Punctuation
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What is the punctuation mark used to show that something belongs to someone, like "the dog's bone"?
What is an apostrophe?
What is the process of changing words or sentences to make writing clearer?
What is revising?
What is the past tense of the verb "go"?
What is 'went?'
What does the "R" in RACE stand for, and how does it relate to organizing your introduction?
What is 'restate'?
What is a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"?
What is a simile?
What is the punctuation mark that goes before a conjunction to connect two complete sentences?
What is a comma?
What is it called when you remove unnecessary words from your writing?
What is deleting?
What is the past tense of the verb "have"?
What is 'had'?
How does the "A" in RACE help to create a clear and focused statement in your writing?
What is to provide a clear answer?
What is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally?
What is hyperbole? For example, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
What are the marks used around someone's exact words in a sentence?
What are quotation marks?
What do you call it when you put together two sentences to make one?
What is combining?
What is the past tense of the verb "eat"?
What is 'ate'?
What transition words can you use when citing evidence in the "C" part of RACE to help organize your response?
What are phrases like 'According to the text,' 'the text states,' or 'The author states'?
What do you call a figure of speech that describes something as if it were something else? THINK: Compare
What is a metaphor? For example, "Time is a thief."
What is the punctuation used to separate items in a list?
What is a comma?
What is the term for changing the order of sentences or ideas to improve flow?
What is rearranging?
What is the past tense of the verb "see"?
What is 'saw'?
What is the purpose of the "E" in RACE, and how does it help with coherence in writing?
What is to explain your evidence?
What is it called when human qualities are given to non-human things?
What is personification? For example, "The wind whispered through the trees."
What is the punctuation mark used to show a contraction or possession, like in "can't" and "the dog's"?
What is an apostrophe?
What is it called when you add more details to make your writing stronger?
What is adding?
What is the past tense of the verb "take"?
What is 'took'?
What transition words can you use at the beginning of your conclusion to summarize your points?
What are phrases like 'In summary,' 'In conclusion,' or 'To conclude'?
What is a common expression that has a meaning different from its literal meaning, often found in poetry?
What is an idiom? For example, "It's raining cats and dogs."