Capitalization | ||
#1 | My English teacher, Ms. Lynde, desperately wants me to pass the sol. |
Should be SOL |
#2 | My aunt jill is visiting from texas next thursday. |
Should be Aunt Jill, Texas, and Thursday |
#3 | do you know when grandpa is coming over, mom? |
Should be Do, Grandpa, and Mom |
#4 | ron is partial owner of general insurance services, located in the new river valley. |
Should be Ron, General Insurance Services, and New River Valley. |
#5 | My family and i go to daytona beach every summer, and we plan to fly down on pan american airlines in june. |
Should be I, Daytona Beach, Pan American Airlines, and June |
Punctuation | ||
#1 | If we pass the test Mr. Kitts is going to throw a pizza party for us
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Should be this: If we pass the test, Mr. Kitts is going to throw a pizza party for us. |
#2 | I feel sure I will pass the test Ms. Lynde has prepared us well in the past nine week. |
Should be as follows: I feel sure I will pass the test; Ms. Lynde has prepared us well in the past nine weeks. |
#3 | The first day of testing is scheduled for Tuesday and the second day of testing is scheduled for Wednesday. |
Should be like this: The first day of testing is scheduled for Tuesday, and the second day of testing is scheduled for Wednesday. |
#4 | We have studied the following material punctuation capitalization and sentence combining. |
Should be as follows: We have studied the following material: punctuation, capitalization, and sentence combining. |
#5 | We came to school a bit late we stopped by Hardee's for breakfast but they let us in the testing room anyway. |
SHould be as follows: We came to school a bit late; we stopped by Hardee's for breakfast, but they let us in the testing room anyway. |
Sentence Combining | ||
#1 | Ms. Lynde seems to be a workaholic. She always stays late in the afternoons. |
A strong example might be like this: Ms. Lynde seems to be a workaholic, because she always stays late in the afternoons. Can also be as follows: Because Ms. Lynde always stays late in the afternoons, she seems to be a workaholic. |
#2 | My daughter's car didn't start this morning. She asked her dad to jump start her car. She was able to make it to Radford this morning. |
Answers will vary. A good example is like this: My daughter's car didn't start this morning, so she asked her dad to jump start her car, making it possible for her to get to Radford this morning. |
#3 | We didn't pass the SOL last year. Ms. Lynde believes in us. She thinks we an pass. |
A good combination would be as follows: We didn't pass the SOL last year; however, Ms. Lynde believes in us and thinks we can pass. OR We didn't pass the SOL last year, but Ms. Lynde believes in us and thinks we can pass. |
#4 | You should always proofread your writing before submitting it. You should have a friend read your writing. |
A nice combination would read as follows: Another way could be this: You should always proofread your writing before submitting it, and you should have a friend read it too.
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#5 | You will be taking the test tomorrow. I will be thinking of you. I will be wishing you well. I will be hoping you pass. |
You can combine these sentences as follows: I will be thinking of you tomorrow as you take test, wishing you well and hoping you pass. When you take the test tomorrow, I will be thinking of you, wishing you well, and hoping you pass.
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Essay Writing | ||
#1 | In writing, the interesting way to open an essay in the introduction is called the what? |
Hook |
#2 | A thesis statement should always include the topic, as stated in the prompt; the main idea, which whether you agree with it or not; and how many reasons for your position? |
Three |
#3 | The SOL enhanced tools allows you to check the accurateness of your writing? True or False |
TRUE |
#4 | Name two of the several aspects that should be covered in each of your body paragraphs. |
one of the reasons stated in the thesis statement vivid detail examples from your education, experience, and/or observations how all of this proves your thesis |
#5 | What do the letters stand for in the following acronym:
IT'S BACON!!
I--------TS------B-------A(O)-------CON |
Interesting Opening Thesis Statement Body Paragraphs (3) Add Opposition CONclusion that leave the reader thinking |
Potpourri | ||
#1 | What do we call the "unacademic" rule for reading a sentence and placing punctuation where it is obviously needed? |
The Natural Pause Rule |
#2 | Place the punctuation marks in the correct order of power. Please note that I simply have them in alphabetical order.
colon comma period semicolon
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comma semicolon colon period |
#3 | As the writer, you recognize the opposition where in your essay? |
Anywhere |
#4 | This piece of punctuation is the most frequently misused one. |
Comma |
#5 | When you are using a transitional word or phrase, which side gets the semicolon and which side gets the comma---for instance, with HOWEVER. |
Semicolon on the left of the word or phrase and comma on the right of the word or phrase as follows:
;however, |
Final Question | |