Spelling Bee!
Sentence, Fragment, or Run-On?
The Elements of Style
Reader's Roadmap
Punctuation Paradise
100

Correct the spelling:

acheive

achieve
100
When I drove downtown the other day.
What is fragment?
100
The following speaker needs to rephrase the sentence to avoid using this type of expression: "I wanted all my ducks in a row, so if we did get into a posture, we could pretty much slam-dunk this thing and put it to bed."

What is a cliche?

100
This is the order of paragraphs in a 5-paragraph essay.
What is introduction, body paragraph 1, body paragraph 2, body paragraph 3, conclusion?
100
This is the number of punctuation errors in the following sentence AND how to fix them: "In The Breadwinner a novel by Deborah Ellis the main character Parvana is courageous and brave"

What is 5?

"In The Breadwinner, a novel by Deborah Ellis, the main character, Parvana, is courageous and brave."

200

Correct the spelling:

accomodate

accommodate
200
I had trusted the GPS, it led me astray.
What is run-on?
200
This is what the following writer needs to eliminate to have a more concise writing style, AND the two places in the sentence where it occurs: "At 2:00 AM in the morning on November 4, we will revert back to standard time."

What is redundancy?


What is "2:00 AM in the morning" and "revert back?"

200
This is a sentence that identifies the purpose of your paper and/or previews your main arguments.
What is the thesis statement?
200
These are the words the following writer needs to capitalize: "in the breadwinner, a novel by deborah ellis, the main character, parvana, is courageous and brave."
What are "in," "the," "breadwinner," "deborah," "ellis," and "parvana."
300

Correct the spelling:

definately

definitely
300
I knew I was on my own I took a guess and turned the wrong way down a one-way street.
What is run-on?
300
This is who you should avoid referring to in your formal, academic essay.

What is yourself?

300
These are two possible ways to engage or "hook" your reader with the topic of your essay.
What are a question and an "everyone statement?"
300
This is how you should format the title of a book within your paper.
What is by underlining the entire title?
400

Correct the spelling:

alot

a lot
400
A large SUV with flashing lights and sirens.
What is fragment?
400
This is what the following writer needs to eliminate to have a more direct writing style, AND how they could rephrase: "One time when I went to the park, my friend, whose name is Jake, went with me and we had fun due to the fact that it was a nice day out."

What is wordiness?

What is: "When I went to the park with my friend Jake, we had fun because it was sunny and warm."

OR

"Because it was sunny and warm, I had fun at the park with my friend Jake."

OR your group's direct, concise version.

400
This is what you need to provide in your paper before giving evidence so that the reader can follow your argument.
What is context or background?
400
This is how you should format the title of a short story, essay, poem, article, or web post within your paper.
What is by placing the entire title within quotation marks?
500

Correct the spelling:

consice

concise
500
I went numb, realizing my license was expired and I had forgotten to renew my registration.
What is sentence?
500
This is what the following writers need to fix, and how ONE of the following sentences could be revised: "In the event that the Student Council is unable to do something to agree upon, the principal will schedule a time to do stuff with them so they can decide the issue." "When the character changed her appearance so she could feed her family, it showed how nice she was."

What is vague language?

What is "If Student Council members are unable to agree on when to hold the fundraiser, the principal will meet with them to decide the best date."

OR your group's version with specific language.

What is "When Parvana cut off all her hair and began dressing as a boy so that she could go to the market, it showed how much she loved her family."

500
This is what you give after your evidence to tell the reader how you think it supports your thesis.
What is analysis or reasoning?
500
This is the title for your formal citations at the end of your paper.
What is WORKS CITED?
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