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__Kinds of Sentences__ Declarative- I am going to the store to buy some cheese with holes in it. Imperative- Leave your backpack here, all you need is some socks. Interrogative- “Where are you going?” Exclamatory- I love to eat tacos!!!!

__Correcting Run on Sentences__ 1. Separate the sentence using periods. 2. Add a comma or a conjunction. You could use and, but, or, so, and yet. 3. Place a semicolon between the sentences. 4. Add a subordinating conjunction. These are like because, if, since, and while.

__Sentence Structure__ Simple- Jill went to the mall. Compound- Jill went to the mall and bought some shoes. Complex- When she went to the store, Jill forgot to buy eggs for her grandmother. Compound/Complex- If Steve goes to the party, he’ll dance the night away, but he’ll have some competition.

__Figurative Language__ Simile- You makes me feel like a million dollar bill. Metaphor- You running is a train hurtling past me. Hyperbole- I am a million times smarter than Einstein. Alliteration- Lucy loves licking lollipops lazily. Onomatopoeia- BAM!!! Personification- The stands were screaming,” Get these freaks off of us!”

__Writing Styles__ Absolute- Tires rolling, wind whipping, the car flew past my house. Adj. Beginning- Hungry, Josh begged on his knees for some skittles. Appositive- Steven, my arch nemesis, killed my beloved turtle, Henry. Dash- My hat looked brand new- right out of the box new. Adverb for Effect- “Come and get it,” Kristie yelled giddily. Speaker Tag- “I am so upset with you right now,” Manny said while kicking the wall next me. Vivid Verb- Stewie hurtled out of the window towards the ground.