WorksheetsPOV & Writing (sentence structure)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Since this sentence is incorrect, how can we fix it to be a correct, clear, well-written sentence? -
I got home, and then I cooked and then I cleaned the house.
I got home, I cooked and cleaned the house
I got home. I cooked and cleaned the house.
After I got home, I cooked and cleaned the house.
After I got home, so then I cooked and cleaned the house.
Which is the best way to combine these sentences?
Parents enjoyed the play.
Children enjoyed the play.
Parents enjoyed the play and children enjoyed the play.
Parents enjoyed and children enjoyed the play.
Parents and children enjoyed the play.
Juan, a professional golfer, doesn't run into bears at work.
adjective
symbol
appositive
interrupter
What is an appositive?
A great way to start off your day
The right attitude
A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it
A very bad mood
Which of these is an example of an appositive?
My father, a die-hard football fan, cried when UGA lost.
My father, a die-hard football fan, cried when UGA lost.
My father, a die-hard football fan, cried when UGA lost.
A volcanic eruption frightened the islanders.
Which sentence would be the best way to rewrite this sentence in red, creating adjectives and trying to be concise?
The weather will be icy over the weekend, so the trucks that carry salt will be out.
Icy the weather will be this weekend, and so many huge trucks filled with salt will be scouring the highways.
The weather on the weekend will be icy, so the salt-carrying trucks will be out.
The weekend weather will be icy, so the salt trucks will be out.
The weather on Saturday and Sunday will be icy and the trucks with salt will be out.
Which is the best way to rewrite the sentence in red making sure to use fewer words (be concise) and create adjectives.
A man who was very old sat on the shady porch.
An elderly man sat on the shady porch.
On the porch sat the man who was old.
A man old sat on porch.
porch
The stars were burning brightly in the night sky. The evening breeze felt cool on my skin. It was the last night of summer break and I was calm, oddly calm. It's not that I was excited to go back to school. I wasn't. School is a lot of work for me. But I was excited to see my friends again, and I knew that she would be there.
First Person
Second Person
Third Person Objective
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
Grilling chicken is easy. First, give yourself plenty of time. If the temperature rises much past 350 degrees, you may burn your chicken. So, keep the temperature low, and give yourself plenty of time to cook the chicken. Set your burners on low and leave the chicken on the top rack. Flip your chicken every 15 to 20 minutes. During final twenty minutes of cooking, brush some barbeque sauce on your chicken. Now prepare to eat a delicious meal!
First Person
Second Person
Third Person Objective
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
Anthony was making a snowman in his front yard. He wanted to make the tallest snowman ever. "Making the tallest snowman ever is hard," he thought to himself. As Anthony rolled the snow around to form huge spheres, Justin was watching him from the bushes. Justin had plans too, only his plans involved karate kicking Anthony's very tall snowman. Justin figured that no snowman deserved to be as tall as Anthony's. Justin stretched in preparation for his attack.
First Person
Second Person
Third Person Objective
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
The old man stared at the dog. The dog was sitting on his hindquarters and staring back at the old man. The old man put his hands on his hips. The dog barked. The old man reached behind his back and pulled a leather chew from his back pocket. The dog barked again. The old man smiled and laughed. Then he threw the leather chew toy. The dog bounded after the chew toy in a manner that shook the pictures hanging on the walls. The old man laughed deeply.
First Person
Second Person
Third Person Objective
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
