Review: Writing and Grammar

Figurative Language

100

"His skin was cold as ice."

Simile, metaphor, or onomatopoeia?

 

Simile.

200

"The dog barked loudly, and she whimpered in fear."

Simile, metaphor, or onomatopoeia?

Onomatopoeia.

300

"Love is a warm blanket you can wrap around yourself on a cold night."

Simile, metaphor, or onomatopoeia?

 

Metaphor.

Silly Sentences

100

Find the three mistakes:

There, is a Bug inside the house!!

There[] is a [b]ug inside the house[!]

200

Find the three mistakes:

I want to visit south africa this year

I want to visit [S]outh [A]frica this year[.]

300

Find the three mistakes:

She said no but he Said, yes.

She said no[,] but he [s]aid[] yes.

Dialogue and Parentheses

100

Where should parentheses go in the below sentence?

The parrot, who has shiny red, yellow, and green feathers, bit into a cracker with her beak.

The parrot (who has shiny red, yellow, and green feathers) bit into a cracker with her beak.

200

Rewrite the following sentence as dialogue:

There's no way you can beat me in chess, I said.

"There's no way you can beat me in chess," I said.

300

Rewrite the following sentence as dialogue:

I never said Tom was my best friend I argued He made that up!

"I never said Tom was my best friend," I argued. "He made that up!"