DLA Writing Review

DLA Writing Review

Compound Sentences

• Two complete sentence put together with a FANBOYS

• F (for) A (an) N (nor) B (but) O (or) Y (yet0) S (so)

• Join the two sentences with the CORRECT FANBOYS and a comma!

• Examples I drink green tea, but they drink coffee. I cooked dinner, and he washed the dishes.

Multiple Select

Compound sentences are joined together with a _______ and a ______.

• comma

• contraction

• fanboys

• aawubbas

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to combine the following sentences.

Jacob will have to listen to the teacher.

Jacob will not learn much in class.

• Jacob will have to listen to the teacher, or

  he will not learn much in class.

• Jacob will have to listen to the teacher, but he

  will not learn much in class.

• Jacob will have to listen to the teacher, and he

  will not learn much in class.

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to combine sentences 16 and 17?

They use them to keep their bodies at the right temperature.

They use them to keep their bodies at the right temperature.

• They use them to stay safe from predators, they use them to keep their bodies at the right temperature.

• They use them to stay safe from predators, and they use them to keep their bodies at the right temperature.

• They use them, to stay safe from predators, and they use them to keep their bodies at the right temperature.

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

• comparative adjectives compare two objects angry - angrier black-blacker soon - sooner strange - stranger ex. The girl was stronger then her friend.

• superlative adjectives compare three or more nouns angry- angriest big-biggest safe- safest The horse is the fastest animal in the barn

Multiple Choice

Emma always gets 100 marks in exams. She is _________ student in her class.

• more hard-working than

• hard-working

• the most hard-working

• the hard-workingest

Multiple Choice

Australia is ..... (big) island in the world.

• the big

• the most big

• the bigest

• the biggest

Fill in the Blanks

A giraffe is

than a dog.(tall)

Homophones

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings

• to - too- two - their- they're where - were would -wood for -four

Multiple Choice

What is the end of an expository essay called?

• the end
• the theme
• the conclusion
• the resolution

Multiple Choice

Expository essays should contain examples and details to back up your topic. 

• true
• false

Multiple Choice

Expository essays explain information to the reader. 

• true
• false

Expository Essays

• Expository essays explain

• break down writing prompt, brainstorm, write, make edits and do final draft

• Required parts of essay (central idea, body w/details, conclusion -closing of paper)

Multiple Choice

I have that backpack, ____.

• two

• to

• too

Multiple Choice

The bunnies ate _____ food.

• their

• there

• they're