Commas
Correct with necessary commas:
The colors of the American flag are red white and blue.
The colors of the American flag are red, white, and blue.
Her hair is white like freshly fallen snow.
What is a simile?
The first paragraph of an essay.
What is the introductory paragraph?
I came home yesterday.
What is an adverb?
A thoughtless insult
What is a slight?
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Sam ask Mike to help you move the box.
Sam, ask Mike to help you move the box.
He is such a clown!
What is a metaphor?
A hook.
What is the way to open an essay?
She is seeing the painting for the first time.
What is a noun?
An open square or public place in a city or town
What is a piazza?
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When preparing my lunch I prefer to use fresh bread.
When preparing my lunch, I prefer to use fresh bread.
The whimsical wind-up toy startled me when it whirred past me.
What is alliteration?
The purpose of an essay.
What is a thesis statement?
Give this note to the teacher.
Not easy to understand, mysterious
What is inscrutable?
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Carrie likes to sing when she is doing her work.
No commas are needed.
We had to wait an eternity to be seated at that restaurant.
What is hyperbole?
A tool used for planning an essay.
What is an outline?
I need to win that contest!
What is a noun?
Strive to be equal or become better than; imitate
What is to emulate?
Correct with necessary commas:
After you finish your homework you may play a video game.
After you finish your homework, you may play a video game.
The old book has water spots across the spine, and its pages are yellowed with age.
What is imagery?
2 types of essay writing styles.
What is formal and informal?
It was a dumb thing to say, and I regret it.
What is an adjective?
With curious, questioning thoughts.
What is speculatively?