375 prompts matching "Proofreading Practice: Editing a Friend's Sentence"
Formal or informal? writing to the principal
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the formal phrases and polite tone needed for
Spot the slang: rewriting text-message English formally
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Give me short text-message-style sentences full of slan
Upgrade my words: replacing 'good' with stronger choices
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of stronger, more precise words to use
Upgrade my words: replacing 'bad' with stronger choices
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of stronger, more precise words to use
Upgrade my words: making 'nice' more precise
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me at least eight more precise words to use inste
Simile or metaphor? tell them apart
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the difference between a simile and a metaphor
Personification power: giving life to objects
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what personification is, show me three example
Exaggeration station: understanding hyperbole
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what hyperbole is with clear examples, then qu
Understatement: saying less to mean more
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what understatement means with examples, and c
Strong verbs instead of 'went' and 'got'
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of stronger, more precise verbs to use
Idiom or literal? spotting the difference
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to tell whether a phrase is being used as
Command words: what 'describe' really wants
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what the command word 'describe' expects in a
Command words: what 'justify' really wants
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what the command word 'justify' expects, showi
Managing my time in a comprehension test
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me tips for managing my time sensibly across a co
Underlining key words in a question
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to spot and underline the key words in a c
Checking my answer matches the mark scheme
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to check whether my comprehension answer c
Multiple-choice comprehension: avoiding trick answers
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to spot and avoid common trick answers in
Comparing two passages under exam conditions
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to compare two short passages quickly and
Planning my answer before I write it
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to quickly plan a comprehension or essay a
Common Entrance exam: pacing myself across sections
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to pace myself sensibly across the differe