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Bill, Jill, Bo, Joe, and I are going down to the fair for corndogs
period at the end (.)
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Can we visit tokyo, Japan when I am older?
Capitalize Tokyo
What is the very first thing we do when we start an essay?
INDENT!
What is the purpose of a summary? Answer: To retell only the most important ideas in your own words — no opinions, no minor details.
To retell only the most important ideas in your own words — no opinions, no minor details.
"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of giving human qualities to a non-human thing. What is it called and what is its purpose?
Personification- giving non-living things human qualities.
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"I bougth a gift for my teacher."
Change bougth to bought
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"Can we have more apple pie?" said John.
Add a comma after the last quotation mark.
What sentence summarizes what our entire essay/paragraph is about?
A thesis
What does FANBOYS stand for & what is their best friend?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
a comma
"Her smile is sunshine" is what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
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She was going to Walmart and she had a coupon for a Lego set.
place a comma between "Walmart" and "and"
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When will he stop trying too cheat on his tests?
Change too --> to
Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation; not actually mean what it states. Don't give me ONE category. Give me the overall category!
Figurative language
What do you use to connect a dependent and independent thought?
Subordinating conjunction
"The bees buzzed busily by the blooming bushes" is an example of what literary device where consonant sounds repeat.
Alliteration
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Their going to go to work on Thursday and Friday at Taco Bell.
Their to They're
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Jennifer try to play with her friends, but they were in quarantine.
try to tried
How do I end my essay?
Restated thesis
A writer uses the words "crumbling," "decayed," and "abandoned" to describe a building. What is the author trying to establish with these descriptive words?
A dark, eerie, or hopeless mood — the words suggest negative feelings from the author, which make the mood "dark".
A student reads "He had a heart of stone" and thinks the character literally has a rock inside him, but i reality the book is using what type literary device?
Figurative Language.
Find the editing error: Hint* 2 errors
Billy and i like cinnamon rolls and chocolate milk to.
Capitalize I. to --> too
Combine the 2 sentences:
There would be no one to live for during those coming years. She would live for herself.
1. There would be no one to live for during those coming years; she would live for herself.
2. There would be no one to live for during those coming years, for she would live for herself.
3. Because there would be no one to live for during those coming years, she would live for herself.
What type of essay tells you their point of view, and tries to get you to agree with them?
Argumentative
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone = the author's attitude toward the subject.
Mood = the feeling the reader gets from the text.
This poetry term describes language that means exactly what it says, with no hidden meaning or exaggeration.
What is literal language/meaning