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Commas, Commas, Commas
Cause and Effect
Giving Instructions
Objective Reports/Indirect Speech
Miscellaneous
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Punctuate this sentence correctly: Mandarin English Russian Spanish and Hindi all have over 200 million speakers.
What is Mandarin, English, Russian, Spanish, and Hindi all have over 200 million speakers.
100
Lucy is happy. Lucy won the lottery.
Lucy is happy. (effect) Lucy won the lottery. (cause)
100
first, second, next, then, finally, lastly, after that, then
What are transitions showing chronological order?
100
Change to indirect speech: Ali Luzeri said, "I feel fine."
What is Ali Luzeri said (that) he felt fine.
100
a list of major points.
What is an outline?
200
Before you wax your car make sure its completely dry.
What is Before you wax your car, make sure its completely dry.
200
John is always tired. He does not get enough sleep.
John is always tired.(effect) He does not get enough sleep. (cause)
200
Gives a command Examples: go, give, take, stay, sit, find, don’t forget, don’t leave
What is the imperative ?
200
Change to indirect speech: George Washington said, "I am embarking on a wide ocean."
What is George Washington said (that) he was embarking on a wide ocean.
200
mind map Cluster brainstorm
What is an idea map?
300
Rudolph Diesel a German engineer invented the diesel engine in 1895.
What is Rudolph Diesel,a German engineer, invented the diesel engine in 1895.
300
exposure to radiation exposure to toxic substances smoking
What are the causes of cancer?
300
use this word before the imperative to be more polite or formal
What is should?
300
In objective reports you must give exact details- exact times, names, places, and numbers. This is called being ....
What is precise?
300
first of all, first, another reason is, in addition, also, moreover, the most important reason is, finally,..
What are transitions showing addition?
400
780404500
What is 780,404,500?
400
introduces the clause that gives the cause for a situation
What is because?
400
use this word to joint two independent clauses that are related
What is and?
400
This contains 1. what is being reported 2. who or what was involved 3. where the event happened 4. when it happened.
What is the main idea sentence for an objective report?
400
a general statement that tells the reader the topic or subject of the composition
What is the main idea sentence?
500
separate a series, separate dates, separate clauses, separate numerals, after transition words, separate parts of an address, after the first part of a compound sentence.
What are uses for commas?
500
type of paragraph tells you a situation or event and explains “why”
What is a cause and effect paragraph?
500
a paragraph that tells you “how” to do something?
What is an instructional paragraph?
500
type of paragraph that tells you “what happened”?
What is an objective report?
500
first words of sentences; names of people; specific places and locations, streets, schools, nationalities, languages, song titles, book titles, holidays, organizations, days of the week and months, and titles of people.
What are words that need to be capitalized?