Misused and Abused
The form of this commonly confused word means "also"
Ex: "I like to go there, ___."
What is Too?
What change needs to be made to the sentence below?
"The smell of freshly cut grass reminds me of my twelve-year-old self, playing Soccer on Saturday mornings."
What is: Change "Soccer" to "soccer"
How many sections on the test require you to write?
What is One?
The literary term that is a comparison using like or as.
What is a simile?
Where do the commas belong in this sentence?
"We went to the store and bought bread eggs and cheese."
"We went to the store and bought bread, eggs, and cheese."
This term is the possessive form of "it"
What is Its?
What change should be made to the sentence below?
"The brain is wired in such a way that the sense of smell is processed near the centers’ of emotion and memory."
What is: Change "centers'" to "centers"
(Take away the apostrophe)
The type of English II essay prompt
What is Persuasive?
The literary term for giving a non-human thing human qualities.
What is personification?
Where do the commas belong in the sentence below:
"Maria the girl in the red shirt is very nice."
What is: After "Maria" and after "shirt"
Ex: "Maria, the girl in the red shirt, is very nice."
This term refers to the location of a person, place, or thing.
Ex: My glasses are over _____.
What is There?
What change should be made to the sentence below:
"According to a report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: there are 1,900 edible insect species on Earth."
What is: Change the colon to a comma.
The highest score you can receive from one judge.
What is a 4?
The literary term for the author's attitude
What is the Tone?
Where do the commas belong in the sentence below?
"I don’t want you getting into trouble Sheila."
What is: After "trouble"
Ex: "I don't want you getting into trouble, Sheila."
This term is a contraction.
Ex: "I don't know if ______ going tonight, but if you are, can you pick me up?"
What is You're?
What change should be made to the sentence below:
"My uncle, whose very adventurous, brought some roasted grasshoppers from Mexico for me to try, and I liked them—they have a nice, salty crunch."
What is: Change "whose" to "who's"
The total number of points the essay is worth toward your score
What is 16?
The literary term for giving hints at what's to come in the story.
What is Foreshadowing?
Where do the commas belong in the sentence below?
"Except for the first and last scene the movie was boring."
What is: After "scene"
Ex: Except for the first and last scene, the movie was boring.
The "action" form of this commonly confused word.
Ex: "Her words began to _____ me, as they were very hurtful."
What is Affect?
What change should be made to the sentence below:
"Doing so is not impossible, though, because most food preferances are simply a state of mind."
What is: Change "preferances" to "preferences"
Name the three elements of a successful thesis statement for persuasive essays.
What are: Counterargument, Opinion on Subject, and 2 Reasons.
Ex: Although (counterargument), (subject) is (opinion) because (reason 1) and (reason 2).
What is the Theme?
Where do the commas belong in the sentence below?
"The athletic intelligent boy won many scholarships."
What is: After "athletic"
Ex: The athletic, intelligent boy won many scholarships.