Name the grammar technique being used and label the clauses:
The STAAR test is next week; therefore, I have been studying hard.
What is "Conjunctive Adverb and both are independent clauses"
100
Name the grammar technique being used and label the clauses:
After the test, the students were anxious to see their scores.
What is "subordinate" "After the test (dependent), the students were anxious to see their scores (independent)
100
Name the grammar technique being used and label the clauses:
I wanted to buy the jacket until I saw the outrageous price.
What is "Subordinate" and I wanted to buy the jacket (independent), until I saw the outrageous price (dependent)
100
Name the grammar technique being used and label the clauses:
All the students passed the STAAR test; furthermore, there were 50% who got commended.
What is "Conjunctive adverb" Both are independent clauses.
100
Name the grammar technique being used and label the clauses:
While Jimmy studied for STAAR, his sister completed a project.
What is "Subordinate" While Jimmy studied for STAAR (Dependent), his sister completed a project (independent)
200
How many paragraphs belong in a personal narrative and what 3 things should the intro address?
What is "3 and What, Why and When"
200
How many paragraphs should be in an expository essay and what 2 main components should be in the intro.
What is "5 and Re-state the prompt, Thesis statement"
200
What does 3 W's SEE stand for?
What is "what, why, when, sensory details, emotional feelings and effective conclusion"
200
Describe the order that an expository essay should follow. *HINT: Thesis statement
What is "The paragraphs in the body should follow the order of the details in the thesis statement"
200
Name something that makes a narrative more exciting.
What is "Figurative Language"
300
What change should be made in following sentence?
"You're the one that can't never stop talking long enough to get a good game going," Heather said.
What is "Change can't never stop talking to can never stop talking"
300
What change should be made in the following sentence?
"She grinned as she remembered the many times she and Marshall had attempted to play basketball but had ended up talking for hours instead."
What is "Change insted to instead"
300
What change should be made to the following sentence?
"At one point, he noticed that the earths surface had changed."
What is "change earths to earth's"
300
What change should be made in the following sentence?
"Then, more softly, he said, "that's more than six and a half miles up."
What is "change that's to That's"
300
What change should be made to the following sentence?
"Looking out the window Garrett stared at the earth below him."
What is "add a comma after window"
400
What is the best way to revise the following sentence?
"Marshall strolled up his driveway he then turned to watch Heather walking home."
What is "Marshall strolled up his driveway. He then turned to watch Heather walking home."
400
How should the following sentences be rewritten"
"Cheetahs do not have an easy life because they have to chase down prey. And fend off animals that would attack them."
What is "Cheetahs do not have an easy life because they have to chase down prey and fend off animals that would attack them."
400
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?
"The strength of these claws is necessary for digging into the terain as the cheetah increases its speed pursuing other animals."
What is "change terain to terrain"
400
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?
Imagine riding in a car going seventy miles per hour down a highway
What is "add a period after highway"
400
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?
"Though the preamble is only one sentence long it is a very powerful sentence."
What is "add a comma after long"
500
List all the components you need to write a successful expository essay.
What is "Restate prompt,5 paragraphs, thesis statement, transitions, paragraphs must be in order of details in thesis statement, each paragraph should be at least 3 sentences long, end with a conjunctive adverb."
500
List all the components in a successful personal narrative.
What is "Restate prompt, 3 w's, 3 paragraphs, figurative language, sensory language, emotional feelings, transitions, end with the lesson learned and a sentence with a conjunctive adverb."
500
List 8 vocabulary words that we have learned. These should be used in your STAAR essays!
What is "Bona fide, philanthropist, vestige, prehistoric, melancholy, plethora, dearth, reluctant, vengeance, substantial."
500
What change should be made to the following sentence?
"However, as a young child growing up, I only knew her as sweet kind Mrs. Mary."
What is "Add a comma after kind"
500
"Run and hide Samuel!" Mrs. Mary shouted to me as she quickly pushed me away.