Tuesday, 3/2/99
A) Dictation on Thursday. Page 156-157 in Dragonwings.
Read and Study.
B) "Punctuation" Marks?!. Each sentence below
is missing one punctuation mark. Fill it in. You needn't copy the
whole sentence; just write the word(s) around the inserted puntuation mark.
Extra Credit: a) Fix any other mistakes you find.
b) What is #6 called? c) When do we use single quotation marks?(')
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Mr Anderson called and said he'd come later today.
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When she learned her apartment had been burglarized she sat
down and cried.
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Im sure we are on the wrong road.
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Drinking while driving is illegal furthermore, it can be
deadly.
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This recipe has just three ingredients lime Jello, cottage
cheese, and pinapple.
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You may be right, but
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How lovely this garden is in the moonlight
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The FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation is responsable for
tracking down counterfeiters.
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He received a two thirds majoraty of the vote.
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He said he wanted a house that could hold a herd of thundering
elephents that's what he called Mama's family.
C) WORK ON:
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Editing
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Rewriting
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Writing
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Vocabulary