Transcript Grammar Rule of the Week

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 Word for Today:
Contretemps (n)—an embarrassing
incident
Sentence Correction:
When Tom’s pants fell down in the
hall, it was an unexpected humorous
contretemps.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Conveyance (n)—a means of
transporting; a vehicle
Sentence Correction:
On October 15 2008 motorcycles
were declared a dangerous
conveyance.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Cryptic (adj)—secret; mysterious
Sentence Correction:
The cryptic message was received
with worry confusion and
anticipation.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
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Cuisine (n)—food; style of cooking
Sentence Correction:
I love to eat Japanese Chinese and
Mexican cuisine.
Journal 1:
(paraphrase the prompt in the space provided on your warm-up)
Suppose you will be stranded on a
deserted island in the middle of the
ocean for ten years. You will be allowed
to bring one each of the following:
book, movie, CD, food item, drink item,
piece of clothing, and one
miscellaneous item. List the one item
you would bring in each category and
explain why you chose it in a complete
sentence.
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 Word for Today:
Debonair (adj)—suave, charming,
light-hearted
Sentence Correction:
John the boy in the blue shirt is
considered to be very debonair by the
girls in his class.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Deciduous (adj)—shedding at a
certain stage as at the end of the
growing period
Sentence Correction:
When leaves fall from deciduous
trees they need to be raked often.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Demagogue (n)—leader who
promises things to people to gain
power
Sentence Correction:
Sally what can you tell us about the
demagogue Hitler?
Journal 2:
(paraphrase the prompt in the space provided on your warm-up)
Decisions, decisions. They
range from the tiny to the
immense. If you could go back
in time and change one decision
you’ve made, what would it be?
Why do you regret making this
decision? How would you
change this decision?
Grammar Rule of the
Week
Use a singular verb
with a singular subject
and a plural verb with
a plural subject.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Dexterous (adj)—skillful with
the hands; mentally adroit
Sentence Correction:
The Harlem Globetrotters is
dexterous with basketballs.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Disheveled (adj)--untidy
Sentence Correction:
A disheveled room are
something that are not allowed
in my house.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
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Doggerel (n)—loose, irregular
verse; bad poetry
Sentence Correction:
The book of doggerel are not read
by many people.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Dormant (adj)—sleeping; inactive
Sentence Correction:
The dormant student wake up when
the teacher yells at him.
Journal 3:
(paraphrase the prompt in the space provided on your warm-up)
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only
light can do that. Hate cannot drive out
hate; only love can do that.”—Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a pacifist
and believed that hatred and prejudice
can be fought with love. Do you agree
with him? Do you think that in all
situations a peaceful response is the
correct one? Give a specific example.
Grammar Rule of the
Week
Subjects joined by and take
a plural verb. Singular
subjects joined by or or nor
take singular verbs.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Dulcet (adj)—sweet; melodious,
soothing
Sentence Correction:
Neither the music nor the warm
milk were dulcet enough to help
her sleep.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Echelon (n)—one in a series of
levels of commands
Sentence Correction:
Those in the upper echelon of
society and politics is often
considered snobby.
Grammar Rule of the
Week
With subject-verb agreement,
these pronouns are singular:
each, either, neither, one,
everyone, everybody, no one,
nobody, anyone, anybody,
someone, and somebody
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Effervescent (adj)—bubbly;
lively
Sentence Correction:
Neither of the girls are on the
cheerleading squad because
neither is effervescent enough.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Egregious (adj)—flagrant; out
of the ordinary
Sentence Correction:
Each of the fouls committed in
the last minute of the basketball
game were egregious.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Emaciated (adj)—painfully thin;
wasted
Sentence Correction:
No one like to see images of
emaciated children in Africa.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Embellish (v)—to make beautiful
with ornamentation; to decorate
Sentence Correction:
Many people embellish their
houses for the holiday season, and
somebody at my house always
forget to buy new tree lights.
Journal 4:
(paraphrase the prompt in the space provided on your warm-up)
If you could go anywhere in the
world, at any time in the past or
future, where and to what time
would you go? What would you
want to see, and whom would
you want to meet? Explain.
Grammar Rule of the
Week
With subject-verb agreements,
these pronouns are plural:
several, few, both, and many.
These pronouns may be
singular or plural: some, all,
most, any, or none.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Equestrian (adj.)—of or relating
to horseback riding
Sentence Correction:
Many equestrian stores sells
saddles, harnesses, boots, and
hats.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Equilibrium (n)—a state of
balance
Sentence Correction:
Several of her falls during the
race was due to her poor
equilibrium.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Escalate (v)—to enlarge; to
increase
Sentence Correction:
Most of the students only
escalates an altercation by yelling,
“Fight!” and taking pictures on
their phones.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Exodus (n)—a mass departure
Sentence Correction:
Any of the students were
responsible for pulling the alarm
that led to the exodus from the
building, but only he knows who
he is.
Journal 5:
(paraphrase the prompt in the space provided on your warm-up)
The nature versus nurture debate refers
to the question of what influences us
most. Some scientists believe that
nature (inherited genetic characteristics)
shapes us as people. Others believe that
nurture (our upbringing and other social
influences) shapes us. What do you
think? Do you think that genetics
determine what we will become, or do
the people and things around us have a
greater influence?
Grammar Rule of the
Week
Do not change the verb tense
when two or more events
happened at the same time,
but you can change tenses to
show that one event came
before another.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Expletive (n)—an obscenity
Sentence Correction:
It is egregious when the
debonair young man used
expletives.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Expunge (v)—to strike out; to
erase; to remove
Sentence Correction:
When the substitute decided to
expunge the students who were
talking, it seems a mass exodus
occurs.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Fecund (adj)—fruitful;
productive
Sentence Correction:
Instead of watching television
all night last night, she is fecund
and studied.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Festoon (n)—a decorative chain or
strip hung in a curve between two
points
Sentence Correction:
The prom committee will decide
which color the festoons are at the
next meeting.
Journal 6:
(paraphrase the prompt in the space provided on your warm-up)
Which came first: violence in the media
or a violent society? Some people
believe that the casual violence in the
movies and TV desensitizes people,
making them more violent. Others
believe the exact opposite—that movies
and television are simply a reflection of
our society, which is becoming ever
more violent on its own. What do you
think?
Journal 6:
(paraphrase the prompt in the space provided on your warm-up)
You will be writing your journal on a separate
sheet of paper today.
Write a line or phrase that stood out to you at the top of
your paper from Elie Wiesel’s This I Believe essay.
What do you think these words meant to Elie? (explain
their significance) What do they mean to you? How do
they make you feel? By writing them down, as well as
his story in Night, how did Elie, as well as other
Holocaust survivors who tell their stories, “bear witness”
to the horrors of the Holocaust and “help others to
prevent [his] past from becoming another person's
future?”
Grammar Rule of the
Week
Use the present tense to
make a statement about a
general truth or fact.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Fiasco (n)—a failure
Sentence Correction:
Everybody knew that cheating
will not benefit those involved,
but people still do it.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Flamboyant (adj)—ornate;
showy
Sentence Correction:
Those in the upper echelon of
society often drove flamboyant
conveyances.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Flotilla (n)– a fleet of small
ships
Sentence Correction:
Currently, the navy only trained
the best candidates to be in charge
of the flotillas sent to war.
Vocabulary Word for Today:
Formidable (adj)—frightening;
dreadful; awe-inspiring
Sentence Correction:
Demagogues will often be very
formidable individuals.
Journal 7:
(paraphrase the prompt in the space provided on your warm-up)
Based on what you’ve learned in
your life so far, what two lessons
do you think will be most
important to teach your children?
Are these two lessons also ones
your parents have taught you, or do
they come entirely from your own
life and experiences?