Combing Sentences
What do you use to combine two sentences together?(Two possible answers. Bonus point if you get both)
conjunction
semicolon
What is the function of quotation marks?
To show when someone is speaking
OR
To show when the direct words are from a source/text
What are the words or phrases called that help make your writing flow by connecting thoughts/paragraphs?
Transition Words
Insert a comma:
Feeling safe from the zombies Richard breathed a sigh of relief.
Insert a comma:
Feeling safe from the zombies, Richard breathed a sigh of relief.
What word should be replaced?
Dreaming of France, Leon spoke it out loud in his sleep.
A) Leon to him
B) It to French
C) Sleep to sleeping
D) France to Germany
B) It to French
List the Fanboys
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
What punctuation is missing from this sentence?
“Shotgun!” said Horace in Beatrice’s face. “Haha. You have to ride in the back. He closed the passenger car door in Beatrice’s face.
“Shotgun!” said Horace in Beatrice’s face. “Haha. You have to ride in the back." He closed the passenger car door in Beatrice’s face.
What category of transition word does “however” belong in?
A) Showing time
B) Adding more
C) Contrast
D) Conclusion
Keep or delete the comma?
Admiral Ackbar warned everyone of the trap, and saved the fleet from destruction.
DELETE -
Admiral Ackbar warned everyone of the trap and saved the fleet from destruction.
The conjunction is combining verbs, not sentences.
Rewrite this sentence in a better, more logical order:
I saw the stars as night fell through my telescope.
As night fell, I watched the stars through my telescope.
What is the conjunction in the following sentence?
Bonus: What are the subjects and verbs of each sentence.
Sara loved the smell of her shoes, so she always put them by her pillow when she fell asleep.
so
Subjects - sara and she
Verbs - loved and put
What are the two functions of an apostrophe (‘)?
1) contractions (or give an example, such as don't)
2) possession/ownership
Which transition word should you add in between the following two sentences:
Socks protect feet from dangerous objects, such as tiny rocks and thorns. They absorb feet odor to prevent smelly situations.
A) In fact
B) However
C) Additionally
D) For example
C) Additionally
Add 3 commas.
Purring loudly Fluffy the cutest cat in the world snuggled against my hair while I slept.
Purring loudly, Fluffy, the cutest cat in the world, snuggled against my hair while I slept.
Which is the best way to write the sentence?
A) Tina eats cookies while in bed, she also does her homework and talks to her friends.
B) Tina eats cookies while in bed and also does her homework and talks to her friends.
C) Tina eats cookies in bed. Also she does her homework she talks to her friends.
D) Tina eats cookies, does her homework, and talks to her friends while in bed.
D) Tina eats cookies, does her homework, and talks to her friends while in bed.
What is the best conjunction for the sentence?
_____ Melissa drank some warm milk, she was easily able to fall asleep.
While
However
If
After
After
Correct the sentence below for apostrophes:
(add three)
Georges phone has a lot of apps on it. His parents phones, however, are old and cant even download Tiktok. The horror.
Correct the sentence below for apostrophes:
George's phone has a lot of apps on it. His parents' phones, however, are old and can't even download Tiktok. The horror.
Write two transition words that are used for contrast.
For example, the FANBOYS "but" is a conjunction that shows contrast.
However,
Although,
Though,
Even Though,
In contrast,
Etc.
Does the sentence need revising? If so, please correct it.
Working out every day will result in a healthier body and heart, an active lifestyle is all that is needed for longevity (a long life).
Possible corrections:
Working out every day will result in a healthier body and heart. An active lifestyle is all that is needed for longevity (a long life).
Nick needs to add a thesis statement to his paper about the benefits of good grooming habits. Which sentence is the best thesis statement?
A) In order to be a clean person, you need to take a bath every night.
B) Form good grooming habits will lead to a clean and healthy life.
C) If you want to be cleanly, please read my suggestions about good grooming habits.
D) Grooming habits consist of combing your hair, washing your face, and brushing your teeth.
B) Form good grooming habits will lead to a clean and healthy life.
Which sentence is correct?
Jose skated down the busy street, he carefully avoided the cars.
Jose skated down the busy street, carefully avoiding cars.
While skating down the busy street, Jose carefully avoided cars.
Jose skated down the busy street he was careful to avoid the cars.
While skating down the busy street, Jose carefully avoided cars.
Correct/Add all punctuation in the sentence below:
(2 things are missing)
If Melissa won the lottery she would buy her horses hay to eat and hire a lawyer to protect herself from her familys greed.
Correct/Add all punctuation in the sentence below:
If Melissa won the lottery, she would buy her horses hay to eat and hire a lawyer to protect herself from her family's greed.
Add transition words to the blanks that are appropriate for the context.
Possible transition words:
First, Because, To be honest, in fact
However, Moreover, Therefore,
Some scientists believe that the dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid. ________________________, other scientists theorize they died of starvation.
_____________________, we are unsure what was the final contributing factor to the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Some scientists believe that the dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid. However, other scientists theorize they died of starvation.
Therefore, we are unsure what was the final contributing factor to the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Which sentence is written correctly below?
A) Feeling content, Belle danced under the moonlight, and once they went to sleep, because there was no one to watch her.
B) Once the city went to sleep, feeling content and there was no one to watch her, Belle danced under the moonlight.
C) Feeling content, Belle danced under the moonlight. Once the city went to sleep, there was no one to watch her.
D) Belle danced under the moonlight, feeling content. Once the city went to sleep, there was no one to watch her.
C) Feeling content, Belle danced under the moonlight. Once the city went to sleep, there was no one to watch her.
Which idea could best follow sentence 2 below:
A) In Norse mythology, Loki has a unique place. (2) Loki was not a god, and he did not embody (show) the traditional Norse values of honor and loyalty. (3) Due to these characteristics, it is not surprising there are no traces of any kind of worship of Loki in the historical record.
A) Loki is often portrayed as a scheming coward who only cares for pleasures and self-preservation.
B) Thor, one of the most prominent figures in Norse mythology, is a figure of honor and is fiercely loyal to Asgard.
C) Loki’s name has been a subject of research for scholars, with one scholar theorizing his name means “knot” or “tangle.”
D) Loki’s father is the giant Farbauti. His mother, Laufey could be a goddess, a giantess, or something else entirely – the surviving historical sources are silent on this point.
A) Loki is often portrayed as a scheming coward who only cares for pleasures and self-preservation.