Sad Openers
What SAD opener is this?
"Wake up." Dave is calling me. " Wake up," I hear again. " What do you want? " I ask. " We have a visitor." Dave says.
Dialogue
This is a piece of cake
Idiom
The car, big and red, is out of gas.
Adjectives out of order
True Or False:
Dialogue has to have quotation marks
True
How many mistakes are there? (Quotation marks is 1 mistake.)
How many times do I have to tell you."! Eli says
3
What is this SAD opener?
The palm trees swayed in the wind. The sand creeped in between my toes. The waves splashed onto the shore and went up to my ankles.
Setting
True Or False:
Metaphors are an over exaggeration.
False
What kind of Brushstroke is this?
Legs shaking, Greg walks across the tight rope.
Absolute
Find the error: What are we doing today? Billy asked
No Quotation marks
Is this correct:
"I'm so excited" I say.
No, its forgetting the comma after excited
What is his SAD opener?
"What are you doing?" Mom asks. "Playing video games," I say. "POP!" The screen turns black. The Wi-Fi is gone.
Dialogue
The Tree danced in the wind
Personification
Jimmy, My friend, Is from France.
Appositive
" Did you know we had a test today?" Joey asked.
No
Which one is an appositive?
My school, Dickerson Middle School, is very big.
My school is big
1
Heart pounding, I sprint down the stairs. I tumble on the last step and fall to the ground. Startled, I stand up and keep running. He is catching up.
Action
A ______ uses sentences that have like or as to compare things.
simile
What Brushstroke is this?
I creep down the stairs to see the curious person.
Vivid Verb
Find the error:
"How many people are going to be here today" Mom asked
Punctuation
Which SAD opener uses the most vivid verbs?
action
The deafening silence rings in my ear.
Oxymoron
Which ones are Absolutes? PICK TWO
1.Heart Pounding, Jack sneaks out of the house.
2.The tree, big and strong, blocked the view of the sunset.
3.Crickets chirping, Kyle stares into the dark sky.
1 And 3
Find the error:
"How are you doing today? Asked Joe
Forgetting quotation marks after the question mark.