Literary devices
"Purple puppies like playing on the playground." This is an example of
alliteration
This punctuation mark is needed between items in a list: “We bought apples bananas oranges and grapes.”
a comma
This man built an ark to survive a great flood.
Noah
Fix this sentence: “She wants too adopt a puppy.”
to replaces too
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
fact
Wind whispers like an old man in the breeze.
Personification
This punctuation mark is used to introduce a list, explanation, or example, as in: “She brought everything for the trip snacks, sunscreen, and a map.”
colon
He was the first man according to the Bible.
Adam
Fix this sentence, “He runs faster then me.”
than replaces then
The movie is always better than the book.
fiction / opinion
What is a stanza?
This tiny punctuation mark is missing in the sentence: “Dont forget your homework.”
an apostrophe
This brother killed his sibling out of jealousy.
Cain
Fix this sentence, “I can’t wait to see how the story effects the main character."”
affect replaces effect
Reading books is more enjoyable than watching TV.
fiction / opinion
This device lets an author make a quick reference to a famous person, place, or event—like calling someone “a real Einstein.”
allusion
This punctuation mark is needed to join two closely related sentences, as in: “Jake studied hard he still failed the quiz.”
semicolon
He was sold by his brothers and became a ruler in Egypt.
Joseph
Fix this sentence, “The dog wagged it’s tail.”
its replaces it's
Sharks are mammals.
fact
This refers to the deeper message or lesson a story reveals, such as “friendship requires trust.”
theme
The sentence “She was very tired, she went to bed early” needs a conjunction or semicolon to fix this type of comma error.
a comma splice
This young shepherd boy defeated a giant with a slingshot.
Sampson
Fix this sentence, "The singer lost her voice because she had a soar throat.”
sore replaces soar
All English nouns form their plurals by simply adding -s or -es.
fiction