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What should be corrected in this sentence?
John please ask Sarah to go get the scissors, said Mom.
John, "Please ask Sarah to go get the scissors", said Mom.
Which statement uses VIVIDLY correctly?
A. Vividly she arose from the couch.
B. I remember her vividly arising from the couch.
B. I remember her vividly arising from the couch.
What is an inference?
An educated guess not directly stated in the reading.
Who says:
"Keep your thievin' fingers off....."
Mrs. Pratchett
Turning in your work LATE will be a point deduction.
TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
Tell the corrections in the sentence and name the double negatives.
Granny don't never let us play outside very long. it gets on my nerves!
Double negative: don't never
Granny doesn't ever let us play outside very long. It gets on my nerves!
What does LOATHSOME mean?
hate, or strong disgust
What does explicit mean?
Stated directly in the text and it requires no inferencing.
England (English schools)
Why did Dahl choose to write "Boy: Tales of Childhood" according to the prelogue and chapters we have read?
To share and tell about his childhood experiences, he wouldn't want to write a boring biography to stand alone.
Which sentence is CORRECT?
A. Don't let him sea you like that, you are in such a bad mood!
B. Do not let him see you like that you are in such a bad mood.
C. Don't let him see you like that, you are in such a bad mood.
C
Which word fits best in the sentence?
FOUL or MODEST
Her choice of bathing suit was ___________. She wore a one-piece that was not very revealing, unlike some other girls on the beach.
MODEST
What is dialogue?
The words that characters say out loud
Whose idea was "The Great Mouse Plot"?
Roald Dahls
When, or about how many years ago, did the stories take place that were written by Roald Dahl?
Early 1900's
or around/over 100 years ago
They're, Their, or There
_____________is a great place to eat on Kingston Pike near the mall.
THERE
Use the word STRIVE in a sentence correctly.
Answers will vary.
What is the narration below?
Randy thought hard before he said, "I cannot be your friend anymore if you continue to do drugs."
thought hard
Which boy thought of himself as an expert on all things that had to do with the body.
Thwaites (his dad was a doctor)
If a period ends a thought, and commas separate phrases or a complete thought and a fragment/phrase, then what punctuation separates two complete thoughts so they can be in the same sentence?
a SEMICOLON;
HOW MANY MISTAKES ARE THERE IN THE SENTENCE?
Their are alot of people that don't never do they're homework at schol.
There, a lot, "don't never", their, school
= 5 total mistakes
His ambition at work was (low, high) because his achievements at the office are very frequent.
HIGH
What enhances your writing to help give readers a vivid picture in their mind as they read?
Name 2 things the Matron was known to do to punish children for snoring and getting up in the night to go the restroom.
*Put soap flakes in their mouth--snoring
*Give a "medicine" for upset stomach--getting up to go the restroom in the middle of the night
True or False
Roald Dahl wrote BOTH "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Matilda".
TRUE!!!