Revise & Edit A
What correction should be made to this sentence?
Last summer my family went to visit Aunt Hilda in alaska.
Alaska is a proper noun and must be capitalized.
What strategy do we use when writing an open ended response that asks for evidence. Explain it.
R - Restate the question
A - Answer the question
C - Cite textual evidence
E - Explain evidence
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence: Your brain is responsible for controlling the muscles that you move intentional.
a. Add a comma before for
b. Change controlling to controling
c. Change intentional to intentionally
c. Change intentional to intentionally
Fill in the blank with the correct your/you're:
_____ going to fail the test if you don't focus on this review. However, if you do focus, _____ sure to pass!
You're (you are) going to fail the test if you don't focus on this review. However, if you do focus, you're (you are) sure to pass!
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective?
Third Person
As French poet Anatole France said, "until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened."
Capitalize Until:
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened."
What type of sentence is this called?
Like chimpanzees and monkeys.
A Fragment sentence.
Fill each blank with the correct their/there/they're:
She was _____ waiting for her father to pick her up from soccer practice after a long day. As she waited, she noticed a few students walk by with _____ dogs. "_____ adorable!" she called out to them.
She was there waiting for her father to pick her up from soccer practice after a long day. As she waited, she noticed a few students walk by with their dogs. "They're adorable!" she called out to them.
Which is the correct way to combine these sentences?
George Washington Carver worked at the Tuskegee Institute for almost fifty years.
George Washington Carver created many peanut recipes.
A. George Washington Carver created many peanut recipes, so he worked at the Tuskegee Institute for almost fifty years.
B. George Washington Carver worked at the Tuskegee Institute for almost fifty years, even though he created many peanut recipes.
C. George Washington Carver, the creator of many peanut recipes, worked at the Tuskegee Institute for almost fifty years.
D. George Washington Carver, until he worked at the Tuskegee Institute for almost fifty years, then created many peanut recipes.
C. George Washington Carver, the creator of many peanut recipes, worked at the Tuskegee Institute for almost fifty years.
Name the 7 conjunctions that can be used to combine a sentene. Explain one.
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
What word belongs in the blank?
The children played over _____ under the tree at recess.
A.There
B.They're
C.Their
A.There
What type of grammatical error is this called?
Keiko Suzuki captain of the 2014 walking team says that by participating in precision walking she and her classmates will be better prepared for their careers.
A run on sentence
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence:
Your brain helps you breath, keeps your heart beating, and directs your stomach to digest food.
Change breath to breathe
What needs to change in this sentence?
This pencil is Mrs.McCraws favorite pencil.
Mrs.McCraws > Mrs.McCraw's
How many sentences are in a paragraph?
5-7 Sentences.
Rewrite the following sentence correctly.
On saturday the electritian came to are house.
On Saturday, the electrician came to our house.
What sentence stem can you use to cite your evidence?
According to the text...
In the text, it states.....
Based on the details in the text....
On page ____ it states....
Melody's opening sentence (very 1st sentence) is unclear. How could we make it better?
"They are continually telling us that we should become more involved in the community by volunteering our time."
a. change 'They' to 'Teachers and leaders at our school'
b. change 'continually' to 'always'
c. change 'telling us' to 'instructing us'
A: change 'They' to 'Teachers and leaders at our school'
Ex: Teachers and leaders at our school are continually telling us that we should become more involved in the community by volunteering our time.
Which two/too/to should be used:
It is ______ late _____ turn in your paper, because it's _____ days late.
too- as well
to- location
two- number 2
ex: It is too late to turn in your paper, because it's two days late.
What is chronological text structure?
Explaining important details for the earliest date to the latest, beginning to the end.
Put the following sentences in logical order:
1. At first it was difficult for my dad and I to text back and forth.
2. Several times, however, he had to ask me what certain expressions meant.
3. After a while he began calling me instead of texting.
4. He really enjoyed being able to get in touch with me quickly.
1, 4, 2, 3
What is an independent clause?
What is a dependent clause?
A dependent clause is a sentence that cannot stand by itself. It is a fragment.
What change is needed?
They created the mayflower compact to change the doctrine that was created before the 1900's.
mayflower compact > Mayflower Compact
What's missing from the sentence? 2 things.
Sarah got a new haircut and decided to dye it blue
punctuation:
Needs a comma & period.
Sarah got a new haircut, and decided to dye it blue.
How the story or passage is organized is known as its __________ ___________.
Name at least 2.
Text structure (Ex. Description, cause and effect, problem and solution, chronological order, compare and contrast)