Review Items for SOL Writing

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Review Items forSOL Writing

• I can succeed!
• I will succeed!

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What does persuasive mean?
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Convincing someone to act or think a certain way
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What does expository mean?
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Explaining by offering reasons

• First of all
• Secondly
• Next
• Another reason

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What is a descriptive essay?
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An essay that offers details that usually appeal
to senses
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Name the five senses.
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Sight, taste, hearing, touch, smell
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Name the coordinating conjunctions.
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And, but, or, nor, for, yet






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All clauses have _?_ and _?_
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All clauses have subjects and verbs.On Tuesday
Bob ate a squirrel.
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An independent clause makes _____?_____
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An independent clause makes complete sense.
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A dependent clause does not make _____?_____.
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A dependent clause does not make complete sense.
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A simple sentence consists of a/an __?__ clause.
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A simple sentence consists of an independent
clause.

• I dont depend
• on anyone or
• anything!

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A compound sentence consists of two or more
__?__ clauses.
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A compound sentence consists of two or more
independent clauses.
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Explain two ways to punctuate a compound sentence.
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A comma and a coordinating conjunction

• 2. A semicolon

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Name the coordinating conjunctions.
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And, but,or, nor, for,yet
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Does the following sentence need a comma? In
the autumn we travel to the mountains and we pick
apples.
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Does the following sentence need a comma?

• Yes!
• In the autumn we travel to the mountains, and we
  pick apples.

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Does the following sentence need another
comma?After the baseball game, Allen and his
friends looked for the pitcher and asked for his
autograph.

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Does the following sentence need another comma?

• No!
• After the baseball game, Allen and his friends
  looked for the pitcher and asked for his
  autograph.
• Allen and his friends are the only subject
  for verbs looked and asked.
• It is a simple sentence.

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List examples of words that begin introductory
dependent clauses.
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List examples of words that begin introductory
dependent clauses.

• After, before, when, while, until, before, as
  soon as, because, since, although, if, even
  though
• There are others, but these are very common.

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Add an IC to the following introductory DC

• When the chef opened the over door,
• Since the referee had blown his whistle,
• As soon as you finish washing the car,

Notice that a comma follows an introductory DC.
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Simple sentence
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Simple sentence

• Independent Clause
• SIC

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Compound sentence

• Cd ?

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Compound sentence IC IC
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Indicate two ways to join together clauses in
compound sentences.
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Two ways to join together clauses in compound
sentences

• Comma followed by coordinating conjunctions
• Semicolon

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