Grammar
What is the verbal: "I'd hate to see your skis get stolen, so you better bring them inside."
Infinitive: to see
There/Their/They're: "I tried to wash __ clothing, but they didn't want to stop playing.
Their
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence: "While walking home, the moon smiled at me and guided my way."
Personification
The most important part of a TDA response is what?
Analysis
“ ‘I can already see the gears turning in your head,’ her mother said.” What does the phrase “gears turning in your head” suggest in the sentence?
A. Candice’s mother notices Candice is deep in thought.
B. Candice’s mother thinks Candice is becoming sad.
C. Candice’s mother remembers Candice as a child.
D. Candice’s mother imagines Candice is a machine.
A. Candice’s mother notices Candice is deep in thought.
Correct or Dangling Participle: "Having eaten dinner, the dishes were put away."
DP: "Having eaten dinner, I put the dishes away."
Which italicized word is used correctly?
A. Carly gave me advise on how to solve my problem.
B. We began our ascent up the long, narrow staircase.
C. The sunlight had a major affect on the flower’s growth.
D. Kingston, smiling happily, walked up to except his award.
B. We began our ascent up the long, narrow staircase.
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence: "Bugs Bunny bounces by the ball."
Alliteration
What does PEAL stand for?
Point Sentence
Evidence
Analysis
Link or Lead-Out
Read the quote from George Washington: “From a child, I had an inordinate desire for knowledge and especially music, painting, flowers, and the sciences, algebra being one of my favorite studies.”
A student wants to use part of the quote in a report. Which sentence correctly punctuates this?
A. “From a child, I had an inordinate desire for knowledge . . . algebra being one of my favorite studies.”
B. “From a child, I had an inordinate desire for knowledge—algebra being one of my favorite studies.”
C. “From a child, I had an inordinate desire for knowledge, algebra being one of my favorite studies.”
D. “From a child, I had an inordinate desire for knowledge; algebra being one of my favorite studies.”
A. “From a child, I had an inordinate desire for knowledge . . . algebra being one of my favorite studies.”
What's the verbal: "She hugged the panting dog while it got a shot."
Using CONTEXT CLUES, what is the meaning of the italicized word: After pushing the button, a steady flow of ice cold chocolate ice cream began to extrude from the spout.
A) displaying
B) passing
C) squeezing out
D) rolling over
C) squeezing out
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence: "I have a zillion things to do tonight, I won't have time to run to the mall."
Hyperbole
What is the purpose of a quote lead-in when providing evidence in your essay?
It introduces the quote by stating who said it, why it was said, or in what context.
Read the sentence: If I didn’t remind my brother that his library books are due, he __________ to put them in his backpack every time.
Which words best complete the sentence?
A. will forget
B. would forget
C. could have forgotten
D. might have forgotten
B: Would forget
Active or Passive Voice: Ms. Pfeifer was so pleased with the substitute's report.
Passive (pleased is verb, the substitute's report is the thing doing the pleasing)
Lie or Lay: "When you're finished with the calculators, ___ them on the table by the window."
Lay
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence: "Standing in front of a tornado is as risky as jumping off a cliff."
Simile
When is PEALEAL appropriate to use?
Compart/Contrast essay, and/or when there is clearly more than one piece of evidence to support the point.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. My neighbor has a large, scruffy, black, dog that likes to play in our yard with my dog.
B. Shannon raced toward the ball stretched out her glove, and dove to the ground, making a great catch.
C. When I added a new ingredient to the beaker, the liquid inside bubbled, fizzed, and changed colors.
D. Jake tried to reach the small, red toolbox on the shelf but he soon realized he couldn’t get it down, without a stool.
C. When I added a new ingredient to the beaker, the liquid inside bubbled, fizzed, and changed colors.
Choose the correct way to rewrite the sentence using only active voice: "Once the microscopes and slides had been placed on the tables, the students could continue the experiment."
A. Once the microscopes and slides had been placed on the tables, the experiment could be continued.
B. The students continued the experiment once they had placed the microscopes and slides on the tables.
C. The students could continue the experiment once the microscopes and slides had been placed on the tables.
D. Once the microscopes and slides had been placed on the tables by the students, they could continue the experiment .
B. The students continued the experiment once they had placed the microscopes and slides on the tables.
Effect or Affect: The cold weather __ our plans to go fishing in Erie.
Affect (acts as a verb)
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence: "Leslie said that she was in the dark about what's going on."
Metaphor
When writing a TDA, how many body paragraphs should you have and in what format?
2-3 in PEAL or PEALEAL form
Which revision should be made to correct the punctuation error in the sentence? "The school counselor told me that I should, select elective classes that interest me, check to see whether the times for those classes conflict with the times for my required courses, discuss my choices with my parents, and then complete the schedule form provided by my homeroom teacher."
A. Remove the comma after should.
B. Add a comma after conflict.
C. Remove the comma after courses.
D. Add a comma after form
A. Remove the comma after should.