Parallel structure
My favorite things are skiing, snowboarding, and _____________.
Complete the sentence
My favorite things are skiing, snowboarding, and _____________.
(any verb with -ing)
I like to eat apples, and bananas.
Add or remove punctuation where necessary
I like to eat apples and bananas.
Mr. Roche-Baron’s favorite dessert is cupcakes filled with raspberry jam.
What is modified by the participial phrase in italics?
Cupcakes
DAILY DOUBLE (0-500)
The mans hot air balloon's drifted across the sky for several day's before landing in the farmers field.
While both the Suns and Mavs are similar teams, there are some differences. Both teams have had significant success in recent years, making the playoffs frequently and making it deep into the playoffs. The Suns depend on scoring from the shooting guard position while Luka provides both the scoring and playmaking for the Mavs.
What text structure (CHRONOLOGICAL, DESCRIPTIVE, COMPARE/CONTRAST)
What type of text structure?
Compare/contrast
My friend is kind, outgoing, and _____________.
Fill in the blank correctly
Any adjective
My friend is kind, outgoing, and patient.
I like Takis Cheetos and Gardettos.
Add or remove punctuation
I like Takis, Cheetos, and Gardettos.
The engine, filling with transmission fluid, struggled to stay running.
What is modified by the participial phrase in parentheses?
The engine
We test drove the fastest cars' at the track.
We test drove the fastest cars at the track.
Yosemite is one of the most beautiful places in the world. John Muir once said “no temple built with hands can compare with Yosemite” and in 2021, 3.29 million visitors flocked to the park to see the natural splendors it has to offer.
What text structure (CHRONOLOGICAL, DESCRIPTIVE, COMPARE/CONTRAST)
Descriptive
I like to ski, snowboarding, and hike.
Correct the parallel structure.
I like to ski, snowboard, and hike.
or
I like skiing, snowboarding, and hiking.
There are four things that truly terrify me spiders heights and clowns.
There are four things that truly terrify me: spiders, heights, and clowns.
Mr. Roche-Baron will only drink chocolate almond milk he is very picky.
Add or remove punctuation. You can use anything.
Mr. Roche-Baron will only drink chocolate almond milk. He is very picky.
or
Mr. Roche-Baron will only drink chocolate almond milk; he is very picky.
We helped each other study for each others finals.
We helped each other study for each other's finals.
To bake a cake, start by gathering your ingredients. You will want to make sure that you have enough of everything before you start or you may have issues later. Measure the dry ingredients into a bowl and then the wet ingredients into a second bowl.
What text structure (CHRONOLOGICAL, DESCRIPTIVE, COMPARE/CONTRAST)
Chronogical
DAILY DOUBLE
This weekend I have to write an essay, do a book report and a lab.
CORRECT THE PARALLEL STRUCTURE
My mom packed me four things for my lunch goldfish crackers an apple some carrots and a juice box for lunch.
ADD OR REMOVE PUNCTUATION
My mom packed me four things for my lunch goldfish crackers an apple some carrots and a juice box for lunch.
Swinging from branch to branch the monkey laughed at the animals on the forest floor.
Punctuate.
Swinging from branch to branch the monkey laughed at the animals on the forest floor.
I ate the chips from both Steve and Annabelle lunches.
I ate the chips from both Steve's and Annabelle's lunches.
The death penalty is a good deterrent for criminals. Beyond that, it is fair because the Bible supports “an eye for an eye.” We need to keep the death penalty on the books.
Purpose of writing? (persuade, inform, entertain)
Persuade
There were three things I wanted to be working hard kind and fair.
Correct the parallelism and punctuation.
There were three things I wanted to be: hard-working, kind, and fair.
Add or remove punctuation.
Mangoes and bananas are sweeter than most apples, oranges, and peaches.
President Snow’s friends want to go to the beach this weekend they already rented a car so we just need to borrow some towels.
Add punctuation OTHER THAN periods.
President Snow’s friends want to go to the beach this weekend; they already rented a car so we just need to borrow some towels.
The others cars sat in the hotels parking lot.
The others' cars sat in the hotel's parking lot.
"OFF THERE to the right--somewhere--is a large island," said Whitney." It's rather a mystery--"
"What island is it?" Rainsford asked.
"The old charts call it `Ship-Trap Island,"' Whitney replied." A suggestive name, isn't it? Sailors have a curious dread of the place. I don't know why. Some superstition--"
Purpose of writing? (persuade, inform, entertain)
Entertain