Transcript 4th Quarter Vocabulary/Grammar Warm-Ups

GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK
Use commas to separate three or more
items in a series, two or more
adjectives before a noun, or to separate
parts of a date.
VOCABULARY TERM:
pulchritude (n) – physical beauty
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
She was very popular because her
pulchritude was striking her
personality was sweet and her
demeanor was friendly.
VOCABULARY TERM:
queue (n) – a waiting line
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
I was angry that I had to wait in line
at the supermarket even though I
only needed milk sugar and flour.
VOCABULARY TERM:
ravenous (adj) – hungry; very eager
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
I remember being ravenous after the
prom ended at midnight on April 28
1999 because I had not eaten all day.
VOCABULARY TERM:
recalcitrant (adj) – stubbornly resistant
to authority
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
The recalcitrant young man had a long
list of infractions on his D-1
insubordination inappropriate
language and fighting.
VOCABULARY TERM:
remorse (n) – regret for having done
wrong
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
I felt great remorse after yelling at the
quiet sweet student.
GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK
Use commas to set off a noun in
a direct address, set off
appositives and non-essential
clauses, and after an
introductory adverb clause.
VOCABULARY TERM:
remuneration (n) – payment; reward
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
The remuneration which was only
$100 was no where near enough to
repay the damage that had been
done.
VOCABULARY TERM:
rendezvous (n) – an appointment; a
meeting place
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Dan let’s schedule our next rendezvous
at the local italian restaurant.
VOCABULARY TERM:
replicate (v) – to duplicate; to repeat
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Because of the latest charges of
cheating please be sure not to replicate
any information from the original
document Ben.
VOCABULARY TERM:
reverberate (v) – to echo or resound
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Because the mountains were so
secluded many people heard their voices
reverberate when they yelled.
VOCABULARY TERM:
reverie (n) – daydream; being lost in
thought
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
She was lost in a reverie after the lovely
date which was her first date with
William.
GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK
Use a singular verb with a
singular subject and a plural
verb with a plural subject.
Subjects joined by and take a
plural verb. Singular subjects
joined by or or nor take
singular verbs.
VOCABULARY TERM:
roster (n) – a list of names
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Calvin and Dawn’s names was both on
the roster of students going on the
trip.
VOCABULARY TERM:
ruminate (v) – to ponder; to think over
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Philosophers likes to ruminate about
the meaning of life.
VOCABULARY TERM:
salutary (adj) – promoting health;
beneficial
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Neither Big Macs nor Whoppers are
salutary, but apples and oranges is.
VOCABULARY TERM:
sangfroid (n) – poise and calmness;
especially under strain
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Mr. McDonald the band teacher are
known for keeping his sangfroid no
matter what.
VOCABULARY TERM:
satiated (adj) – fully fed; fully satisfied
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Despite eating two hamburgers two hot
dogs and three slices of pie Katy were
still not satiated and wanted more.
GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK
Use the correct forms of their,
there, and they’re; your and
you’re; its and it’s.
its - possessive
it’s - it is
your - possessive
you’re - you are
they’re - they are
their - possessive
there - a place
VOCABULARY TERM:
saturnine (adj) – gloomy; surly
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
You’re saturnine attitude is the reason
why their will be none of your friends
coming over this weekend.
VOCABULARY TERM:
scintillate (v) – to sparkle; to flash
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Its the Fourth of July and fireworks have
begun to scintillate in the night sky.
VOCABULARY TERM:
sediment (n) – matter that settles to the
bottom of a liquid
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
The sediment in the water at there
house makes me think their might be a
problem with they’re well.
VOCABULARY TERM:
seraph (n) – an angel
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Its always so nice to see the beautiful
ornaments of seraphs on you’re tree at
Christmas.
VOCABULARY TERM:
sibilant (adj) – producing a hissing sound
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
The snake and it’s sibilant sounds
terrify me.
GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK
Use a hyphen to separate
compound numbers from twentyone to ninety-nine, fractions used
as adjectives, and to show a span
of numbers.
VOCABULARY TERM:
silhouette (n) – a dark outline against a
light background
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Two thirds of the guests walking
through the haunted house were scared
when they saw the silhouette of the
young man in the ghost story.
VOCABULARY TERM:
sinewy (adj) – strong and firm; tough
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Players 1 through 17 were sinewy and
strong, but players 18 through 23 were
weak and injured easily.
VOCABULARY TERM:
somnambulist (n) – a sleepwalker
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
The somnambulist was caught walking
down the road in the middle of the
night on thirty nine different occasions.
VOCABULARY TERM:
soporific (adj) – causing sleep
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Having only one half a cup of wine
before bed has a soporific effect on me.
VOCABULARY TERM:
spectrum (n) – a wide range or sequence
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Across the spectrum of 100
participants, numbers seventy four
and fifty two were the only ones who
dropped out of the experiment.
GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK
Use a colon when you write the
time in numerals, before a list of
items, and after the salutation of a
business letter.
VOCABULARY TERM:
symposium (n) – a meeting to discuss a
particular topic
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
The symposium was held by the
committee to discuss jobs healthcare
and taxes.
VOCABULARY TERM:
taciturn (adj) – disinclined to talk; silent
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
When the concert began at 800, the
audience immediately became taciturn.
VOCABULARY TERM:
tantalize (v) – to tease by keeping
something out of reach
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Mr. Hardwick
Please do not tantalize me with this
secret any longer - I want to know all
the details of what happened.
VOCABULARY TERM:
tendril (n) – coiling part of a climbing
plant which serves to attach it to a
support
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
The tendril of the plant caused damage
in three ways: by cracking the brick,
breaking the stone, and covering the
window.
VOCABULARY TERM:
timorous (adj) – easily frightened; timid
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
The timorous girl had to complete three
uncomfortable tasks: sing in public
make a speech in church and perform in
the school dance recital.
GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK
Use a semicolon to separate main
clauses not joined by and, but, or,
nor, yet, or for AND to separate
main clauses that are joined by a
conjunctive adverb such as:
however, furthermore, moreover,
nevertheless, therefore.
VOCABULARY TERM:
titanic (adj) – huge; powerful
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
The wall of water was titanic it nearly
ripped the small boat in half.
VOCABULARY TERM:
torturous (adj) – winding or twisting;
devious
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
The passengers thought the bus trip up
the mountain was torturous however,
the bus driver quite enjoyed himself.
VOCABULARY TERM:
transpose (v) – to reverse the order or
place of
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
It is important to transpose the list
contestants should be lined up from
shortest to tallest, not tallest to
shortest.
VOCABULARY TERM:
tributary (n) – a stream or river flowing
into a larger stream or river
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Rafting down the tributary was
peaceful once we reached the raging
river, things got rough quickly.
VOCABULARY TERM:
truculent (adj) – savage; fierce
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
The truculent soldier won many awards
nonetheless he never felt fully prepared
for the dangers of battle.
GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK
Underline or italicize titles of: books,
magazines, newspapers, plays,
movies, television series, long poems,
paintings, sculptures, long musical
compositions, works of art, spacecraft,
and ships. Use quotation marks for:
short works or sections of a larger
work such as chapters, articles, songs,
short stories, essays, poems, and
television episodes.
VOCABULARY TERM:
truncated (v) – cut off; shortened
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
The editor truncated three chapters
from the book Tales from China.
VOCABULARY TERM:
valor (n) – courage; bravery
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
The article Valor in Vietnam was wellreceived by critics.
VOCABULARY TERM:
verve (n) – energy; liveliness
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Passengers on the space shuttle
discovery must have a lot of verve in
order to blast off into space.
VOCABULARY TERM:
vie (v) – strive; compete; contend
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
The singers of the songs Don’t Go
Away and Why Then had to vie for the
Grammy for best song of the year.
VOCABULARY TERM:
vintage (adj) – classic; outstanding; old
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
The actress who played Juliet in Romeo
and Juliet wore beautiful vintage
costumes.
GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK
Using the grammar rules from
this quarter, identify the errors in
the following sentences.
VOCABULARY TERM:
virtuoso (n) –person with unusual skill in
any field, particularly in the arts
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
The piano virtuoso won first place on
the television show America’s Got
Talent.
VOCABULARY TERM:
votary (n) – a person devoted to
something
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Larry, are you a votary for the Obama
campaign?
VOCABULARY TERM:
wanderlust (n) – a strong impulse to
travel
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Many college students travels to Europe
because of they’re wanderlust.
VOCABULARY TERM:
whet (v) – to sharpen; to stimulate
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Her first experience swimming in the
pool whet her appetite for the sport
she practiced daily and soon
she won her first race.
VOCABULARY TERM:
xenophobia (n) – fear or hatred of
strangers or foreigners
SENTENCE CORRECTION:
Valerie’s severe xenophobia a fear of
strangers has kept her from
traveling.