Editing
Identify and correct the punctuation errors in this sentence: "Lets eat Grandma!"
Let's eat, Grandma!
Read this paragraph:
(1) Sophia, who prided herself on always being a prepared babysitter, had a problem. (2) A bit of gray smoke was seeping out of the edges of the oven, while it was lurking in the air. (3) Opening the kitchen drawer to grab the oven mitt, Sophia wondered what could possibly have gone wrong.
The meaning of sentence 2 is unclear. Which phrase should replace "it" in this sentence?:
A) a strange smell
B) a problem
C) something else
D) the smoke
A) a strange smell
What are the paragraphs in poems called?
Stanzas
Which definition matches the meaning of "blanches" in the last paragraph of "What the Octopus Knows"
1. make white or pale by extracting color. 2. whiten (a plant) by depriving it of light. 3. flinch or grow pale from shock, fear, or a similar emotion. 4. briefly immerse (an item of food) in boiling water, especially as a technique for removing the skin from nuts or fruit or for preparing vegetables for further cooking.
1. make white or pale by extracting color
How does Mrs. Mallard’s reaction to her husband’s death show her desire for independence?
She is so upset to know he is alive, and she is actually not free like she thought she was that she dies.
What is a comma splice?
When you incorrectly combine two independent clauses (complete sentences) using a comma.
"Embarrassed by the debacle, Sophia decided to just open the windows and if that would fix the problem."
What change should be made to fix revise this sentence?
"Embarrassed by the debacle, Sophia decided to just open the window to see if that would fix the problem."
What is the tone of the poem "Something You Should Know?"
Vulnerable and nostalgic
Based on these quotes from stanzas 5 and 16 of "Narwhals Are Real" what can the reader infer about the author?
"Narwhals are real a student announces on a February Tuesday, leading into a week-long deep dive of researching you..." and "meme after meme after meme"
That they are young/in school.
What kind of irony does Chopin use in "The Story of an Hour" and explain how she uses it.
Situational-- the audience thinks that Louise is free because her husband is dead, but her husband is actually alive and she dies instead.
What change is needed in the sentence below?
"With the vast blue skies, breathtaking landscapes, and millions of ancient fossils, the Guadalupe Mountains are a picture-perfect scene, a workout, and a geology lesson all rolled into one unforgettible experience."
Change uforgettible to unforgettable.
Read this quotation: "She surveyed the counter, wrecked with the expected debris of a child-assisted cookie bake."
The author wants to use a more effective and descriptive word than "wrecked" in the sentence above. Which word should replace wrecked in this sentence?
A. Tangled
B. Woven
C. Confused
D. Cluttered
D. Cluttered
What is the overarching metaphor in the poem, "Something You Should Know" ? What are the two things is it comparing?
A hermit crab without a shell and human vulnerability.
The phrases "I'll call this a valentine" and "one-tooth-wonder" contribute to the overall mood of the poem "Narwhals Are Real" which is...
playful, amusing
What specific evidence from the text supports the idea that Louise Mallard initially feels grief but soon experiences a sense of freedom?
"She was beginning to recognize this thing that was approaching to possess her, and she was striving to beat it back with her will-- as powerless as her two white slender hands would have been. When she abandoned herself a little whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips, She said it over and over under her breath, "free, free, free!"
Combine these two sentences using FANBOYS: "I love reading books. I also enjoy writing stories."
I love reading books and writing stories.
How could you revise the sentence?:
"The park opened in 1944 which during its first year attracted visitors of only 1,409."
In 1944, when the park opened, there were only 1,409 visitors during the entire year.
Which line from the poem "Something You Should Know" is an example of personification?
"...to run around all exposed that way, to have to live its entire life requiring something else to feel safe." Giving human emotions to the hermit crab.
How does the tone in the passage "What the Octopus Knows" DIFFER from the tone in the poem "Narwhals Are Real?"
The tone of "What the Octopus Knows" is more formal and factual and the tone of "Narwhals Are Real" is more playful and silly.
How does Louise originally react to the news of her husband's death? How does her reaction change?
She is originally shocked, but then transforms to relieved and elated.
Fix the errors in this sentence: "im going to the library on tuesday of next weak with my friend anna."
I'm going to the library on Tuesday of next week with my friend, Anna.
Correctly combine these sentences WITHOUT creating a comma splice: "I was tired. I went to bed. I brushed my teeth. "
"I was tried, so I brushed my teeth and went to bed."
"Perhaps that is why, even now, I can want to desperately to show you all of my skin, but am more afraid of meeting you, exposed, in open water."
Based on this quotation, the reader can infer that the narrator is....
Wants to be vulnerable, but is very afraid of doing so.
What is the text structure in "What the Octopus Knows"?
Description
Why does the author include the line "Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death," in paragraph 1 of "Story of an Hour."
To foreshadow that she will die from shock because of her heart condition.