ELA.7.C.4.1 — Conventions: punctuation and sentence structure
Combine these two simple sentences correctly with a comma and coordinating conjunction: "I wanted to go to the game. It rained all afternoon."
What is "I wanted to go to the game, but it rained all afternoon"?
Name the part of speech that shows action or state of being.
What is a verb?
If a question asks, "What is the main idea?" what should you provide to support your answer?
What is "a sentence stating the main idea and a piece of textual evidence"?
What are the three common purposes an author might have? (one-word answers)
What are "to inform, to entertain, to persuade"?
Name a text structure that lists items and details (signal words: first, next, finally).
What is "chronological or sequential order"?
Fix this run-on by creating two sentences: "The show was canceled many people were disappointed."
What is "The show was canceled. Many people were disappointed"?
Choose the correct verb for subject-verb agreement: "Neither the teacher nor the students (was/were) ready."
What is "were"?
Short passage: "Maria wrote letters every week; she missed her family." Question: Which phrase supports that Maria missed her family?
What is "She wrote letters every week"?
If an article uses facts and statistics to convince readers, what is the author’s primary purpose?
What is "to persuade"?
Identify this structure: a problem is presented and then one or more solutions are offered.
What is "problem–solution"?
Insert the correct punctuation: Use a semicolon to join: "She loves reading her favorite is historical fiction."
What is "She loves reading; her favorite is historical fiction."?
Identify the bolded word’s part of speech: "They walked quickly to school."
What is an adverb?
Given a paragraph about a character’s fear of water, name one specific detail you would quote to support that claim.
What is a direct quote describing the character avoiding pools or refusing to swim?
Identify the tone: "She sighed and hung her head, the long list still unfinished." (tone options: frustrated, joyful, indifferent)
What is "frustrated"?
Which signal words often indicate cause and effect structure?
What is "because, therefore, consequently"?
Identify and correct the misplaced modifier: "Running quickly, the finish line was reached by James."
What is "Running quickly, James reached the finish line."?
Fix agreement: "Each of the players (have/has) a locker."
What is "has"?
When asked to infer a character’s motivation, what kind of textual evidence is strongest?
What is "actions and dialogue that show the character’s choices"?
How does first-person perspective limit what the reader knows compared to third-person omniscient?
What is "First-person limits knowledge to the narrator’s experiences and thoughts"?
How does a compare-and-contrast structure usually organize paragraphs?
What is "by discussing similarities and differences, often using blocks or point-by-point organization"?
"The committee values honesty, being punctual, and that members work hard."
What is "The committee values honesty, punctuality, and hard work."?
Identify the type of conjunction used: "Because the storm lasted all night, the game was postponed."
What is "subordinating conjunction"?
How would you cite a line that shows a theme using both quotation and explanation in a short answer?
What is "Quote the line, then explain how it supports the theme with specific connection"?
Given a short excerpt where the author uses sarcastic remarks about a policy, explain how word choice and tone reveal the author’s attitude.
hat is "The sarcastic diction and mocking tone show the author disagrees with and judges the policy"?
Given two short texts (one structured as a chronological narrative, the other as an expository cause/effect piece), name two differences in how evidence and transitions are used.
What is "Narrative uses chronological transitions (first, then) and event details; expository cause/effect uses causal transitions (because, therefore) and supporting facts or explanations"?