Punctuation
What punctuation is missing from the following sentence?
Have you all been overthinking things without me there
A ? should be placed at the end of the sentence.
What all words should be capitalized in the following sentence?
bryson and milea share a birthday together on march 17th.
Bryson and Milea should be capitalized, because they are both proper nouns.
The corn stalks whispered as the wind blew through them.
a.) idiom
b.) personification
c.) simile
B. Personification because they referred to the corn stalks as whispering like they were people.
The class kept overthinking the question, and this made them get the answer wrong.
The class kept overthinking the question is the CAUSE and them getting the answer wrong is the effect.
The students couldn't find anything in their desks, so they had to clean them out to get organized.
Problem - The students couldn't find anything in their desks.
Solution - They cleaned their desks.
What punctuation is missing from the following sentence?
I will be back to school on April 19 2021.
There should be a , after the 19. We always have a comma between the day of the month and the year in a date.
What all words should be capitalized in the following sentence?
mrs. scritchfield is the best teacher at ravenswood grade school.
Alex and Emslie thought the explanation by Mr. Johnson was as clear as mud.
a.) Personification
b.) Idiom
C.) Simile
The answer is C.) Simile, because it used like or as to describe the explanation.
Mr. Johnson received a crazy haircut, because the class got good grades on their test.
Mr. Johnson received a crazy haircut is the EFFECT, because it happened after the class got good grades.
It was going to take extra time for the students get ready for crazy hair day at school, so many decided to get up earlier than normal.
Problem - The students needed extra time to get their hair ready.
Solution - They woke up earlier than normal.
Which sentence shows the correct punctuation?
a.) Finally, the students were able to shave my beard from getting good grades on their tests.
b.) Finally the students were able to shave my beard from getting good grades on their tests.
c.) Finally, the students were able to shave my beard from getting good grades on their tests?
The correct answer is a with a , after finally and a . at the end of the sentence.
What all words should be capitalized in the following sentence?
my wife and i got married in tennessee.
The word my should be capitalized, because it's at the beginning of the sentence.
I and Tennessee should also be capitalized, because they are proper nouns.
My daughter was feeling under the weather, but she is much better now.
a.) Personification
b.) Idiom
c.) Simile
The answer is B.) Idiom, because under the weather is another way of saying not feeling well.
April had a bruise, because she got hit by a softball.
She got hit by the softball is the CAUSE, because it happened before she got the bruise.
I was required to quarantine due to a possible exposure to Covid.
Problem - Possible exposure to Covid
Solution - I was required to quarantine.
What punctuation is missing from the following sentence?
I can't wait to come back to school because I want to know what happened in the book I was reading.
There should be a , after school, because each thought can stand on it's own and be their own sentences.
What all words should be capitalized in the following sentence?
i saw silas at dollar general, and he was buying pokemon cards.
I, Silas, Dollar General, and Pokemon should all be capitalized, because they are proper nouns.
The lightning danced across the sky.
a.) Simile
b.) Metaphor
c.) Personification
c. Personification is the answer, because they are referring to the lightning dancing.
Mr. Johnson hit Gracelyn in the head with a ball, and this made her have a headache.
Mr. Johnson hit Gracelyn in the head with a ball is the CAUSE, because it is what made her have a headache.
Alex used his free time to get his I ready out of the way since he does not like to have to work on it in class.
Problem - Alex doesn't like to do iReady in class.
Solution - He used his free time to get iReady completed early.
What punctuation is missing from the sentence?
Whats going on here?
There should be an ' after the t in whats. What's is like saying what is.
Name two things we must always capitalize.
Proper nouns and the beginning of sentences.
a.) Personification
b.) Metaphor
c.) Simile
The answer is B.) metaphor, because they used the word zoo to describe the classroom but didn't use like or as.
Mr. Johnson received a major eye roll from Jett, because he made her say the word thing.
Mr. Johnson receiving an eye roll was the EFFECT of him making Jett say the word thing
Many members of our community do not have enough food to eat, so we are going to hold a food drive at our school.
Problem - Community members don't have enough to eat.
Solution - We are holding a foo drive at the school.