Extra Credit English

“Soon after that, we students at Navajo High School had our own food drive for the poor, hungry Japanese.” How does this quote represent irony in the text?

• The Navajo students were just as poor or poorer than the Japanese they were helping after a tragic weather event.

• The Navajo helped the Japanese before they became our enemy.

• The Navajo were richer than the Japanese, so they had more to spare.

• The Navajo were being generous because they were being forced to share.

“I am a plucked turkey.” What literary device does this quote contain?

• Allusion

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?

• I would like to attend the 2018 Olympic Games.

• The 2018 olympic games will be held in South Korea.

• In 2018 the winter olympics will be in south Korea.

• South korea is hosting the next Olympic games.

Which sentence uses correct punctuation?
Hint: Use the semicolon if you have two independent clauses connected without a conjunction.

• I have painted the house, but still need to sand the floors.

• I have painted the house; I still need to sand the floors.

• I painted; and he sanded.

• I have painted the entire house; but she is still working on sanding the floors.

Correct the mistake in this paragraph:
(29) Malala’s story made headlines, and the Taliban’s actions shocked the world. (30) The group had hoped to silence Malala but instead amplifyed her message and created a global hero. (31) In 2013 she became the youngest person ever to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

• Change Nobel Peace Prize to nobel peace prize

• Change amplifyed to amplified

• Change Malala's to Malalas'

• Insert a comma after Malala

What is the best way to combine these sentences? The winds dispersed. The rain slackened to a drizzle and a mist. The clouds fell apart. The sun shone through.

• The winds dispersed, the rain slackened to a drizzle and a mist, the clouds fell apart, and the sun shone through.

• After the winds dispersed and the rain slackened to a drizzle and a mist, the clouds fell apart, and the sun shone through.

• The winds dispersed, and the rain slackened to a drizzle.  The clouds fell apart and sun shone through.

What is the best way to combine these sentences?
The girl was little.
She pressed her nose against the window.
The window was icy.
She giggled with delight.
She had never seen snow before.

• The girl was little as she pressed her nose against the icy window, and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.

• The little girl pressed her nose against the icy window and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.

• Because the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.

• Because, the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.

When I see a FANBOYS word, I have to determine whether the FANBOYS word is joining two complete sentences or joining together three or more items in a series.  If it is performing either of those jobs, I place a comma.

• True 

• False

What is the best way to combine the following sentences: 
Carla, and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher.
They couldn't do their homework.

• Carla and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher, so they couldn't do their homework.

• Carla and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher.

• They couldn't do their homework. They weren't paying attention to the teacher.

• When Carla and Bob couldn't do their homework, they gave their attention to the teacher. 

What is the best way to combine the following sentences: 
Mike has a new job, and he starts next week.
Sue has a new job, and she starts next week.

• Mike has a new job, and he starts next week.

• Mike and Sue have new jobs.

• Mike and Sue have new jobs, and they start next week.

• Mike and Sue must start their new jobs soon.