STAAR ELA Middle School

Which transitions are appropriate for an ELABORATION where you are trying to make a Connection?

• These are similar because,

• This idea is like...

• This proves that,

• If this continues to happen...

Should you use the same transitions for Informational essays and Argumentative essays?

• no

• yes

• some will be the same. (evidence)

Which is correct?

• I'd rather see the scary movie than the comedy flick.

• I'd rather see the scary movie then the comedy flick.

Find the error in the sentence below:

I have been riding my bike every single day for two weeks my bike is purple and fast.

• Instead writing "two", they should have said "2"

• They should have ended the sentence with an exclamation point.

• The sentence is missing a comma after "two weeks".

• The sentence has no errors!

What is it called when you put two words together?

Example: Shouldn't, can't, isn't

• Construction

• Contraction

• Verb

• Noun

What is a noun?

• A person

• A place

• A thing

• A person, place or thing

Words that describe nouns, like "beautiful", "fluffy" and "round" are known as what?

• Exaggerations

• Descriptions

• Adjectives

• Noun-Describers

Find the error in the sentence below: I have no idea why Stacy won't talk to me, i am so cool!

• The second I should be capitalized.

• The comma does not need to be there.

• Stacy's name shouldn't be capitalized.

• The sentence should end with a period instead.

What is an adverb?

• It's a combination of an advertisement and a verb.

• It's a combination of an adjective and a verb.

• A verb that only describes what people are doing.

Where should the comma go in the following sentence? This weekend my family and I went to the pool we also went to a theme park.

• After "also"

• Before "went"

• After "pool"

• After "this"