Usage, Mechanics, and Rhetorical Skills
Katie likes to play basketball she thinks it would be more fun to play on the moon.
Katie likes to play basketball; she thinks it would be more fun to play on the moon.
Add the comma where needed:
Emica likes to play Fortnite eat and sleep.
Emica likes to play Fortnite, eat, and sleep.
Use "novel" in a sentence
Example: We were looking for a novel way to eliminate Algebra.
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My mother said it's raining cats and dogs; I have to agree with her.
Easy Question: Suwannee High's mascot is a:
bulldog
Put the comma in the correct spot:
Lidia eats pickles sometimes but they tend to make her queasy.
Lidia eats pickles sometimes, but they tend to make her queasy.
Correctly add to this sentence fragment:
Before I went to school.
Example: Before I went to school my mom fought the bear in our house.
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What is a synonym for prohibit?
Example: prevent, ban, forbid
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Write down three grammatically correct sentences that describe what you did this week.
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What score do you need on the ACT in order to meet the ELA requirement?
18
Write a sentence that correctly uses a semicolon.
Example:
My sister is a doctor; she went to school for many years.
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Fixe this run-on sentence:
Ted wanted to eat a burger Tina is a vegetarian.
Ted wanted to eat a burger; Tina is a vegetarian.
Act out a strenuous activity.
Examples: Mountain climbing, running, biking.
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Write a background story for a guy named Steven who likes to run. Use descriptive words!
Example: Steven is a very tall man who likes to run. Steven found out he likes to run a couple of years ago. It was a cold morning and his bike broke down so he ran instead. He found out that running brought him joy.
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What score do you need on the SAT in order to meet the ELA requirement?
480
Put quotations and the comma that best fits in the sentence.
My mom said You need to clean your room before it becomes a pigsty. I'm afraid I have to disagree with her.
My mom said, "You need to clean your room before it becomes a pigsty." I'm afraid I have to disagree with her.
Show where the commas go in the nonrestrictive appositive:
Mr. Erickson my teacher is an alien on the planet Mars.
Mr. Erickson, my teacher, is an alien on the planet Mars.
Write down a sentence that tells the reader a pragmatic idea.
Example: I think wearing a seatbelt is a pragmatic idea.
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With the people at your desks, come up with 3 sentences about Susie and Wisconsin cheese. Use at least one comma and one semicolon.
Example: Susie is a Wisconsin cheesemaker, but she hates cheese. She has a beautiful cheese shop with many cheese wheels; I hope to take over and become a cheese master one day like Susie.
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What score do you need on the FAST in order to meet the ELA requirement?
350
Put the comma in the correct spot:
Using his best recipe Mr. Erikson made a delicious cake.
Using his best recipe, Mr. Erikson made a delicious cake.
Add the comma where appropriate:
Like many people I prefer pizza without pineapple.
Like many people, I prefer pizza without pineapple.
Use the word ambiguous in a sentence.
Example: I asked my teacher when the homework was due, but he gave an ambiguous reply.
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Write a paragraph with the prompt
"If you were to be an animal what would you be? "
Example: If I was an animal I would be the Giant Galapagos land turtle. These turtles are some of the oldest turtles to exist. Another great reason to be a turtle is that they are going extinct. In some cases this could be bad but, it means I could be a turtle heavily protected at a zoo.
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What GPA do you need to graduate in the state of Florida?
2.0