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Your Story Starts...With Precise Grammar: A Review & Editing Primer
Your Story Starts...With Precise Grammar: A Review & Editing Primer
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An editing quiz and basic punctuation, capitalization, and usage review.
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1
I know how to recognize and correct a run on sentence.
no
yes
2
Judy leads a charmed life she never seems to have a serious accident.
run on
complete sentence
3
To write interesting characters, make sure to...
all of the above
make their problems relateable
give them specific quirks and interests
describe their physical characteristics
4
Dialogue is...
a funny way of talking
a written or spoken conversation between two or more people.
a form of speech.
5
FIX THIS: Ria said I'm starving! Lets eat first and argue later!
Ria said "I'm starving! Let's eat first and argue later!"
Ria said, I'm starving! let's eat first and argue later!"
Ria said, "I'm starving! Let's eat first and argue later!"
"Ria said I'm starving! Let's eat first and argue later!"
6
A run on sentence is...
An exceptionally long sentence.
Two or more clauses without a comma.
Two or more independent clauses joined improperly.
Two or more clauses joined without "and".
7
RULES:
Quotation marks are used before and after what the character said. True or False?
false
true
8
RULES:
Dialogue is always separated from the Dialogue Tag by punctuation. True or False?
true
false
9
I can properly punctuate what the fox says (and all the characters in my story too).
not sure
absolutely
ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding
paw, paw, paw, paw, paw, paw, paw, paw, paw
10
I am ready to proofread and edit my story and make my final draft!
Yes, but I would like to work with a partner.
Yep, I got this.
I still have questions about what I should do.
11
Character is revealed through
what the character says and does
description of how the character looks
how others react to your character
all of the above
12
An independent clause...
does not express a complete thought.
needs to be joined with a dependent clause to be a sentence.
has a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a sentence.
has either a subject or verb and stands alone as a sentence,
13
Which sentence has perfectly punctuated dialogue?
"Please sneeze into your sleeve" said Mrs Q.
"Please sneeze into your sleeve", said Mrs Q.
"Please sneeze into your sleeve." said Mrs Q.
"Please sneeze into your sleeve," said Mrs Q.
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RULES:
The start of dialogue always begins with a capital letter. True or False?
true
false
15
Effective ways to begin your story include:
describing action, setting character, or dialogue
summarizing and explaining the story
telling the reader what you will eat for lunch
16
I understand when and where to create new paragraphs in my story.
no
yes
17
Betsy was not feeling well her mother took her to the doctor's office.
well, her
feeling. Well,
feeling, well,
well. Her
18
RULES:
In dialogue, each new speaker begins on a new line. True or False?
false
true
19
Which sentence is incorrect?
"I am a boy scout," Jake said.
"I don't want a summer class to end!" She wailed.
Parker whined, "We had chicken for dinner last night too."
Noah stated, "I love cheese."
20
In your narrative writing, start a new paragraph when you...
shift point of view from one character to another
change topic
all of the above
change locations
21
I have proofread my story to check for verb tense consistency.
Ummmm, still not sure I understand what to look for...
Yep!
Not yet, but I will do it today.
22
A protagonist should...
be a do-gooder
be the same at the end as they were at the start
change and grow through the story
be sarcastic
23
FIX THIS: If we were smart said Orion we would ask Connor.
"If we were smart" said Orion, "we would ask Connor."
"If we were smart" said Orion "we would ask Connor."
"If we were smart," said Orion, "we would ask Connor."
"If we were smart," said Orion, "We would ask Connor."
24
I have proofread my story and used the TiPTop technique to make logical paragraphs.
Done already!
Will do it today.
Wait, what's TiPToP?
