Grammar
"Identify the sentence type in this sign:
'Visit the California Lighthouse!'"
Imperative
The lighthouse beckons visitors.
personification
Add commas:
Aruba has a dry climate is outside the hurricane belt and has little rain.
Aruba has a dry climate, is outside the hurricane belt, and has little rain.
Join these with a conjunction:
Aruba has white sandy beaches. It has turquoise waters.
Aruba has white sandy beaches and turquoise waters.
Is this a metaphor or simile?
Aruba is an exotic island paradise.
Metaphor
Fix with a semicolon:
The temperature is 28–32°C it rarely rains.
The temperature is 28–32°C; it rarely rains.
Rewrite in passive:
Tourists enjoy the island’s cooling breezes.
The island’s cooling breezes are enjoyed by tourists.
A family will never get bored!
hyperbole
Use a colon to list:
Aruba offers three things sunshine beaches and adventure.
Aruba offers three things: sunshine, beaches, and adventure.
Add a relative clause:
Oranjestad is the capital of Aruba.
Oranjestad, which is the capital of Aruba, has many museums.
Like Pirates of the Caribbean, kids can sail a wooden ship.
Allusion
Add quotes to the title:
Read the article Come and visit paradise!
Read the article "Come and visit paradise!"
Identify the structure:
Because Aruba has sunny weather, tourists visit yearly, and they enjoy water sports.
Compound-complex
Identify TWO literary devices in this sentence:
The California Lighthouse, a stone sentry, beckons like a mythical guardian.
Metaphor ("a stone sentry")
Simile ("beckons like a mythical guardian")
Correct this sign using THREE different punctuation marks (e.g., colon, dash, quotation marks).
Warning Strong currents swim with caution lifeguard not on duty
Warning: Strong currents—swim with caution. ‘Lifeguard not on duty.’