worst thing that you can do.
sequence
500
Use "whole" correctly in a sentence.
Meaning "a complete amount"
500
Sirius Black's treasure map, wooden chest and talking parrot were taken by the pirates.
Incorrect
Correct-Sirius Black's treasure map, wooden chest, and talking parrot were taken by the pirates.
500
"This is the beginning of the end."
Paradox
500
________ can act as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs.
Infinitives