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Writing Prompts
Miscellaneous
100
Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence. Because he ran, he was able to catch the bus.
What is Because he ran
100
Identify the sentence as simple, compound or complex. The boy runs very quickly down the field.
What is simple?
100
Identify the appositive in the following sentence. Emily's oldest dog, Ruffles, is a poodle.
What is Ruffles?
100
Identify the following writing prompt as narrative, informative, or argumentative. As it turns out, Abraham Lincoln did become the President of the United States. Write an essay in which you retell the text from the viewpoint of Mrs. Crawford. What would Mrs. Crawford say about knowing President Lincoln as a young boy? Use details from the passage to help you write your story. Make certain to use techniques such as dialogue, description, and pacing to develop experiences and events. Remember to use correct grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing your story.
What is narrative?
100
Harold sped on the highway and got a ticket ____ taking his time driving to New York. The word or phrase that best completes the sentence is: A. rather than B. as for C. and D. than
What is A. rather than?
200
Identify the independent clause in the following sentence? Until the sun sets, I will stay with you.
What is I will stay with you.
200
Identify the sentence as simple, compound or complex. Michael washed the dishes, and Susan vacuumed the house.
What is compound?
200
Identify the appositive in the following sentence. He took the most difficult math class, Advanced Calculus, during the summer.
What is Advanced Calculus?
200
Identify the following writing prompt as narrative, informative, or argumentative. Your principal has asked for suggestions for a class project to help the community. You think planting trees in your neighborhood would be an excellent project. After reading the quotation by Theodore Roosevelt and the excerpt from The School Book of Forestry, write an essay to your principal explaining why planting trees is the best project for your school to adopt. Include information from both texts to write about the subject knowledgeably. Be certain to support your point of view with reasons and information from both of the texts provided. Also, remember to use correct grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing your essay.
What is argumentative?
200
"_____ You should be more careful!" Marla exclaimed. The interjection that best completes the sentence is: A. Around! B. Hey! C. Nor! D. For!
What is B. Hey!?
300
Identify the dependent clause in the sentence and tell where the comma should be placed. As the lights dim I will say good-bye.
What is....as the lights dim and the comma should be placed after dim
300
Identify the sentence as simple, compound or complex. When you find the answer, let me know.
What is complex?
300
Identify the appositive in the following sentence. Franklin Pierce had dark, curly hair, his one outstanding physical feature.
What is his one outstanding physical feature?
300
Identify the following writing prompt as narrative, informative, or argumentative. You have read an excerpt from The Secret Garden . Mistress Mary and Ben Weatherstaff share similar character traits. Write an essay describing how Mistress Mary and Ben are alike. Describe the character traits they share with each other and how each character changes throughout the passage. Provide key details and examples from the passage to support your writing.
What is informative?
300
Write the following sentence correctly: You can play only one sport, so you must choose either track but also baseball.
What is You can play only one sport, so you must choose either track or baseball.
400
Finish the sentence with an independent clause. Wherever he might go, ____________.
What is I will follow....answers may vary
400
Identify the sentence as simple, compound or complex. Maxine and Mark went to the mall yesterday.
What is simple?
400
Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence. James Buchanan relied on his niece Ella Claire as his official hostess in his Italian restaurant.
What is Ella Claire?
400
Identify the following writing prompt as narrative, informative, or argumentative. After reading “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” and “Art for Ocean Animals,” write an essay in which you compare and contrast the authors’ views on littering and pollution. Include information from both texts to write about the subject knowledgeably. Use details from both passages to help you write your essay. Also, remember to use correct grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing your essay.
What is informative?
400
Choose the antonym for the word dense in the following sentence: This makes the glacier dense and makes it look blue. A. blue B. heavy C. light D. cold
What is C. light?
500
Add an independent clause to the following dependent clause... When the parent arrives, ______________
What is answers may vary
500
Identify the sentence as simple, compound or complex. I love to read, and John loves to write.
What is compound?
500
Rewrite the following sentence by adding an appositive phrase. Taft once got stuck in the bathtub. (an extremely large man)
What is Taft, an extremely large man, once got stuck in the bathtub.
500
Identify the following writing prompt as narrative, informative, or argumentative. President Theodore Roosevelt believed forests should be saved. Write an essay that tells how he supported his belief that students should be taught to protect trees and forests. Be certain to show how President Roosevelt used reasons and evidence in his letter to support his point. Also, remember to use correct grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing your essay.
What is argumentative?
500
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: I feel like a different person when I am playing the piano in my room.
What is in my room?