Comma Rules
Name all of the FANBOYS
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
"The moon was as round as a glowing baseball" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
A hint of future events
Foreshadowing
Independent or Dependent?
I will go on a trip.
Why?
Independent
Many of us have ambivalent feelings about our politicians, admiring but also distrusting them.
Ambivalent means:
mixed, critical, approving
Mixed
Add commas where needed.
I went to the store to buy eggs milk bacon and cheese.
I went to the store to buy eggs, milk, bacon, and cheese.
Daily Double!!!
A heart and a peace sign are examples of what?
Symbolism
This is when a character actually reminisces about past events, retells the story
Flashback
Independent or Dependent?
Since the tire is flat.
Why?
Dependent
The adverse effects of this drug include dizziness, nausea, and headaches have caused it to be withdrawn from the market.
Adverse means:
Artificial, energetic, harmful
Harmful
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Since STAAR was next week the students decided to study.
Since STAAR was next week, the students decided to study.
"My locker is a garbage dump" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
I am more afraid of the look in your eyes than twenty of your guards swords.
Hyperbole
Identify the Independent and Dependent Clause:
The project had not been completed because the students were too distracted.
(Independent) The project had not been completed (Dependent) because the students were too distracted.
Mundane activities such as doing the laundry, dishes, going food shopping, or reading the newspaper all help me relax.
Mundane means
exciting. painful. ordinary.
Ordinary
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My brother who is visiting from New York is cooking out for us.
My brother, who is visiting from New York, is cooking out for us.
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
Daily Double!!!
The muck sucked viciously at his foot
Personification
The players were out on the baseball field.
The baseball field is at the school.
There are nine players on the baseball field.
The players were ready for the game to begin.
Combine the previous sentences into one complete compound or complex sentence.
Up to Mr. Rodriguez to decide.
Some animals have remarkable longevity. For example, the giant land tortoise can live several hundred years.
Longevity means
appearances. length of life. habits.
Length of life
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Because the students did not study they struggled on the STAAR exam but hopefully they will get masters.
Because the students did not study, they struggled on the STAAR exam, but hopefully they will get masters.
An indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea. Ex. When I thought about my chemistry final, I knew what David must have felt when facing Goliath.
Allusion
My waterfall of tears gushed from the pools of my eyes when I was reunited with my family.
Metaphor
The following sentence has redundant information, revise the sentence to improve clarity.
The students wanted to make Mr. Rodriguez happy for his birthday by passing the STAAR exam with masters, which would make him happy and give him a happy birthday.
Today was a day of turmoil at work. The phones were constantly ringing, people were running back and forth, and several offices were being painted.
Turmoil means
discussion. confusion. harmony
Confusion