VOCAB
to bite or chew on persistently
What is gnaw?
Tell us how to indicate a dress-up versus a vocabulary word in your composition.
Dress up = underline or bold
Vocabulary - (voc) in margin or bold
Report paragraphs should begin with a ___________ sentence.
What is topic?
If you take a who/which clause out of a sentence, what should be left?
A complete sentence.
Which numbers should usually be spelled out rather than written as numerals?
Numbers that can be written in one or two words
IE: ten; twenty-three
without delay
What is immediately?
Name three banned verbs and give a substitute for each.
Go, went, come, came, say, said, get, got, etc
The clincher of a report paragraph should...
What is repeat or reflect 2-3 key words from the topic sentence.
Identify the type of dress-up that is missing below. Fill in the blank with a correct dress-up.
My brother __________ ran to our neighbor's house to get help because he was locked out of our house.
IE: quickly; excitedly; hurriedly
When used with quotations, do periods and commas always go inside or outside of end quotation marks?
Inside
IE: "What do you mean?," she asked me in a confused tone/
attached securely in place
What is to fastened?
Give the rule for the title of a composition
The title should be centered and repeat 1-3 key words from the final sentence of the composition.
The time and place of a story is called the _________
What is the setting?
Identify the banned word. Improve this sentence by changing the banned word.
Soldiers went into the city to destroy it.
went
marched; stormed; raced, etc
The first time an adult is referenced, use his or her first and last name. After this, how should he or she be referenced?
By last name only
came or went after
What is to followed?
Identify what paragraphs 1-3 are in retelling narratives
Paragraph 1 = characters & setting
Paragraph 2 = conflict or problem
Paragraph 3 = climax & resolution
The main problem of a story is called the _________
What is the conflict?
Improve this sentence by adding a because clause.
Cincinnatus became a hero.
Teacher must approve answer.
What must be changed if this is a sentence in a research report:
Ancient Egyptians didn't have the sophisticated construction tools that we have today, yet, they were able to build the pyramids.
didn't should be did not (no contractions in a research report)
to fill a person with an exalting feeling or thought
What is inspire?
Fix the following sentence:
My teacher, who works hard to help us.
Answer should complete the sentence
In a story, the event that leads to the problem being solved is called the ___________
What is climax?
What dress-ups have we learned thus far? How should you label them?
-ly adverb; who/which clause; strong verb; because clause; quality adjective; www.asia clause
Underline them
The thing you research is called the __________
Every paragraph in a research paper must have an introduction sentence with _________, __________, and _________
Subject
subject, topic, adjective or description about the topic