Writing Review Day 1 Gibson/Harris

Writing Review Day 1

Transition words

• Transition words are added to sentences and paragraphs to make them flow smoothly

• examples: unfortunately, so , additionally, finally,

Multiple Choice

The boys wanted pizza, _________ they looked up the number for Marcos.

• so

• in addition

• consequently

• however

Multiple Choice

________________, I will do my homework and second, I will practice piano.

• For example

• Another

• First

• As a result

Compound Sentence

• Two complete sentences put together to make one using a fanboy and a comma

• first sentence, fanboy second sentence

• Jan ran down the stairs, and Billy took the elevator.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correctly written as a compound sentence?

• Janine wanted to run a legitimate business, everything needed to be done correctly and legally.

• Texting and driving can be lethal; put down your phone to avoid being another casualty on the road.

• When I began renovating my kitchen, I underestimated the magnitude of the task. It's more work than I expected!

• The course of true love never did run smooth.

Multiple Choice

Which option is correctly written as a compound sentence?

• Because I left my bike outside, it's grimy and covered in muck.

• Whenever I go to the mall, I always stop at Annie's Pretzels.

• The school paid homage to their retiring teachers at an end-of-year celebration; it was well deserved after their many years of service.

• The students hurtled down the hallways because they didn't want to be late for class.

Multiple Choice

Does this sentence need a comma?

I wanted to go to the store but I decided to stay home instead.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

In a compound sentence, the comma comes ______________ the coordinating conjunction.

• after

• before

• there is no comma

Multiple Choice

Which conjunction would best join the two sentences together? 
The teacher could take her class to the zoo.
She could take them to the museum.

• ,nor
• ,but
• ,or
• ,for

Multiple Choice

Which conjunction would best join the two sentences together?

The teacher could take her class to the zoo.

She could take them to the museum.

• ,nor

• ,but

• ,or

• ,for

Multiple Choice

Is this sentence simple or compound?

Camels have thick, hairy coats of fur.

• simple

• compound

Multiple Choice

Is this sentence simple or compound?

A camel's hump can shrink when it goes without food, but a few days of eating and drinking can restore it.

• simple

• compound

Editing

• When editing make changes to sentences based on grammar rules that we have learned

• Eliminate what you know is incorrect

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Multiple Choice

When my Dad handed me the bottle of ketchup, I shook it thoroughly to mix it.

• Change shook to shaked

• Change bottle to bottel

• Change Dad to dad

• The sentence is correct as written

Multiple Choice

Quickly I headed for the kitchen. Mom was making my favorite dinner in the kitchen.

• Quickly I headed for the kitchen, Mom was making my favorite dinner.
• I headed quickly to the kitchen because Mom was making my favorite dinner.
• I headed quickly to the kitchen and Mom was making my favorite dinner.
• Quickly I headed to the kitchen, then Mom was making my favorite dinner.

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Watson said that our class would go on a field trip on March, 2 2015.

• Delete the comma after March and insert it after 2

• Add quotatiion marks before our and after 2015.

• Delete the comma after March

• The sentence is correct.

Multiple Choice

Natalies' flower was the most beautiful I had ever seen.

• Change most beautiful to more beautiful

• ^{Change Natalies' to Natalies's}

• Change flower to flour

• No change is needed

Multiple Choice

Last summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi river.

• change family to Family

• change I to me

• change river to River

• The sentence is correct.

Multiple Choice

What change if any should be made to this sentence?

I wonder if its their birthday today.

• Change its to it's

• Change their to they're

• Change wonder to wunder

• Make no change

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to rewrite these sentences? Sarah was great at math. Sarah was not very good at writing.

• Sarah was great at math but she was not. Very good at writing.

• Sarah was great at math. But not good at writing.

• Sarah was great at math, but she was not very good at writing.

• Sarah was great at math but she was not very good at writing.