Writing Spring Week 6- Lesson 21: Battle of Bunker Hill, Part 2

Where is a #2 prepositional opener placed in a sentence?

• Anywhere in a sentence

• At the end

• In the middle

• At the beginning

What does a prepositional opener consist of?

• Noun + verb

• Preposition + verb

• Preposition + noun

• Preposition + comma

Which is a correct prepositional opener?

• The colonists waited atop Breed's Hill for the British to attack.

• After the HMS Lively fired they knew had been discovered.

• Courageously, the American colonists battled the British soldiers.

• At a disadvantage, the British had to retreat two times.

How should you label a prepositional opener?

• Underline it

• Bold it

• Label "Prep" in left margin

• Label 2 in left margin

If you are writing a two-paragraph report about the Battle of Bunker Hill, how many subjects and topics should you write about?

• One subject, one topic

• Two subjects

• One subject, two topics

• Two subjects, two topics

Which sentence has the correct use of commas? (more than one correct answer)

• On June 16, 1775 Colonel Prescott led 1200 colonists up Breed's Hill.

• On June 17 the colonists heard cannonballs being fired from the HMS Lively.

• On June 16, 1775, 1200 colonists ascended Breed's Hill to dig trenches and to build a wall.

• On June 17, the Battle of Bunker Hill ended with the defeat of the Americans.

What word means having great or lasting importance?

Which numbers or ordinals should be written as words in a sentence? (more than one answer)

• 10th

• 8,000

• 200

• 49

What word means to move upward or climb?

What word means grand or impressive?