Proper Grammar
(1) Imagine being on a roller-coaster track. (2) You feel the cars slowly climbing to the top of a large hill. (3) Suddenly the roller coaster plunges steeply. (4) It bends and turns as it swiftly follows the curves of the track. (5) Happy screams fill the air as the brief but good ride comes to an end.
Which word would be a more precise word to use than good in sentence 5?
A. thrilling
B. beneficial C. friendly
D. favorable
A. Thrilling
I went buy the store too get some snacks.
Correct this sentence.
I went to by the store to get some snacks.
What the author/poet is trying to communicate to you. What are they trying to get you to understand.
“India Wimple,” Mayor Bob said, “as a token of our tremendous admiration, I present you with a plastic replica of the town’s largest zucchini and . . . the Yungabilla Medallion.”
Read this information about the origin of the word replica. from Latin replicare, meaning “repeat” This information helps the reader understand that a replica in paragraph 1 means a —
A. statue
B.copy
C. gift
D. trophy
B. Copy
The car was as loud as a bomb.
Simile. The car was loud.
Peter Pettigrew wanted to take a nap but he was only halfway through his homework assignment. What punctuation should be added to this sentence? Why?
the Bell Telephone Hour brought classical music into the lifes of listeners across the United States. What are two errors in this sentence?
Capitalize T in The, change lifes to lives.
Name 3 ways that a question may ask you, "What is the main idea of this excerpt?"
1) What is they key idea
2) What is the central idea
3) What is the controlling idea.
4) What can you conclude from reading this excerpt?
5) What is the text mostly about?
We went through an extensive interview process.
The team is a sinking ship.
Metaphor. The team is not doing good.
11) Designers must understand the limits these forces create. (12) Understanding these limits helps designers when they are building and improving roller coasters
What is the BEST way to combine sentences 11 and 12?
A. Understanding the limits these forces create when building roller coasters helps designers when improving roller coasters.
B. Designers must understand the limits these forces create when building, and improving roller coasters.
C. The limits these forces create help designers who must understand these limits when they are building and improving roller coasters.
D. Designers must understand the limits these forces create when building roller coasters and when improving roller coasters.
B. Designers must understand the limits these forces create when building, and improving roller coasters.
mens, womans, and children also enjoyed comedys such as Lum and Abner. What is the correct way to fix this sentence?
Men, women, and children also enjoyed comedies such as Lum and Abner.
What goes in paragraph 1 of an essay?
1) State claim
2) explain reasoning in your own words
3) Accurate evidence
4)Explain evidence
I was very apprehensive when it came to confronting my bully about their behavior.
Fearful, frightened, scared.
SPLAT!
31) Even the smallest detail must be considered when building new roller coasters. (32) Meanwhile, too much paint on a track can cause friction.
Greg has used an inappropriate transition at the beginning of sentence 32. Which transition should replace Meanwhile in this sentence?
A. Therefore, B.For example, C. At least, D.Similarly,
B. For example,
(3) In contrast, 18-year-olds are eligable to vote, but many choose not to do so.
What change should be made in sentence 3?
A. Change In contrast to Likewise
B.Change eligable to eligible
C.Change to vote to voting
D.Change but to so
B. Change eligable to eligible
A story arc is the important events that happen in a story.
1. Exposition
2)Rising Action
3)Climax
4) Falling aciton
5)Resolution
The wings on an airplane allows it to fly and maneuver efficiently.
What does maneuver mean?
to change a position, to move through something
The thirsty grass drank the rain.
Personification. The grass and ground was dry, the rain absorbed it.
21) Will the cars have enough speed to complete the loop? (22) On the track will the cars during an abrupt turn move too fast to stay?
What is the MOST effective way to revise sentence 22?
A. Will the cars move too fast to stay on the track during an abrupt turn?
B. During an abrupt turn will the cars on the track stay to move too fast?
C. To stay on the track will the cars move too fast during an abrupt turn?
D. Will the cars to stay on the track move too fast during an abrupt turn?
A. Will the cars move too fast to stay on the track during an abrupt turn?
8) These officials’ decisions on the economy, education, and health care is going to shape our lives.
What change should be made in sentence 8?
A. Change officials’ to officials
B. Change decisions to desisions
C. Change economy to Economy
D.Change is to are
D. Change is to are
What is an organizational structure? Name 3.
An organizational structure is how the text is organized/how the text is put together (Text Structure)
1. cause and effect
2. descriptive
3. chronological order
4. compare/contrast
5. problem and solution.
6. order of importance.
In science, you use different test tubes for materials so that you won't contaminate any of them.
Pollute, infect, impure.
I learned to ride a bike about a million years ago.
What type of figurative language is this?
Hyperbole. I learned to ride a bike a long time ago.