Parallel Structure
Fix or write correct:
Joe showed me how to plow the ground, plant seeds, and fertilize soil.
Correct
Movie: journey to the center of the earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth (underlined if handwritten)
After what word should the comma go in this sentence?
Despite this professors are not the only ones responsible for persecution for students often rebuke and shut down the Christianity of their peers.
This
Which words in the sentence are considered nouns?
Imani danced on the lawn.
Imani, lawn
True or false: You capitalize the first word that comes after a semicolon.
FALSE
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Many teens have the opportunity to study such vocations as culinary arts, nursing, or cutting people's hair.
Many teens have the opportunity to study such vocations as culinary arts, nursing, or COSMETOLOGY.
Song: blinding lights
"Blinding Lights"
Does a punctuation mark go here? If so, what?
Many question how the numbers could possibly be so high 1 and think there can’t be people out there contributing to this problem.
No
Of the nouns in this sentence, which are common, and which are proper?
Lake Victoria is the largest tropical lake in the world.
Proper - Lake Victoria
Common - lake, world
Name the three parts of speech that are NOT capitalized in titles.
articles, prepositions, and coordinate conjunctions (FANBOYS)
Fix or write correct:
The volcanic eruption required the people to evacuate the small island, that they return to the mainland, and to seek aid.
The volcanic eruption required the people to evacuate the small island, return to the mainland, and seek aid.
Music Album: the good times and the bad ones
The Good Times and the Bad Ones (underlined if handwritten)
Punctuate this sentence at points 1 and 2.
Whenever I eat ice cream 1 I feel happy and warm inside 2 I feel as if everything bad in the world is all good
1. Comma
2. Semicolon
Identify the abstract noun in this sentence.
Natalie liked the stillness of the forest.
stillness
What is wrong with this sentence? Correct it.
Authentic Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese is critical to quality Italian food, I personally think I could eat it on anything.
Comma splice
Could replace the comma with a semicolon or a period
Fix or write correct:
Gender-role stereotyping has frequently made women appear passive, dependent, not strong, and stupid.
Gender-role stereotyping has frequently made women appear passive, dependent, WEAK, and stupid.
Book: where the crawdads sing
Where the Crawdads Sing (underlined if handwritten)
What punctuation marks should go in 1 and 2?
The UN needs to crack down on these groups 1 if this had been done 2 those 56,200 people injured or killed in 2016 would have been safer.
1. Semicolon
2. Comma
Choose the correct plural noun to use in this sentence.
The carriage pulled into the road and the horses’ ______ clacked on the cobblestones.
A. Hoofes
B. Hooves
B. Hooves
Putting a quote into your own words is called...
paraphrasing
Fix or write correct:
Although my neighborhood contains spacious tree-lined boulevards, beautifully landscaped yards, and various recreational facilities, a few improvements are desirable.
Correct
Newspaper Article: SAT discontinues subject tests and optional essay
"SAT Discontinues Subject Tests and Optional Essay"
Is a comma, semicolon, or colon needed in this sentence? If so, which one and where?
Knowing who is a at risk of human trafficking is vital information but it’s also very important to know how predators are reaching their victims.
Comma after information - compound sentence
Knowing who is a at risk of human trafficking is vital information, but it’s also very important to know how predators are reaching their victims.
What is the difference between concrete and abstract nouns?
Concrete nouns are physical
Abstract nouns are not physical - conceptual
From Malala's speech, what rhetorical device is this an example of?
"Dear sisters and brothers, we realize the importance of light when we see darkness. We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced. In the same way, when we were in Swat, the north of Pakistan, we realized the importance of pens and books when we saw the guns."
Parallelism -- antithesis