387 prompts matching "Parenthesis: rewriting a sentence three ways"
Formal or informal? writing to the principal
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the formal phrases and polite tone needed for
Formal or informal? asking for permission
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me polite, formal ways to ask an adult for permis
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
Register switch: a diary entry vs a news report
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me compare the informal, personal tone of a diary
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
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
Vocabulary-in-context questions: guessing meaning from clues
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to work out the meaning of an unfamiliar w
Connectives that show cause and effect
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of connectives that show cause and effe
Connectives that add more information
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of connectives that add information, su
Using 'however' and 'therefore' correctly
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the correct punctuation and placement for usin
Practising clear diction for public speaking
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me tips for speaking clearly and pronouncing word
Modal verbs: must, might, could, should
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how modal verbs like must, might, could and sh
Apostrophes for possession: singular and plural
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the rules for using apostrophes to show singul
Standard English vs everyday spoken English
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the difference between Standard English and ev
Determiners: this, that, these, those
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use the determiners this, that, these a