Root Words & Affixes
This root means life.
bio
(ex: biology, biography)
In this voice, the subject performs the action.
Active voice
This plot element introduces characters, setting, and the inciting incident.
Exposition
This punctuation mark introduces a list or explanation.
Colon
A grammatical structure that renames a noun.
The prefix un- means...
not
(ex: unbelievable, unwind)
Passive voice
This punctuation mark can join two independent clauses without a conjunction.
Semicolon
Identify the appositive:
"My teacher, an excellent writer, assinged a new essay."
"an excellent writer"
Using root knowledge, determine the meaning of aquatic.
Related to water
Convert this to active voice:
"The homework was completed by the students."
"The students completed the homework."
Identify the conflict type:
"Two siblings fight over who gets to use the family car."
Man vs Man
Choose the correct punctuation:
"She had one goal __ to pass the final exam."
She had one goal: to pass the final exam.
Appositives are separated from the rest of the sentence using this punctuation.
Commas
The root scrib/script means...
write
(ex: describe, manuscript)
Identify the voice:
"The new policy will be announced tomorrow."
Passive voice
Identify the theme.
In a story, a young inventor faces bullying at school, doubts his own ability, and is pressured by a rival company. By the end, he realizes perserverance and creativity help him succeed.
perserverance, creativity, self-confidence, or overcoming obstacles
Identify the punctuation needed:
"I studied all weekend __ the test was extremely difficult."
I studied all weekend; the test was extremely difficult.
Identify the appositive phrase:
"Ray Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451, wrote many science fiction stories."
"the author of Fahrenheit 451"
Using root knowledge, determine the meaning of microscopic.
micro = small, scope = see/look
Something so small it must be viewed with magnification
Explain why this sentence is passive:
"The novel was written in 1953."
The subject receiving the action instead of performing it.
Identify all types of conflict in the passage.
In a dystopian story, the main character must follow strict laws imposed by the government, secretly doubts his ability to survive, and faces an enemy who wants to sabotage his plans. By the end, the main character learns that courage and clever thinking are necessary to overcome challenges.
Man vs Society, Man vs Self, Man vs Man
Identify the error:
"I brought: pencils, paper, and a notebook."
Using a colon after an incomplete clause.
I brought my things: pencils, paper, and a notebook.
my teacher ms. moon who teaches English is very cool
My teacher, Ms. Moon, who teaches English, is very cool.