Apply named revision moves: add detail, stronger verb, vary length, combine, check tense
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~2 min
eng.g2.s.ex_14
Add Detail Apply
Prompt
Pick one sentence from your draft. ADD DETAIL using ONE of: an adjective, an adverb, or a prepositional phrase. Annotate the FLAVOR ('ADD DETAIL — adjective' / 'ADD DETAIL — adverb of manner' / 'ADD DETAIL — prep phrase').
How it's presented
mode
handwriting
paper
two line
Answer criteria
type
rubric
criteria
- Sentence selected
- One detail added (not five)
- Detail-flavor named correctly
- Green-pencil annotation visible
Hints
- One detail per sentence, not five.
- Pick the flavor that makes the picture clearest.
Misconceptions to watch
- Adds 3 adjectives in a stack.
- Misnames the flavor (calls a prep phrase an adverb).
Used in lessons