Editing
The beach is packed with people who has come to watch the surfing competition.
Correct the sentence. (One word changes)
The beach is packed with people who HAVE come to watch the surfing competition.
My mom bake bread since I was little. (present perfect)
My mom HAS BAKED bread since I was little.
__________ are parts a character’s personality.
Character Traits
What is Ms. Law's favorite color?
Purple
What is a simile?
A comparison between two unlike items using the words like or as
Where does the comma go in this sentence?
Once we realized the thunderstorm was heading toward us we gathered our picnic basket and finished eating in the car.
Once we realized the thunderstorm was heading toward us, we gathered our picnic basket and finished eating in the car.
WHY:The sentence begins with a dependent (introductory) clause
She learn to bake before I was born. (past perfect)
She HAD LEARNED to bake before I was born.
A _________ is something of value found on Earth.
Resource
Where did Ms. Law go to college?
*If you are specific I will give you DOUBLE
Cal Poly SLO (but started at community college)
Which type of figurative language uses an exaggeration to make something seem bigger, better, or more dramatic, such as “I’ve told you a million times”?
Hyperbole
By the time dinner was ready Wyatt had already cleaned his room, and put away all of his laundry.
Correct the sentence. (Two mistakes)
By the time dinner was ready, Wyatt had already cleaned his room and put away all of his laundry.
Mom make about fifty loaves by the end of this year! (future perfect)
Mom WILL HAVE MADE fifty loaves by the end of this year!
A _________ is an advantage or profit gained from something.
Benefit
What did Ms. Law MINOR in in college?
Child Development
In the sentence “The classroom was a zoo,” this type of figurative language is used.
Metaphor
Ellen that's the book we need to return to the library isn't it?
Which WORD should be followed by a comma?
Ellen
My parents dream of opening a bakery for a long time. (present perfect)
My parents HAVE DREAMed of opening a bakery for a long time.
A _______ is something that affects a situation or that contributes to a certain result.
Factor
What TWO extracurriculars did Ms. Law participate in in high school?
The author writes, “The homework weighed a ton.” What does this figurative language suggest about the homework?
The homework felt very heavy or overwhelming?
Coach Nordman not only requires three miles of running each afternoon but also demands 50 push-ups.
Where does the comma go AND why?
Coach Nordman not only requires three miles of running each afternoon, but also demands 50 push-ups.
There is a conjunction.
What is perfect tense?
The perfect tense is formed with the helping verb HAD, HAS, HAVE, or WILL HAVE and the past participle of then main verb.
_______ is a way of feeling or looking at the world.
Bias
What are Ms. Law's parents' names?
Nisa and Zebulon
In the sentence “The wind whispered through the trees,” what type of figurative language is used?
Personification