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Expository vs. Personal Narrative
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Do the following sentences contain a run on, fragment, or are they perfect? John is coming tomorrow. As well as Tracy and James.
Fragment
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What key words in a prompt will tell you which type of essay you're going to write (for expository or personal narrative)?
Expository= EXPLAIN Personal Narrative= write about a time...
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What is missing in the following sentence? "Its so much fun to come to your parties!" exclaimed Maria. a. a comma after fun b. a capital P for parties c. an apostrophe in its d. A quotation mark after Maria
c. an apostrophe in its
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Which of the following is incorrect and why? A. The kids threw some rocks, then they all ran away laughing. B. The kids threw some rocks; then they all ran away laughing. C. The kids threw some rocks, and then they all ran away laughing.
A.
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What is the first thing you do after putting your name on the test?
Read the questions on the multiple choice part and mark the sentence numbers they will ask about so that you pay close attention to those sentences.
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What is the best way to correct the sentence: Richard Williams enjoyed watching Tennis on television, the owner of a security services business. A. Richard Williams enjoyed watching tennis on television, who was the owner of a security services business. B. Richard Williams enjoyed watching tennis on television he was the owner of a security services business. C. Richard Williams enjoyed watching tennis on television as he was the owner of a security services business. D. Richard Williams, the owner of a security services business, enjoyed watching tennis on television.
D. Richard Williams, the owner of a security services business, enjoyed watching tennis on television.
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What are at least 4 things a personal narrative must have?
1. First person point of view 2. Lesson! 3. One moment in time 4. Real FLOR!!! Other options are some dialogue and lots of sensory details
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Where do the capital letters need to go in the following? Rewrite the sentence. there are three places i want to go in my life: africa, italy, and new york city.
There are three places I want to go in my life: Africa, Italy, and New York City.
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How should this sentence be changed? When Emma was born, Mom and Dad gave her the tiny room that was theres.
a. Change Mom and Dad to mom and dad b. delete the comma c. Change theres to theirs
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What is the best thing to do while reading a passage?
Annotate--take some notes to help you find things again easily!
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What change should be made (if any) to the following sentence: Her name is Venus Williams, and her start in tennis, along with that of her fellow competiter and sister Serena, is the kind of story of which legends are made. A. delete the comma after tennis B. change competiter to competitor C. Change legends to legend's D. sentence 4 does not need to be changed.
B. Change competiter to competitor
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What does a thesis tell the reader?
What the paper will be about. For an expository essay, the thesis is your opinion (explained) with some hints of the examples that are coming. It ought to include words from the prompt so that you stay on track!
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Where should the comma go in the following? Edgar had pizza for lunch and he had pretzels during tutoring.
After the word "lunch"
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What needs to change in the following sentence? Everyone should do their homework on time.
Change their to "his or her"
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If you have been testing for a while and you come to a question with one word you don't know, you should-- A. look at all the other answers and guess B. Look up the word you don't know C. Narrow down to two choices D. B and C
D. both B and C
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The writer is not pleased with his conclusion paragraph and would like to revise a sentence. What is the most effective way to revise this sentence: California with 22 teams, but other states in the country not nearly as well prepared. A. With 22 teams, California and other states in the country are not nearly as well prepared. B. California has 22 teams, but other states in the country are not nearly as well prepared. C. California has 22 teams, but other state in the country they are not nearly as well prepared. D. Other states in the country are not nearly as well prepared. As California with its 22 teams.
B. California has 22 teams, but other states in the country are not nearly as well prepared.
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What must an expository essay include?
At least 4 paragraphs: Thesis/opinion, examples (at least 2 detailed ones), and a conclusion.
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Edit the following for incorrect punctuation: I love my dog a chihuahua very much said Laura.
"I love my dog, a chihuahua, very much," said Laura.
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How should the following sentence be fixed? The current living arrangements in my house is causing me a lot of stress.
Change "is causing" to "are causing". Arrangements is plural.
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WHICH PART OF THE FOLLOWING PROMPT WILL YOU ACTUALLY BE WRITING ABOUT? READ the following quotation. A famous businessman once said, “Players win games; teams win championships.” THINK carefully about the following statement. Sometimes you can accomplish good things by yourself but better things with other people. WRITE an essay explaining whether it is better to work by yourself or with a group. Be sure to — •clearly state your controlling idea • organize and develop your explanation effectively •choose your words carefully •use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and sentences
WRITE an essay explaining whether it is better to work by yourself or with a group.
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What is the most effective revision to make in the following sentence: Coming from individual donations as well as from corporate sponsorships are the funds for this training. A. They come from individual donations as well as from corporate sponsorships, the funds for this training. B. The funds for this training come from individual sponsorships. As well as from corporate sponsorships. C. The funds for this training come from individual donations as well as from corporate sponsorships. D. Individual donations and corporate sponsorships are where the funds for this training come from.
C. The funds for this training come from individual donations as well as from corporate sponsorships.
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List at 4 places you can get examples from.
Answers will vary, but must include CHELPSS Culture (today's news) History Entertainment (the world of celebrities) Literature (books) Personal stories Sports Science
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Name the AAAWWUBBIS words that you can start a sentence with, using a comma after you write that chunk, to make a great sentence. Write down all 10!
Although, As, After, While, When, Until, Because, Before, If, Since
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Ojeda students worked hard and were ready for STAAR! They are going to take the exam next week. How do I make this passage all present tense?
A. Change "worked" to "work" B. Change "were" to "are" C. Change "worked" to "work" and "were" to "are" D. Change "worked" to "works" and "were" to "is"
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What should you do when you finish dissecting, brainstorming, drafting, revising, editing, AND your final copy?
Take a 1-2 minute break to clear your mind and re-read your final copy SLOWLY Remember ARMS (Add, remove, move, substitute) and CUPS (capitals, usage, punctuation, and spelling)