Prepositions
The prepositional phrase in this sentence is:
Dogs are often used as companions in modern nursing homes.
What is "in modern nursing homes"
This type of modifier is not near the word it is describing.
What is a misplaced modifier?
The correct verb for the following sentence is: "The house with four bedrooms is/are up for sale.
What is "is"?
The mode of writing that includes: dialogue, setting, characters, and plot.
What is a narrative?
A brief statement about the main points of something.
What is a summary?
The prepositional phrase in the following sentence is:
Between shifts, the nurses usually walk the dogs.
What is "Between shifts"?
This type of modifier is missing the word/subject it is describing in the sentence.
What is a dangling modifier?
The correct verb for the following sentence is: "The colors of the painting is/are vivid?
What is "are"?
The mode of writing that includes a hook, facts, and citations.
What is informational?
The three parts of a CEC.
What is claim, evidence, and commentary?
The preposition(s) in the sentence are: I am at school by 7:45.
What are "at" and "by"?
The misplaced modifier in the following sentence is:
On his way home, Julian found a gold man's watch.
What is gold?
The correct verb for the following sentence is: The stories featured on the evening news is/are mostly depressing.
What is: "are"?
The mode of writing that includes a claim, evidence, and commentary.
What is argumentative?
These provide information to support or help explain the main idea.
What are supporting details?
The prepositional phrase(s) in the following sentence is/are: Begin writing with a specific idea in mind.
What are: "with a specific idea" and "in mind"?
The dangling modifier in the following sentence is:
Wearing a hat, the sun doesn't glare.
What is wearing a hat?
The correct verb in the following sentence is: The litter of six puppies play/plays with the child.
What is: plays?
You should not include your personal opinion in this mode of writing.
What is informative?
This part of the CEC describes, supports, or explains the how the evidence backs up the claim.
What is commentary?
The number of prepositional phrases in the sentence is: I lost my homework and looked in my room, under the bed, in the garage, and at my grandma's.
What is four?
The dangling modifier in the following sentence is:
Flashing lightening and thunder, the dog hid under the porch.
What is "Flashing lightening and thunder"?
The correct verb in the following sentence is: "The restaurants or the park is/are a great place to go for fun."
What is: "is"?
You can use first person in this mode of writing.
What is a narrative?
Specific information that is found in the text and supports your claim. It usually needs a citation.
What is evidence?