Usage, Mechanics, & Rhetorical Skills
Which punctuation mark can an em dash not replace?
Semicolon
Colon
Parentheses
Period
Semicolon
Fix the punctuation mistakes.
My, dog Winston, likes to roll around in the snow and runs around shoving his face into the snow?. He loves to jump around catching snowflakes, bark at snowmen - and search for his missing ball that is hidden under the snow.
My dog Winston likes to roll around in the snow and runs around shoving his face into the snow. He loves to jump around catching snowflakes, bark at snowmen, and search for his missing ball that is hidden under the snow.
Identify what the italicized word means using the sentences context clues
Brenna threw a blanket over her bed to conceal how messy it was.
Conceal means to hide
Create a haiku about your pet OR your dream pet.
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EX:
I love my doggie
He loves playing and swimming
He likes to cuddle
A small flute sounding an octave higher than the ordinary one.
What is a Piccolo?
Name 3 ways you can use a comma.
Indicating a pause in a sentence. To separate items in a list. To mark the thousands in a large numeral
Which punctuation mark comes from a Greek word which refers to something that’s been cut off
The comma
Write down a sentence using the word immense AND include the topic of lemonade.
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EX: The amount of sugar in my lemonade was so immense it gave me a headache
Create a small poem using similes to connect you and your friends favorite ice cream
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EX: Chocolate is as brown as bark
Vanilla is as white as snow
When mixed, it creates a pattern that looks like ripples in the water
What type of shark can develop a bond with divers and cause them to become jealous or protective of that diver when other sharks are around?
Lemon shark!!!
Which of these sentences is an example of the em dash replacing a colon?
1. I hope my mom brings me my food soon - I become hungrier by the second.
2. My siblings - all 4 of them - want a piece of my brownie.
3. He only asked for a few things for Christmas - a car, a boat, and a playstation 5.
Sentence 1 and 2
Correctly punctuate the following sentence using commas and em dashes
Four of us Kaelyn Brenna Leah and I went to the conference last week.
Four of us— Kaelyn, Brenna, Leah, and I—went to the conference last week.
Partner up and create a sentence or two about video games using the words perplex, potent and ambitious
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EX: Many video games have a perplex way of functioning, some require a potent amount of skill, others may require many hours of ambitious effort, and some may be just for passing time. Nevertheless, video games will always be exciting to play.
Pick a line from your favorite song. Identify the main emotion and create a character who relates to that emotion
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How big does the Goliath Birdeater tarnatula get?
You cannot use a semicolon after using which punctuation mark?
comma
question mark
parentheses
Em dash
Question Mark
make the best choice for this sentence.
My cat is always getting into trouble and making a mess.
a. No change
b. My cat is always getting into trouble, and making a mess.
c. My cat is always getting into trouble; and, making a mess.
A.
Identify what the italicized word means and find 3 synonyms for it.
The hiker was so thin I could see his bones protruding under his skin.
Answers may vary.
Jut out, poke out, stick out, stand out
Take the typical fairy tale of Red Riding Hood and alter some characters, settings, plot twists or outcomes.
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Ex: The typical red riding hood story takes place in the 1400's. Instead of the wolf eating Little Red, he instead frames her for killing her grandmother. Eventually villagers find out and Little Red is hung for being accused of being a Witch.
What is the name of the smallest species of crocodiles?
Cuvier's dwarf caiman. They only grow to about 5 feet
Identify what Hyphens, en dashes and em dashes are used for. Then use them in a sentence.
Em dashes are longer (—), so they are used between phrases or clauses (groups of words). Hyphens are shorter (-), so they are only used between prefixes and words to make compound words such as self- esteem. En dash is a short dash (–) used in punctuation, in particular between figures to show a range (for example, 1939–45).
What is the name of the three little dots in a row that you typically see in stories?
An ellipsis
Determine the meaning of the italicized word using sentence clues
I thought I had cleaned my room well enough, but my mom wanted it done scrupulously. She looked under the bed, checked each of my drawers one-by-one, checked my closet, and ran her fingers over my hung up paintings to check for dust.
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only acceptable if answer is along the lines of "done with great attention to detail"
Pretend you are in the desert admiring the pyramids and the wildlife. Create a paragraph explaining in detail what you hear, see, feel, taste and smell.
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What type of snake is the worlds fastest.
The Black Mamba