Grammar Review

​7th Grade

Grammar

Review!!​

Today, we will review editing and revising. Together we will identify what we need to improve, clarify misunderstandings and have fun. Remember, I am here to support you before you face the Snapshot, so you must speak up if you don't understand! ​

​Revising

&

Editing​

#Facts #Details

#Important

#Support​

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Multiple Choice

What does "VIP-P" stand for?

• Very Important Pretty Person

• Very Important Piece

  to the Paragraph

• Very Interesting Piece to the Paragraph

Multiple Choice

Raven would like to add a factual detail to support her viewpoint. Which of the following is the BEST choice to add after sentence 11 to accomplish this goal?

• Even though other farms in our town are older, surely none has been as important to so many people over the years.

• You can read about its history on plaques that hang inside the buildings.

• It is one of the first farms established in Hawkins, and our town’s first mayor was born there.

​Why is it correct???

It gives information that can be verified, and it supports the claim that the farm is an important piece of history.

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Open Ended

What are 3 descriptive words to use in your writing instead of "good"?

Multiple Choice

In sentence 7, Raven wants to replace good with a more precise word. Which of the following words could replace good to accomplish this goal?

• exciting

• clever

• interesting

• decent

Poll

Are you enjoying this lesson?

• Yes

• Let's do more like this!!!

• I rather do a worksheet.

A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb that have a relationship. This relationship is crucial; a clause conveys information about what that subject is or is doing, rather than simply being a random grouping of words. Because a clause expresses an action or a state of being, a clause can often—but not always—function as an independent sentence.  

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence placed the clause correctly?

• Due yesterday, we turned in our conclusions to last week’s science experiment.

• We turned in our conclusions to last week’s science experiment, which were due yesterday.

• We, which were due yesterday, turned in our conclusions to last week’s science experiment.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence placed the clause correctly?

• When called upon to answer, Marvin stood reluctantly, shy and timid before his classmates.

• When called upon to answer, shy and timid Marvin stood reluctantly before his classmates.

• When called upon to answer, Marvin, who is shy and timid, stood reluctantly before his classmates.

Multiple Choice

What change should be made in sentence 8?

• Change us to we

• Change we to she

• Change that to which

• Change were to was

Multiple Choice

What change should be made in sentence 24?

• Change There to Their

• Change benafits to benefits

• Change that to which

• Change its to it’s

Multiple Choice

In sentence 1, Matilda wants to replace went with a more precise word. Which of the following is the BEST word to create a more vivid image in this sentence?

• glided

• moved

• passed

• traveled

​Great

Job Everyone!!!