Fix-It Phrases
Fix-It:
She said “I don’t want to go to the party”.
What is
She said, “I don’t want to go to the party.”
(Corrected placement of comma and period inside quotation marks.)?
The term for a comparison using 'like' or 'as'.
What is a simile?
Mrs. Garnett asks the class this at the start of each class session.
What is, "Does anyone have any good news?"
Sing the end...
"Twinkle, twinkle, little star..."
What is "How I wonder what you are"?
SLAY
What is someone did something really well or look amazing?
Fix It:
I brought chips soda cookies and napkins to the party.
What is
I brought chips, soda, cookies, and napkins to the picnic. (Added serial commas for correct list punctuation.) ?
This figurative language uses extreme exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
The years that Mrs. Garnett has been at GCA
What is 4 years?
Sing the end...
“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine…”
What is “You make me happy when skies are gray.”
CAP
Fix-It:
My favorite hobbies are reading, playing games and to draw.
What is
My favorite hobbies are reading, playing games, and drawing.?
This is an app available for GCA students that lets them read books online.
What is Sora?
What is Chicago?
Sing the end...
“I got this feeling inside my bones…”
What is “It goes electric, wavy when I turn it on.” ?
RIZZ
The charm or the ability to attract someone (short for charisma).
Fix-It:
Its going to rain later, so bring you’re umbrella.
(Hint) There are 2 errors!
What is
It’s going to rain later, so bring your umbrella.
(Corrected contractions and possessive: “It’s” and “your.”) ?
This is the synopsis of a story we read earlier this school year: Sometime in the near future, most home appliances have been replaced with networked smart machines. Mister Toussaint discovers the downside to such advanced equipment when an energy drink with malicious programming wreaks havoc on his machines’ controls.
What is "The Brave Little Toaster"?
Mrs. Garnett shares a birthday with this child of hers
Who is Aidyn?
Sing the end...
"Welcome to the Family Madrigal
The home of the Family Madrigal (we're on our way)..."
What is... "Where all the people are fantastical and magical"?
ATE
someone did an amazing job or looked great
Fix-It: Read this text:
When the online social networking site Facebook first launched in 2004, it served only students at Harvard University.
Is this an appropriate use of an ellipsis?"
When . . . Facebook first launched in 2004, it served only students at Harvard University."
What is yes?
The source of the allusion below:
The judge frequently described her life as a Cinderella story.
What is a fairy tale?
This is Mrs. Garnett's Birthday
What is May 17th?
“Let it go, let it go…”
What is “Can’t hold it back anymore” ?
MID