Editing
Perfect Verbs
Vocabulary
Ms.Law
Figurative Language
100

The beach is packed with people who has come to watch the surfing competition.

Correct the sentence. (One word changes)

The beach is packed with people who HAVE come to watch the surfing competition.

100

My  mom  bake  bread  since  I  was  little.  (present  perfect) 

My mom HAS BAKED bread since I was little.

100

__________ are parts a character’s personality.

Character Traits

100

What is Ms. Law's favorite color?

Purple

100

What is a simile?

A comparison between two unlike items using the words like or as

200

Where does the comma go in this sentence?

Once we  realized the thunderstorm was heading toward us we gathered our picnic basket and finished eating in the car.

Once we  realized the thunderstorm was heading toward us, we gathered our picnic basket and finished eating in the car.

WHY:The sentence begins with a dependent (introductory) clause

200

 She learn  to  bake  before  I  was  born.  (past  perfect)

She HAD LEARNED to bake before I was born.

200

A _________ is something of value found on Earth.

Resource

200

Where did Ms. Law go to college?

*If you are specific I will give you DOUBLE

Cal Poly SLO (but started at community college)

200

Which type of figurative language uses an exaggeration to make something seem bigger, better, or more dramatic, such as “I’ve told you a million times”?

Hyperbole

300

By the time dinner was ready Wyatt had already cleaned his room, and put away all of his laundry.

Correct the sentence. (Two mistakes)

By the time dinner was ready, Wyatt had already cleaned his room and put away all of his laundry.

300

Mom make  about  fifty  loaves  by  the  end  of  this  year!  (future  perfect)

Mom WILL HAVE MADE fifty loaves by the end of this year!

300

A _________ is an advantage or profit gained from something.

Benefit

300

What did Ms. Law MINOR in in college?

Child Development

300

In the sentence “The classroom was a zoo,” this type of figurative language is used.

Metaphor

400

Ellen that's the book we need to return to the library isn't it?

Which WORD should be followed by a comma?

Ellen

400

My  parents  dream  of  opening  a  bakery  for  a  long  time.  (present  perfect)

My parents HAVE DREAMed of opening a bakery for a long time.

400

A _______ is something that affects a situation or that contributes to a certain result.

Factor

400

What TWO extracurriculars did Ms. Law participate in in high school?

Waterpolo and Newspaper
400

The author writes, “The homework weighed a ton.” What does this figurative language suggest about the homework?

The homework felt very heavy or overwhelming?

500

Coach Nordman not only requires three miles of running each afternoon but also demands 50 push-ups.

Where does the comma go AND why?

Coach Nordman not only requires three miles of running each afternoon, but also demands 50 push-ups.

There is a conjunction.

500

What is perfect tense?

The perfect tense is formed with the helping verb HAD, HAS, HAVE, or WILL HAVE and the past participle of then main verb.

500

_______ is a way of feeling or looking at the world. 

Bias

500

What are Ms. Law's parents' names?

Nisa and Zebulon

500

In the sentence “The wind whispered through the trees,” what type of figurative language is used?

Personification