Simple, compound or complex?
Kelli finally found the food she had been craving for months.
Simple
What punctuation does this sentence need?
Mr. Spock would not admit that he enjoyed the stand-up comedy routine but his brother thought it was hilarious.
Comma
Write an "F" for fragment or an "S" for sentence in the blanks before each group of words.
____ ____ I rode so much the first day. That my callouses made me sit two inches taller.
S, F
Fill in the blank
______ means "before"
______ means "badly"
(mis, pre, con, able)
pre, mis
The Bus Ride is told in which P.O.V.?
1st person, narrator
Delilah found her missing watch; she had spent the whole day looking for it.
Compound
Gladys tried to sabotage John’s work but only succeeded in making herself look bad.
Comma
Correct or run-on sentence?
We lost the game we had practiced all week.
Run-on
Full of zombies ___________ -_____________.
(Zombie, ghoul, ful, al)
zombieful
The Monkey's Paw is told in which P.O.V.?
3rd person, limited
Although Mexico has a better team, they lost the tournament, and their more
aggressive style did not pay off.
Complex
Colon or semi-colon?
I know what will take care of these pesky flies; a fly swatter.
Colon (:)
Has or have?
Every terrier, collie, golden retriever, cocker spaniel, and mutt in the shelter_____ been howling today.
Has
Where do the hyphens belong?
I enjoy eating chocolate covered cookies even though I'm a 16 year old girl.
chocolate-covered
16-year-old
Give 1 theme for The Bus Ride
Possible responses: Always follow your gut instinct.
Be aware of your surroundings.
Travel in groups, not alone.
Walter tried to dance at the party, but he knocked over a tray of sandwiches and stepped on his friend’s foot.
compound-complex
Colon or semi-colon?
The storm quickly passed: He was ready to proceed with the mission.
Colon
Will turn, turn, or turned?
The janitors or one of the faculty members____off the lights in the building every evening.
turned
There, they're or their?
_______ house is 3 blocks away from mine.
their
Give 2 examples of theme for The Monkey's Paw.
Theme:
Be careful what you wish for.
Greed, fate tampering, consequences of choices.
After the two adversaries had spent years
playing this “cat and mouse” game, they were
joined by their children, and the fun continued.
compound-complex
The guests’ coats were placed on top of Isabel’s bed.
This sentence needs a comma after 'coats.'
This sentence is correct.
Correct
Like, likes or liked?
A flock of pigeons _____to perch on the power lines and leave droppings on the cars below.
likes
A, an, or the?
________ elephant sat on ___ tiny mouse.
An, a/the
list in order
Is this sentence correct? If not, what word(s) should replace the incorrect pronoun? --- Jesse has a better singing voice than me.
climax, exposition, resolution, rising action, falling action.