Brushstrokes
What is a appositive?
Noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. It can't contain a verb.
The slow and steady sloth slowly walked away.
What type of figurative language is this?
A. Alliteration
B. Idiom
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
A. Alliteration
What are the three SAD openers?
Setting
Action
Dialogue
what do you start a dialogue sentence with?
Quotation marks
What is a absolute?
Noun+ING verb with optional modifiers. Set off by comas.Describes the whole independent clause/sentence
The sun was playing hide and seek and he hid behind the clouds.
what type of figurative language is this?
Personification
What type of SAD opener is this sentence?
In the deep, dark forest in the distant kingdom there was a mansion house built of warm red stone.
Setting
I thought you said this was the last time we'd catch you stealing,” he said.
why is this dialogue incorrect
it does not have quotation marks at the beginning of the sentence.
Claws digging, feet kicking, the cat attacked the dog.
A. Appositive
B. Absolute
B. Absolute
The boy was as brave as a lion in the jungle.
A. Hyperbole
B. Personification
C. Simile
Simile
what is a SAD opener used for?
It is used to open a story to grab your readers attention to make them interested in the story.
"Where did you go?" she asked.
Is this sentence correct or incorrect?
Correct
What are the four types of brushstrokes?
Appositives, adjectives out-of-order, absolutes, and vivid verbs.
What figurative language is this sentence.
Hyperbole
what SAD opener is this?
BANG! a plate hit the wall, CRASH! a glass shattered on the floor.
Action
Get down here this instant-silly girl!"
This sentence is correct.
True
False
False, no quotation marks at the beginning.
The dog - small, loud, and intimidating - barked at the children as they walked by.
What brushstroke is this sentence?
Adjectives out of order
Her smile was a mile wide.
What type of figurative language is this sentence?
Hyperbole
What is a setting opener?
a opener that make a picture in the readers mind. It has a lot of sensory details.
What is dialogue used for?
It is used to show when a character is talking.