539 prompts matching "Parenthesis: using dashes for a dramatic aside"
Using 'a' and 'an' correctly
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the rule for choosing between 'a' and 'an', in
Capital letters: proper nouns I often forget
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me which types of proper nouns commonly get misse
Commas in a list versus commas for clauses
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the difference between using commas in a list
Common Entrance word bank: words for describing character
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a strong bank of words for describing a charac
Common Entrance word bank: strong opinion words for essays
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me strong vocabulary for expressing an opinion cl
Answering in full sentences for comprehension
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me why full-sentence answers score better in comp
Reading the question before the passage
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me why reading the question first can help me rea
Using pronouns to avoid repeating a noun
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use pronouns correctly to avoid repeati
Using synonyms to avoid repeating the same word
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use synonyms to avoid repeating the sam
Using evidence to back up a spoken opinion
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to support a spoken opinion with clear evi
Apostrophes for contraction: don't, can't, it's
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use apostrophes correctly in contractio
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
Prepositional phrases for extra detail
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use prepositional phrases to add extra
Expanded noun phrases for precise description
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to build expanded noun phrases to make my
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
Rapid quiz on subordinate and main clauses
Give me a rapid-fire quiz of 10 quick questions on subordinate and main clauses, and using
Rapid quiz on what the poem means
You are my Primary 6 English teacher. Build my vocabulary for what the poem means: give me
Composition help: writing a summary of a text
I am in Primary 6. Help me plan a piece of writing that practises writing a summary of a t
Explain what the proverb means
You are my Primary 6 English teacher. Build my vocabulary for what the proverb means: give
Building words with im-, il-, ir-, in-
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Explain to me what the word part 'im-, il-, ir-, in-' u