Revision Decisions
When do you revise your writing?
After you complete your writing or essay.
Edit the sentence:
Neither Cullen nor Britt are are quiet.
change are to is
Did the recent rain affect/effect your travel plans?
affect (verb)
What is the preposition in this sentence?
Standing at the starting line, she was nervous.
at the starting line
What type of clause has a subject and a verb?
Independent Clause
What is the strategy we use to revise for sensory details? Show...
Don't Tell
Edit the sentence. What is missing? : The dogs bone is over there.
The dogs' bone is over there.
Apostrophe after s
What does affect mean?
affect is a verb and is an action word to mean to make a change
True or False:
You can only have one preposition in a sentence.
False
What type of word starts a subordinate clause?
When we revise for repetitive or "extra" not needed information it is called?
Apostrophe before s
live to lives
What does effect mean?
effect is a noun and means something that follows a cause
What is the preposition in this sentence?
The principal at the assembly will be our new principal.
at
Name the type of sentence:
After feeling down, she grabbed a cupcake from the counter.
complex
What are 4 categories of transitions words?
Cause-Effect, Time-order, Elaboration(addition, Contrast
Edit the sentence: Students money is falling out of their pockets.
affected (verb)
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence:
The team on the field arrived ten minutes late.
on the field
Name the type of sentence:
London was walking with all of her bags; suddenly, she felt her water bottle slipping out of her hands.
Compound
when we revise words using a dictionary, we are revising for...
word choice
What does the apostrophe show in a word?
2 answers
possession & omitted words
The pitchers throws created a terrible affect/effect on the game.
effect (noun)
What is the purpose of a preposition?
to give more information about the subject
What types of words can bring two independent clauses (sentences) together?
There are two types of conjuctions
Conjunctive adverbs
Compound words