Transcript Grammar Day #19

GRAMMAR DAY #19
TAKE OUT YOUR
GRAMMAR/QUICKWRITE SHEET
MONDAY/TUESDAY-PICK UP A
NEW ONE ON THE BOX
WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY-GO GET
IT FROM YOUR FILE FOLDER
#1-CAPITALIZATION
on christmas day, we flew
into kennedy
international airport in
new york.
#2-PUNCTUATION
Yes your answer of course
was sound and the
correct solution Jeremy
#3-PARTS OF SPEECH: Verbs
• To lay means to place. It needs a direct
object (DO).
• Circle the direct object in each example.
1.
2.
3.
I lay my change on the table.
A shopper laid coupons on the counter.
We have laid tile in our bathroom.
#4-PARTS OF SPEECH: Verbs
• Circle the correct verb.
A hen (lies, lays) eggs.
#5-SENTENCE COMBINGING
1. Kaiteur Falls is the second highest in the world. It is
located in South America. It is located on the
Potaro River.
2. Kaiteur Falls is the second highest in the world; It is
located in South America; it is located on the Potaro
River.
3. Kaiteur Falls, the second highest in the world, is
located in South America on the Potaro River.
Allusions: Mythology and Legend
Achilles’ Heel
Achilles’ Heel: Mythology and Legend
• This term is from Greek Mythology. According to
myth, when Achilles was a baby, his mother
dipped him in the River Styx because the waters
from this river gave immortality to humans. His
mother held him by his heel, so that was the only
place on his body not touched by the water.
From then on, Achilles’ heel was his on area of
vulnerability. Eventually, Achilles was killed
during the Trojan War when a poisoned arrow
struck his heel.
Achilles’ Heel: Mythology and Legend
• Today, the term has come to refer to a person’s area of
particular vulnerability.
Examples:
Her inability to resist rich desserts was her Achilles’ heel,
keeping her from losing ten pounds she wanted to lose.
The politician’s desire to be liked by everyone was his
Achilles’ heel, preventing him from taking a strong stand
on any issue and leading to his defeat in the election.