Types of Sentences
Label each clause (IC , DC), and label the conjunction (CC , SC), and identify the type of sentence.
They went to the concert, and they had an amazing time.
IC: They went to the concert / they had an amazing time.
CC: and
Compound sentence
Label the modifier as dangling (DM) or misplaced (MM). Rewrite the sentence correctly.
He found a wallet on the way to school that was lost.
MM
He found a lost wallet while he was on his way to school.
Rewrite this sentence using the correct punctuation.
I have been to Los Angeles, California. I have been to Tokyo, Japan. I have been to Paris, France.
I have been to Los Angeles, California; Tokyo, Japan; and Paris, France.
Daily Double
What has 13 hearts but no organs?
A deck of cards.
Label each clause (IC , DC), and label the conjunction (CC , SC), and identify the type of sentence.
Since the train was delayed, we missed our connecting flight, but the airline rebooked us for free.
IC: we missed our connecting flight / the airline rebooked us for free.
DC: Since the train was delayed
CC: but
Compound-Complex sentence
Label the modifier as dangling (DM) or misplaced (MM). Rewrite the sentence correctly.
The librarian handed out books to the students with colorful covers.
MM
The librarian handed out books with colorful covers to the students.
Rewrite this sentence using the Oxford Comma.
I would like to thank my parents Michael Jordan and cheeseburgers.
I would like to thank my parents, Michael Jordan, and cheeseburgers.
What type of figurative language is this?
Oh, never, if I live to a million,/ Shall I feel such a grievous pain.
Hyperbole
Label each clause (IC , DC), and label the conjunction (CC , SC), and identify the type of sentence.
He studied hard for the exam, yet he didn’t perform well.
IC: He studied hard for the exam / he didn’t perform well.
CC: While
Compound sentence
Label the modifier as dangling (DM) or misplaced (MM). Rewrite the sentence correctly.
Looking out the window, the flowers looked beautiful.
DM
Looking out the window, he noticed the flowers looked beautiful.
Daily Double
What goes around the world and stays in a corner?
A stamp.
What figurative language is shown in the second line?
But words are things, and a small drop of ink,
Falling, like dew, upon a thought produces
Simile
Label each clause (IC , DC), and label the conjunction (CC , SC), and identify the type of sentence.
If you don’t wear a jacket, you’ll get cold, and you might catch a fever.
IC: you’ll get cold / you might catch a fever.
DC: If you don’t wear a jacket
CC: and
Compound-Complex sentence
Label the modifier as dangling (DM) or misplaced (MM). Rewrite the sentence correctly.
I saw a car driving to work with a flat tire
MM
I saw a car with a flat tire while I was driving to work.
Rewrite this sentence using a semicolon and correct punctuation.
I ate a sandwich. Therefore I am not hungry.
I ate a sandwich; therefore, I am not hungry.
What figurative language is used here?
My brain is fire--my heart is lead!/ Her soul is rock, and what am I?
Metaphor
Label each clause (IC , DC), and label the conjunction (CC , SC), and identify the type of sentence.
While I was cooking dinner, the phone rang.
IC: The phone rang
DC: While I was cooking dinner
SC: While
Complex sentence
Label the modifier as dangling (DM) or misplaced (MM). Rewrite the sentence correctly.
While walking to the store, the rain started pouring.
DM
While she was walking to the store, the rain started pouring.
The cats shirt was green purple, and blue.
The cat's shirt was green, purple, and blue.
What type of figurative language is this?
All round the house is the jet-black night;/ It stares through the window-pane; It crawls in the corners, hiding from the light
Personification