Insert Colon
Insert the colon in the correct place.
So far, the class studied the following topics periods, commas, semicolons, and colons.
So far, the class studied the following topics: periods, commas, semicolons, and colons.
Use punctuation marks to correct the sentence.
Founded by Leonard and Bunny Brook the sanctuary is a safe home for all kinds of animals
Founded by Leonard and Bunny Brook, the sanctuary is a safe home for all kinds of animals.
Boom, Bam, Splat, Splash...
Onomatopoiea
A poem that tells a story and can be fairly long.
Narrative
She sells seashells by the seashore.
Alliteration
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Here are three states that begin with M Michigan, Mississippi, and Maine.
Here are three states that begin with M: Michigan, Mississippi, and Maine.
Correct the sentence.
Claire helped Jamie see his fate, "You're never going to win the talent show. You aren't talented enough."
Claire helped Jamie see his fate: "You're never going to win the talent show. You aren't talented enough."
Stop beating around the bush!
Idiom
A poem with 14 lines with each having 10 syllables.
Sonnet
My alarm clock yells at me every morning!
Personification
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The English language is spectacular. There are 8 different types of punctuation marks
The English language is spectacular. There are 14 different types of punctuation marks:
Correct the sentence.
The following students gave reports Brevin Jacob and Elizabeth
The following students gave reports: Brevin, Jacob, and Elizabeth.
The classroom was a zoo!
Metaphor
I tend my garden
As a meditation. Hope
In a broken world.
Challenge! Pick one person on your team. The teacher will tell you which figurative language to use in a sentence.
Varied Answers.
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He wanted to see three cities in Italy Rome, Florence, and Venice
He wanted to see three cities in Italy: Rome, Florence, and Venice
Correct the sentence.
By the way Rosa have you seen any of Alfred Hitchcock's movies
By the way, Rosa, have you seen any of Alfred Hitchcock's movies?
Hyperbole
A poem that praises a person or thing.
An Ode
"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields, and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills
Anaphora
Challenge: Both teams pick someone who can write a sentence using a colon.
Various answers.
Correct this sentence:
This year I want to visit four amazing cities; Paris, London, New York, and Barcelona.
This year I want to visit four amazing cities: Paris, London, New York, and Barcelona.
Everyone calls him an old Scrooge because he's so stingy.
Allusion
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, 'It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard.
Limerick
"The cat sat on the mat"
Assonance