Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence; you can add the phrase or clause before or after (not both) the clause below:
... I am looking forward to the holiday season...
1. Use a phrase
2. Use a dependent clause
3. Use an independent clause
Note:you can still see previous Sentence Completion questions; they are posted in the archive in the side bar.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
VOCABULARY Dec. 21
Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence.
insidious (adjective) + engender (verb)
To further improve your vocabulary, check Word of the Day every day! There are also word games and puzzles on this site.
insidious (adjective) + engender (verb)
To further improve your vocabulary, check Word of the Day every day! There are also word games and puzzles on this site.
THE PASSIVE Dec. 21
Change an active voice sentence to the passive voice, or change a passive voice sentence to the active voice.
The cookies had been eaten and the milk had been drunk by Santa when the kids woke up on Christmas morning.
Postings will be saved in the archives (see sidebar).
The cookies had been eaten and the milk had been drunk by Santa when the kids woke up on Christmas morning.
Postings will be saved in the archives (see sidebar).
Thursday, December 11, 2008
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
WELCOME
In December we welcome Cynthia, Anastasia, and Roukaya to the course; we hope you enjoy it and that you will participate in the blog.
Blogger Away!
The blogger (Veronica) will be away between Dec. 5th and Jan. 4th. In her absence, Tamara Renkas will coordinate the blog. Look forward to some holiday specials coming up and keep on participating!
LAST WEEK’S GRAMMAR QUESTION
The team is real happy that they won the game so easy and now the players recover from the party they had thrown afterwards.
1. Subject-verb agreement: In this sentence, “team” is plural; notice the use of the plural pronoun “they” to refer to the team. Change the verb “is” to “are”.
2. Word form: use an adverb to modify an adjective--change “real” to “really”.
3. Word form: use an adverb to modify a verb; “easy” modifies “won”, so change it to “easily”.
4. Verb tense: for something that is occurring at the present time, use the present progressive tense: change “recover” to “are recovering”.
5. Verb tense: the past perfect tense refers to something that happened before another event in the past, but the party happened after the game. For this reason, use the simple past “threw”.
6. Punctuation: When two independent clauses are separated by a coordinating conjunction (and), use a comma before that conjunction.
Next blog: Friday, December 21st
In December we welcome Cynthia, Anastasia, and Roukaya to the course; we hope you enjoy it and that you will participate in the blog.
Blogger Away!
The blogger (Veronica) will be away between Dec. 5th and Jan. 4th. In her absence, Tamara Renkas will coordinate the blog. Look forward to some holiday specials coming up and keep on participating!
LAST WEEK’S GRAMMAR QUESTION
The team is real happy that they won the game so easy and now the players recover from the party they had thrown afterwards.
1. Subject-verb agreement: In this sentence, “team” is plural; notice the use of the plural pronoun “they” to refer to the team. Change the verb “is” to “are”.
2. Word form: use an adverb to modify an adjective--change “real” to “really”.
3. Word form: use an adverb to modify a verb; “easy” modifies “won”, so change it to “easily”.
4. Verb tense: for something that is occurring at the present time, use the present progressive tense: change “recover” to “are recovering”.
5. Verb tense: the past perfect tense refers to something that happened before another event in the past, but the party happened after the game. For this reason, use the simple past “threw”.
6. Punctuation: When two independent clauses are separated by a coordinating conjunction (and), use a comma before that conjunction.
Next blog: Friday, December 21st
PUZZLE, Dec. 11
Here are the answers to last week's puzzle:
1. bold + rash = brash
2. chuckle + snort = chortle
3. internal + communication = intercom
4. blow + spurt = blurt
5. flutter + hurry = flurry
What are the blended words that have come from the following pairs of words:
1. blankout + beep
2. pain + sting
3. haggle + tussle
4. dumb + confound
5. ditsy + dotty
1. bold + rash = brash
2. chuckle + snort = chortle
3. internal + communication = intercom
4. blow + spurt = blurt
5. flutter + hurry = flurry
What are the blended words that have come from the following pairs of words:
1. blankout + beep
2. pain + sting
3. haggle + tussle
4. dumb + confound
5. ditsy + dotty
ALL CHANGE Dec. 11, 2009
Change the words in the sentence below as indicated. You can only change the exact word in the sequence given; after someone else has posted the next change, then you can post another change. For instance, student 1 writes #1 Subject Noun, and changes the subject noun; Student 2 writes #2 Direct Object Noun, and changes that noun. Each student only makes one change at a time and keeps to the order indicated.If you complete all 7 changes, then start making more changes again from 1 to 7. Each student should build on the changes that the previous students make.
Susan is still eating candy from last Halloween.
1. change the subject noun 2. change the direct object noun
3. change the indirect object noun 4. change the adjective
5. change the adverb 6. change the verb name
7. change the verb tense
Susan is still eating candy from last Halloween.
1. change the subject noun 2. change the direct object noun
3. change the indirect object noun 4. change the adjective
5. change the adverb 6. change the verb name
7. change the verb tense
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE Dec. 11
Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence; you can add the phrase or clause before or after (not both) the clause below:
The fluffy snowflakes fell slowly from the sky.
1. Use a phrase
2. Use a dependent clause
3. Use an independent clause
Note:you can still see previous Sentence Completion questions; they are posted in the archive in the side bar.
The fluffy snowflakes fell slowly from the sky.
1. Use a phrase
2. Use a dependent clause
3. Use an independent clause
Note:you can still see previous Sentence Completion questions; they are posted in the archive in the side bar.
VOCABULARY Dec. 11
Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence.
disproportionate (adjective) + antipathy (noun)
To further improve your vocabulary, check Word of the Day every day! There are also word games and puzzles on this site.
disproportionate (adjective) + antipathy (noun)
To further improve your vocabulary, check Word of the Day every day! There are also word games and puzzles on this site.
LAUGH WITH ENGLISH
For the next few weeks, our LWE section will all be "Did you wonder why ...?"
Laugh at some of the strange things that can happen with English!
Did you ever wonder … Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Laugh at some of the strange things that can happen with English!
Did you ever wonder … Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
EXAM PRACTICE Dec. 11, 09
The following question is similar to the one in part 3 of the Engl 140 final exam. There are many possible answers. Write a sentence using the vocabulary and grammar indicated.
Write a sentence using a dependent clause in the past perfect progressive tense and an independent clause in the simple past.
There are many possible correct answers. Correct answers will be available in the blog archive.
Write a sentence using a dependent clause in the past perfect progressive tense and an independent clause in the simple past.
There are many possible correct answers. Correct answers will be available in the blog archive.
THE PASSIVE, Dec. 11, 09
Change an active voice sentence to the passive voice, or change a passive voice sentence to the active voice.
No one was discovered in the burned out building.
Postings will be saved in the archives (see sidebar).
No one was discovered in the burned out building.
Postings will be saved in the archives (see sidebar).
Monday, November 10, 2008
PUZZLE, Nov. 10th, 2009
No one solved last week's puzzle:-( The answer was:
Two Words
1. Spirit shaper Parish priest
2. Poles gather a report Telegraph operators
Three words (two jobs, middle word is "and")
3. Mass dress alteration Seamstress and tailor
This week:
Five words that contain GU as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters except one removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words?
M*GU*, GU*T**, J*GU**, D**GU*, P**GU**
Pool: A, A, A, E, E, E, I, I, L, N, N, N, O, R, R,
Two Words
1. Spirit shaper Parish priest
2. Poles gather a report Telegraph operators
Three words (two jobs, middle word is "and")
3. Mass dress alteration Seamstress and tailor
This week:
Five words that contain GU as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters except one removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words?
M*GU*, GU*T**, J*GU**, D**GU*, P**GU**
Pool: A, A, A, E, E, E, I, I, L, N, N, N, O, R, R,
EXAM PRACTICE, Nov. 10th, 2009
The following question is similar to the one in part 3 of the Engl 140 final exam. There are many possible answers. Write a sentence using the vocabulary and grammar indicated.
Write a sentence using an adverb clause of time and a clause in the simple past tense.
There are many possible correct answers. Correct answers will be available in the blog archive.
Write a sentence using an adverb clause of time and a clause in the simple past tense.
There are many possible correct answers. Correct answers will be available in the blog archive.
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