698 prompts matching "Parenthesis: adding extra detail to a description"
Listening for tone: is the speaker serious or joking
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to listen for tone of voice to work out wh
Retelling a story I just listened to
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Read me a short story and check how well I can retell i
Using conjunctions to join two short sentences
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use conjunctions to join two short, cho
Words to avoid overusing in my writing
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me which common words I tend to overuse in my wri
Explain using brackets
I need your help before my English test. I'm in Primary 6 in Nigeria and this week we are
Comparing texts: two versions of a folktale
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Give me a short made-up example of two versions of the
Comparing texts: fiction vs fact page
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Give me a short made-up example of a fiction extract an
Comparing texts: two views of one market
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Give me a short made-up example of two descriptions of
Why this word? A crowded market
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Show me a sentence describing a crowded market and ask
Why this word? A scary forest
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Show me a description of a scary forest and ask me why
Why this word? A joyful celebration
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Show me a description of a joyful celebration and ask m
Speed-reading skill: finding a character's name quickly in
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor helping me prepare for the timed reading section of Comm
Punctuation lab: dash instead of comma
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Explain using a dash instead of a comma for emphasis to
Expanding a sentence with powerful adjectives
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me practise expanding a plain sentence by adding p
Explain changing the pronouns in reported speech
You are my Primary 6 English teacher. Teach me changing the pronouns in reported speech step by step, with an example I would meet in Nigeria. Check I have followed each step, then set me one question to try.
Nigerian examples for direct and indirect speech and punctuating
I'm a Primary 6 pupil preparing for Common Entrance. For grammar, we are covering direct a
Common Entrance drill: direct and indirect speech and punctuating
Act like a Common Entrance examiner. Give me exam-style questions on direct and indirect s
Rapid quiz on forming a question with will
You are my Primary 6 English teacher. Ask me five questions on forming a question with wil
Game: answering a question that begins with will
You are my Primary 6 English teacher. Play a word game with me on answering a question tha
Explain a complex sentence
You are my Primary 6 English teacher. Teach me a complex sentence step by step, with an ex