comma, comma, comma
Where should the comma go?
In the morning I brush my teeth.
In the morning, I brush my teeth.
In this story, the narrator kills a man because of vulture eye.
The Tell-Tale Heart
A key point when learning to drive is to know the difference between the break pedal and the gas.
brake
The person who tells the story is called...
Narrator
What is a town described as a "ghost town" like?
Empty or deserted
Where should the comma(s) go?
I like baseball basketball and golf.
I like baseball, basketball, and golf.
In this story, the narrator kills a man because he insulted him.
The Cask of Amontillado
I new nothing about the robbery.
knew
If the person telling the story is also a character in the story it is called ______________ perspective.
First-person
Someone who has a lot of skeletons in the closet has a lot of these.
Secrets
Where should the comma go:
I ate dinner and I went to the park to play basketball.
I ate dinner, and I went to the park to play basketball.
"I drink to your long life."
The Cask of Amontillado
There was to much smoke in the air to go running yesterday.
too
When an author uses descriptions to help paint a picture in the reader's mind.
I_______________
Imagery
This idiom means your in tough situation:
butter me up
in a pickle
making a mountain out of a mole hill
in a pickle
Where is the comma error?
I like apples, and raisins, but I don't like peaches.
I like apples and raisins, but I don't like peaches.
Underground cemetery - The Cask of Amontillado
We watched the hole game because it was so close!
whole
When a person says or does something that is the opposite of what is expected.
Irony
The student tried to butter up the teacher in order to get a good grade. What was the student doing?
sucking up or giving compliments
Where are the comma errors?
Furthermore we should have more time for recess because kids need lots of time to run talk and play with their friends.
Furthermore, we should have more time for recess because kids need lots of time to run, talk, and play with their friends.
“Now this is the point. You fancy me a mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded...”
The Tell-Tale Heart
Its funny how clowns are often scary not funny.
it's (it is)
When the audience knows more about what is happening in a story than the characters do.
__________________ irony
Dramatic irony
State an idiom and explain its meaning.
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