<u>Bolding verbs and underlining+bolding vague ones</u>
Anthony is taking Denise for a ride in his new car. He <u>moves</u> fast down the highway. Suddenly Denise <u>says</u>, “Look out!” A truck <u>moves</u> into their lane, right in front of them. Anthony <u>puts</u> his foot on the brake-hard. The car <u>goes</u> first to the right, then to the left. “Don’t use the brake!” Denise says. Anthony takes his foot off the brake and <u>gets</u> control of the car. “We’re safe,” Anthony <u>goes</u> to Denise.
<u>Rewrite:</u>
Anthony is taking Denise out for a ride in his new car. He drives fast down the highway. Suddenly Denise screams, “Look out!” A truck shifts into their lane, right in front of them. Anthony slams his foot on the brake; hard. The car swerves first to the right, then to the left. “Don’t use the brake!” Denise shouts. Anthony takes his foot off the brake and regains control of the car. “We’re safe,” Anthony says to Denise
The correct answers are:
Telling a nonfiction story and using a first-person perspective.
Memoirs are life accounts of a person that is written by another person from his personal knowledge or from sources. In writing memoirs, real life experiences are used which means it is not a fiction.
