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Example Question #2 : Revise
Kate's teacher wants Kate to use more personification in her writing. Select the answer that would accomplish this by replacing the underlined portion of the sentence provided.
The television refused to work during the wind storm.
behave
power on
turn off
turn on
behave
Writers use personification to give human characteristics to inanimate or non-living objects.
In this case, we are looking for a word to replace "work"; however, the new word needs to possess human characteristics or attributes (i.e. something that a human would do, that an object can't do). In this sentence, the best answer is "behave."
Example Question #3 : Revise
Shelby's teacher wants Shelby to use more personification in her writing. Select the answer that would accomplish this by replacing the underlined portion of the sentence provided.
The bees bothered us as they flew around our picnic table.
taunted
stung
stopped
landed on
taunted
Writers use personification to give human characteristics to inanimate or non-living objects.
In this case, we are looking for a word to replace "bothered"; however, the new word needs to possess human characteristics or attributes (i.e. something that a human would do, that an object can't do). In this sentence, the best answer is "taunted."
The bees taunted us as they flew around our picnic table.
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