Spot the Mistake
There are still corners of the world that have not been seen by human eyes, perhaps with surprises just as dazzeling as the Cave of Crystals.
change dazzeling to dazzling
Word Lab: Identify the rhetorical device used.
"New Orleans is a bouquet of pixelated memories -- a caravan of embers that refuse to turn to ash."
Metaphor
My dad/Dad is the funniest person I know.
dad
Where does the comma go?
Indeed the test was harder than it looked.
Indeed, the
Of Mice and Men
*Double Points!
In what city OR state does the story Of Mice and Men take place?
Salinas, California
The World Animal Foundation sends photographs, an Adoption Certificate, cards containing fun facts, and maps depicting animal habits to the "owners."
Word Lab: Identify the rhetorical device used.
“No matter what people say, I am proud of my food, proud of my eyes, proud of my background, and proud of myself, a Korean American.”
Repetition
Despite my resistance, mom/Mom decided to take me to the doctor/Doctor.
Mom & doctor
Where does the comma go?
I asked my mom for lunch money yet she refused to give me any.
money, yet
What did Mary's husband tell her that made her want to kill him?
He was leaving her.
Satellites/Satelites help meteorologists predict the weather.
Satellites
Word Lab: Identify the rhetorical device used.
“I was made for the library, not the classroom. The classroom was a jail of other people’s interests; the library was open, unending, free.”
Metaphor
Whenever I talk to the principal/Principal, I make sure I call her Dr./dr. Malhan.
Where does the comma go?
Winter vacation was so relaxing; however it was way too short.
however, it
Of Mice and Men
This character was seen as the only compassionate, level-headed person on the ranch.
Slim
If there is a shocking cave like this 980 feet below the surface of Mexico; then there could be more discoveries just like it in other parts of the world.
semicolon changed to comma
Word Lab: Identify the rhetorical device used.
“Beautiful is a feather in the wind or the sunset over the ocean. She drifts in the breeze and is as graceful as a flag dancing in the wind.” (second sentence only)
Personification
My grandma/Grandma Thelma's favorite ice cream brand is Ben and/And Jerry's.
Grandma & and
Where does the comma go?
Running frantically through the street I chased down my dog but I couldn't catch him.
Running frantically through the street, I chased down my dog, but I couldn't catch him.
Double points! What was the name of the triplets who bullied Junior in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian?
The Andruss Brothers
In order to learn more about this impressive minerallogical discovery, scientists are working to develop strategies and tools that will help them stay underground longer.
minerallogical to mineralogical
Identify the rhetorical device used.
Double Points! "Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel."
Allusion
Yesterday, officer/Officer Martinez asked nurse/Nurse Hainsworth to run with her in the Quarterbrick high/High school/School half-mile marathon.
Officer, Nurse, High, School
Double Points! (add the semicolon & commas)
Feeling sick I decided to stay home from work unfortunately my students missed out on the test review.
sick, I
work; unfortunately,
The First Day
In the short story, The First Day by Edward P. Jones, what did the little girl discover about her mother?
She could not read nor write.
Or
She was a proud woman.