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1. Tuesday #1Simplify the sentence by eliminating any wordiness or redundancies. In order for this to go well, a lot of advanced planning will be needed to make this school play a huge success. Does your new sentence make sense? A lot of planning will be needed to make this school play a huge success.
2. Tuesday #2 Circle the misspelled word, and write it correctly on the line below.repremand recipe phantomCorrect Spelling:reprimand
3. Tuesday #3 & 43. Underline and identify the figure of speech below. I think he should pay for it since he has tons of money. Hyperbole Personification Simile Metaphor Idiom4. Tons of money means…He is very rich, but having tons of money is not realistic since just one ton is 2,000 pounds (lbs).
4. Tuesday #5Does it have a naming part? I Is the following a phrase or a clause? All because I didn’t have my homework Does it have an action part? didn’tThink it’s a clause?????????Think again!The phrase “All because” at the beginning makes it dependent. It needs more to complete the thought!
5. Wednesday #1- Computers!Use the meanings of the root and affix to define the word. Then provide a dictionary definition. Fallacy “fall” – deceive “acy”– conditionYour Definition:The condition of deceiving Being deceivedDictionary Definition: A mistaken belief; especially one based on an unsound argument Part of Speech: NounPlural form: FallaciesThe idea that girls are not good at Math is a fallacy.
6. Wednesday #2What are at least 5 words that contain “fall” or “acy”?
7. Wednesday #3 Which person is likely to be reticent ?A new student at school B) A cautious child C) A stand-up comedian D)An outspoken celebrityReticent means…given to keeping one's activities hidden from public observation or knowledge (Synonym: secretive)Part of Speech???Adjective
8. Wednesday #44. Add commas where needed to the sentence below.This Monday which is also my birthday I am going to hike up beautiful majestic mountains.This Monday, which is also my birthday, I am going to take a hike up beautiful, majestic mountains. Comma Rule #6: Parenthetical elements …aka…. APPOSITIVES Comma Rule #4: Coordinate adjectives beautiful, majestic describe mountains (a noun)
9. What are Appositives?Quick Notes (a.k.a. Write this down!!!)2. An appositive can be a single word, or you can have whole appositive phrases. 3. Appositives provide additional information about the noun they’re matched with. 4. They are usually separated from the rest of the sentence with commas (just like you might use parentheses). 5. Appositives usually begin with “a”, “an”, or “the”, but not alwaysExample: This Monday, which is also my birthday, I am going to take a hike. Monday is a proper noun. “Which is also my birthday” is a noun phrase telling more about Monday. You can remove the appositive and still have a complete sentence. 1. An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames the noun it is standing next to.
10. Name that Appositive!Also… Write these down!!!!!2. Nimbus my mom’s cat is much larger than Milo.3. Your friend Yalibeth is in trouble.4. The insect a large cockroach with hairy legs is crawling toward you!1. My cat Milo likes to drink water out of my cup.
11. Wednesday #5Choose an antonym for the word : prudentcareless reasonable genuine figurativePrudent means…Acting with or showing care and thought for the futurePart of Speech???Adjective
12. Thursday #1Select a word from “Monday #2” that has the best connotation to complete the sentence.His dirty tennis shoes and wrinkled pants did not do much to help his sloppy appearance.sloppy- careless and unsystematic; excessively casualNegativecareless- without careNegativenegligent- failing to take proper care in doing somethingNegative
13. Thursday #22. Identify if the adjectives in the text below are coordinate. If they are coordinate adjectives, add a comma. If they are not coordinate adjectives, label them n/c for “non-coordinate.”At the restaurant, several hungry customers began to complain. What are the adjectives (words that describe nouns)? several hungry Can you place “and” in between them? At the restaurant, several and hungry customers began to complain.Can you reverse the order?At the restaurant, hungry several cstomers began to complain.
14. Thursday #33. Circle the definition that matches the word used in the sentence below. agitateV. to disturb or upsetV. To move with an irregular, fast, or violent actionV. To stir up interest in and support for a cause The large waves agitated the fine sediment near the shoreline, causing the water to become very murky.
15. Thursday #4Independent Clause (I decided not to go to the party.)+Dependent Clause (since I was still sick)=Complex Sentence4. Identify the sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. I decided not to go to the party since I was still sick.
16. Thursday #55. Choose a matching analogy. lace : intricatefragile: glass b) pain: constant c) love: eternal d) steel: durable