Common misused words
There, Their, They're......shows ownership
What is their?
The first word of a sentence.
What is always capitalized.
She is as busy as a bee.
What is a simile?
R stands for this.
What is restate the question?
where a story takes place
What is the setting?
The ___________ today is cold and windy.
What is weather?
You can use a semicolon or comma and conjunction.
What is how to join two sentences?
He has a heart of gold
What is a metaphor?
getting quotes from the text to support your answer
What is citing?
Internal and external are two types of this.
What is conflict?
We will all be going tomorrow _________ John. He will be staying behind.
What is except
What is missing...... Today we are reading a short story.
What is a comma after today?
The trees danced throughout the night.
What is personification?
This goes after restating the question and often found in the same sentence.
What is the answer.
how the reader feels after reading
What is mood?
This chair is more comfortable __________ the blue one.
What is than?
What is wrong with the sentence?
John loves listening to music, he also plays the piano.
What is add "and" after the comma?
or
What is change the comma to a ;?
I'm so hungry; I could eat a horse.
What is a hyperbole?
worth 2 points on the STAAR exam
What is the short answer response (SCR)?
When the author uses certain words to create a mood for readers
What is tone?
_________ starting to rain outside.
What is it's?
Correct the sentence.
I love mexican food; enchiladas are my favorite.
What is capitalize Mexican.
Saying something opposite of what is expected or intended is _________.
What is irony.
Up to 5 points from each grader is given for this; then the two scores are added together.
What is the extended constructive response (ECR)?
What is taking place in the story
What is plot?