Text Evidence
Read the following sentence: "There is an unsightly house across the street from mine. The front door is barely hanging on to one rusty hinge, and multiple windows are shattered." What sentence best supports the claim that the house is poorly maintained?
The sentence "The front door is barely hanging on to one rusty hinge, and multiple windows are shattered."
Active or Passive voice: "The eggs were cracked open by the chef."
Passive voice
Find the independent and dependent clauses in this sentence: "Because the storm made the power go out, we had to light candles to see."
Independent: "We had to light candles."
Dependent: "Because the storm made the power go out."
Read the sentence: "Max walked in the front door, his hair and backpack soaked. He kicked his muddy boots off and grabbed a towel to dry off." What can you infer about the weather outside?
It's raining
Identify the figurative language being used in this sentence: "My backpack weighs a ton; it's so heavy!"
A student is writing an essay about how brave the main character of a story is. They write: "The author shows that the protagonist is brave , because he did not run away when the dragon roared." Is this an example of a direct quote or a paraphrase?
a paraphrase.
Rewrite the following passive voice sentence into the active voice: "The sodas were shared by the group of friends."
"The group of friends shared the sodas."
Classify this sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex: "The boxer practiced for months in preparation, so he won the boxing match."
Compound
Read the sentence, then answer the question: "As he waited for his name to be called to present, Benjamin tapped his feet and bit his nails, sweating profusely." What can you infer about how Benjamin feels about presenting?
He is anxious, nervous, or unprepared.
Read the text and answer the question: "The floorboards groaned under the weight of my feet as I walked through the empty cabin." What is being personified in this sentence?
The floorboards
Read part of a speech about environmental conservation: "Our local parks are very important to our city. Last year, over 5,000 citizens visited Miller Park to exercise and relax. However, recent budget cuts cause overflowing trash cans and broken playground equipment. If we don't increase funding, these places will become more dangerous than peaceful." Which sentence from the text bests supports the claim that the quality of the parks is decreasing?
"However, recent budget cuts cause overflowing trash cans and broken playground equipment."
Who is the "hidden" actor in this passive voice sentence: "The ancient ruins were rediscovered in 1922."
The people who found the ruins
What would have to be done to fix the comma splice in this sentence without changing any words: "The library closes in ten minutes, after that, it doesn't open until tomorrow."
Replace the first comma with a semicolon
Read the text and answer the question: "The coach of the football team made Leo the team captain. Standing in the back, Marcus forced a smile and clapped with everyone else, but when the meeting ended, he threw his water bottle into his locker and stormed out without saying goodbye to anyone." Why did Marcus throw his water bottle?
He is upset, jealous, and/or angry that he was not chosen
Read the text and answer the question: "The English teacher stood in front of the noisy classroom, and raised her voice over the deafening chatter, saying, 'Thank you all for being so quiet.'" What two types of figurative language are being used, and what parts of the texts show them?
Hyperbole ("deafening chatter") and verbal irony ("being so quiet")
Look at the claim: "The Great Depression was the most difficult economic period in American history." Which piece of evidence better supports this claim?
A. "Many people lost their jobs during the 1930s."
B. "Unemployment largely increased, and the national GDP fell a significant amount between 1929 and 1933."
Choice B
Why do some writers prefer to use passive voice over active voice in some sentences?
To shift the focus from the performer of an action to the person or thing the action is being performed on
Read the sentence below. What type of sentence is it, and what is the dependent clause?
"Even though the recipe was of a higher caliber than she was used to, Sarah baked the cake flawlessly, and she brought it to her friend's birthday party."
Sentence: Compound-complex
Dependent clause: "Even though the recipe was of a higher caliber than she was used to."
Read the text and answer the question: "Elena spent weeks making a digital organizer to manage her schedule. However, she spent so much time tweaking the app to perfection that she missed two project deadlines." What is the author implying about Elena's approach to productivity?
What was supposed to be helping her be more organized became a distraction from doing actual work
Read the text and answer the question: "My brother's room is a jungle. Vines of tangled cords hang from his desk, a mountain of dirty laundry blocks the doorway, and stray socks hide like wild animals under his bed." What is the main metaphor in the text, and what does it say about the state of the room?
The room is compared to a jungle. It says that the room is incredibly messy.
A witness claims they saw the suspect of a crime at a nearby park at 5:00 PM. However, a receipt shows the suspect purchased groceries three miles away at 5:05 PM. How does the second piece of evidence (the receipt) relate to the first (the witness statement)?
it contradicts the first piece of evidence
Read the sentence: "The artifact was thoroughly examined by the archaeologists, but the sudden power outage halted their progress."
Identify what voice the two clauses are in, then rewrite the sentence so it's in the active voice.
The first clause is in passive voice, and the second clause is in active voice. The rewritten sentence is "The archaeologists thoroughly examined the artifact, but the sudden power outage halted their progress."
Fix this sentence so that the modifier is placed in the right way: "Walking home from the park, a stray dog followed Liam."
"Walking home from the park, Liam was followed by a stray dog." or "While Liam was walking home from the park, a stray dog followed him."
Read the text and answer the question:"The city square, once bustling, now stands still, silent. Iron padlocks secure the bakery and tailor shop doors, with an official notice pinned to the town hall door." What likely happened to the town?
It was abandoned, evacuated, or placed under lockdown
Read the text and answer the question: "When the unforeseen audit was announced, Mr. Harrison was distraught, staring at the financial ledgers. He felt like King Midas in reverse; everything his company touched over the last fiscal year had failed miserably." What is the allusion in the text?
Allusion to King Midas (who turned everything he touched into gold).