Confusing words/Homophones
Correct both or say no change:
Your so funny!
Your best try was 10 points.
You are so funny.
You're* so funny.
Your best try ---- is fine -- possessive "your"
Is this correct or incorrect?
I wasn't told about the game, I got confused.
Incorrect: comma splice
It should be... "I wasn't told about the game. I got confused."
Is this passive or active voice?
They are adored by many.
(and how do we flip it?)
passive: "are adored" = be + verb
make it active -->
Many adore them.
Which imagery best expresses the theme?
A) The fading and falling leaves
B) the roots of the roses staying alive in snow
B) the roots of the roses staying alive in snow
Correct both or say "no change":
Too many people tried to fit in the car.
To me, it was a really small car.
No change
Too = adverb or adjective
to = preposition (think of movement or perspective)
Correct the 's: Is it correct or not?
The class's mood was neutral/normal.
I have lots of mood's.
Yes; class = one; one group/one class's mood
"I have lots of moods."
Correct or say "no change":
If she was gone, I would wonder why.
If she were gone
^conditional
What does "The brooks are dry and dumb" (line 18) mean?
A)The brooks are low and silent as winter comes
B)The water in the brooks is frozen solid
A) is correct
Correct or say no change:
Every day the pets scratch at my door. Its always like this.
***Is "its" correct?
Needs to be corrected --
It is = it's
its = (the house has a roof: its roof is red).
COLON :
Talking about a list: the actual things in the list, thing, and thing.
Correct or say "no change":
One of the group were ready to leave.
One of___ WAS ready to leave
What point of view is this poem?
First person
example: "But let met tell you, my darling"
accept OR except?
At the end of the game, I excepted my fate.
I accepted my fate.
I like everyone....except my enemies.
Is this correct?:
I was having a great time; it was perfect.
Yes. Semicolons can link two sentences, especially when the second sentence is vague/unclear.
Correct or say "no change":
The child by the hotel pool yelling ran to see his brother.
The yelling child by the hotel pool ran to see his brother.
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
ABAB
or
a
b
a
b
affect or effect?:
His attitude effected the game.
AFFECTED not effected
Special effects like lights
My surroundings affect me.
She was about to get on the train __ however, she lost her ticket.
SEMICOLON ;
She was about to get on the train; however, she lost her ticket.
Correct this or say "no change":
She was tired of him nagging.
She was tired of HIS nagging
possessive of a gerund
his nagging
not him nagging
Which techniques are used most throughout the poem?
-Rhyme and free verse
-rhyme and regular meter
Rhyme and regular meter