What is a dangling modifier?

A word/phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence

What is "showing" in writing?

Using description to help the reader experience the story (5 senses)

Six Traits: Voice means ______

The personality in the writing - sense of audience and purpose

Six Traits: select the answer that describes Ideas

Focused, detailed, insightful writing

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

“He loved you,” she said, “but you didn’t care.”

What is the purpose of a concluding sentence?

Summarize the main points of the paragraph

Which is a correct re-write of the misplaced modifier pictured here?

In his souped-up pickup truck, Mater raced past the police car.

On her way home, Jan found a gold man's watch. What is wrong with this sentence?

It sounds silly because it has a misplaced modifier

Select all the parts of a paragraph

Body, Topic sentence, Transition words/phrases, Concluding Sentence

What are The Six Traits of Writing?

The six traits that make good writing

What is the purpose of a topic sentence?

Introduce the main idea of the paragraph

Select the sentence with the dangling modifier

Feeling heartbroken, the dog was laid to rest under the willow tree.

A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

What is a misplaced modifier?

A phrase/clause that modifies the wrong thing in the sentence

Writing Process: What is the purpose of brainstorming?

To generate ideas of what you might want to write about

What is revision in writing? (hint: this is different than editing)

rearranging, adding, or removing paragraphs, sentences, or words

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1
What is a dangling modifier?
A word/phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence
A word/phrase that only modifies a person
2
What is "showing" in writing?
Being confident about your writing
A style of poetry
Using description to help the reader experience the story (5 senses)
When the author drops hints that something big is about to happen
3
Six Traits: Voice means ______
Using proper spelling
The personality in the writing - sense of audience and purpose
Adding relevant details
Using logical transitions between ideas
4
Which of the following is NOT one of The Six Traits of Writing?
Conventions
Voice
Length
Ideas
5
Six Traits: select the answer that describes Ideas
Focused, detailed, insightful writing
Logical order and effective transitions
Using a variety of sentence beginnings and lengths.
Spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar
6
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
“He loved you,” she said, “but you didn’t care”.
“He loved you,” She said, “But you didn’t care.”
"He loved you" she said "but you didn't care."
“He loved you,” she said, “but you didn’t care.”
7
Every story needs to have a ________
linking verb
castle
element of magic
conflict
8
What is the purpose of a concluding sentence?
Explain how you feel about your writing skills
Start a new idea
Explain specific "juicy" details and examples that support the main point
Summarize the main points of the paragraph
9
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
She said, “He loved you”.
She said “He loved you.”
She said, “he loved you.”
She said, “He loved you.”
10
Which is a correct re-write of the misplaced modifier pictured here?
In his souped-up pickup truck, the police car raced past Mater.
In his souped-up pickup truck, Mater raced past the police car.
Mater stole the cookies from the jar without remorse
Mater raced past the police car in his souped-up pickup truck.
11
Which informational text structure does this article likely have?
Order and Sequence
Description
Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect
12
Which of The Six Traits of Writing includes using proper punctuation?
Conventions
Ideas
Organization
Word Choice
13
On her way home, Jan found a gold man's watch. What is wrong with this sentence?
Nothing!
The punctuation is incorrect.
It should really be about the Tin Man from Wizard of Oz
It sounds silly because it has a misplaced modifier
14
Select all the parts of a paragraph
Body
Topic sentence
Transition words/phrases
Concluding Sentence
15
An article from Wikipedia likely uses which informational text structure?
Compare and Contrast
Order and Sequence
Problem and Solution
Description
16
What are The Six Traits of Writing?
The six parts of a story arc (plot)
Six things that you should do before falling asleep each night
The six skills that good readers use
The six traits that make good writing
17
The beginning of the story is the __________
rising action
exposition
climax
falling action
18
What is the purpose of a topic sentence?
Introduce the main idea of the paragraph
Explain specific "juicy" details and examples that support the main idea
End the paragraph by summarizing the topic
Introduce the author's nephew
19
Select the sentence with the dangling modifier
Feeling heartbroken, the dog was laid to rest under the willow tree.
Feeling heartbroken, Maurice laid his dog to rest under the willow tree.
20
When punctuating dialogue, the end punctuation goes ______ the quotation marks.
inside
outside
21
What is a simile?
A word that has the same meaning as another word
A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
An direct comparison of two things NOT using "like" or "as"
A happy face :-)
22
What is a misplaced modifier?
A phrase/clause that has been mistakenly left out
A phrase/clause that modifies the wrong thing in the sentence
A phrase/clause that should not be in the sentence
A cold-hearted man named Maurice
23
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players" is a ________.
simile
metaphor
24
Writing Process: What is the purpose of brainstorming?
To write the entire story
To fix mistakes
To make sure ideas are in the right order
To generate ideas of what you might want to write about
25
What is revision in writing? (hint: this is different than editing)
happy meal
fixing all the spelling/punctuation errors
writing your first draft
rearranging, adding, or removing paragraphs, sentences, or words
26
What is the misplaced modifier in this sentence?
Maurice bought
a package of cookies
called Chips Ahoy
Maurice
27
"Black as ink" is a _________.
simile
metaphor
28
Which sentence is in third person point-of-view?
We like rainbows
I like rainbows
He likes rainbows
You like rainbows

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