1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. They took up a collection to help _____ the cost of the party.
6. When the Apollo 11 astronauts returned from the first moon walk, they were _____(ed) to make sure they didn’t bring back any “space germs.”
7. Many of you have pretended to be sick to get out of stuff, but a _____(c) actually believes he is sick.
8. Mala says that, even though Vladek is rich, he still lives like a _____.
9. The emperor’s armies _____(ed) the surrounding kingdoms.
10. The prefix of this word means between.
11. Anja was ______ about not giving up Richieu until it was too late to save him.
12. *After their quarrel, they wouldn’t even ______ each other when they passed in the hall.

“Clauses+, 12/18.” 

1. Joe waited for the llama to arrive, but she was late. S, CD, CX?
2. Since he didn’t want to embarrass the llama, he didn’t act affectionate. S, CD, CX?
3. Rudolpho was upset because his llama ate the last of the cheeselog. S, CD, CX?
4. The crew from the ship checked the llama and prepared it for the sea. S, CD, CX?
5. We must repair the fence, or the llamas will rush through. S, CD, CX?
6. If we don’t repair the fence, the llamas will rush through. S, CD, CX?
   Combine the sentences into the type of sentence asked for.
7. The llama usually got seasick. He lived on a houseboat. (CX)
8. A girl rode her unicycle. Down the street is where she went. She had a llama-shaped balloon. (SIMPLE! Use the chart above!)
9. She likes pizza. The llama prefers salmon burgers. (CD)

120 Seconds…

Vladek.

“Vocab, 12/13.”
succumb, subsist, presumptuous, avant-garde, reproach, cathartic, frugal, cobble, futile, dissemble, ambivalent

1. _____  (It’s a paper clip. The subheading says, “The only tool you’ll ever need.”)
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. She blamed him for the incident and always looked at him with _______ afterwards.
6. Vladek _____(es) Artie for using too many wooden matches…
7. …because he is too “_____” to buy them.
8. During the TV marathon, we _____(ed) for two days on chips and pizza.
9. Sometimes it’s tough to not ______ to peer pressure.
10. In The Outsiders, when we referred to a facade, we were saying that the person was _____(ing) about their true feelings.
11. The prefix of this word means before. ______
12. The root of this word means “to clean out.” _____

VOCABULARY RELAY!

I = Independent Clause  D = Dependent Clause.
(S) Simple Sentence (S) = One I. Could have phrase(s) attached.
(CD) Compound Sentence (CD)  = I + I, joined by a comma and one of the FANBOYS. (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
(CX) Complex Sentence (CX) = I + D or D + I

“S/CD/CX, 12/13.”

1. He ate his doctor-recommended doughnut for breakfast this morning.
2. It seemed essential to eat broccoli, but I watched tv instead.
3. The cheese is on the table with little toothpicks in it.
4. After I ate a doughnut, I felt blissful.
5. Because Zoltan forgot his wallet, he couldn’t buy broccoli.
6. As part of his occupation, he had a llama with a leather jacket.
7. He tried to hug the llama although he was told not to.
8. The llama went to the store, and I went with him.
9. He didn’t want to embarrass the cat. Add a DEPENDENT clause to make a COMPLEX (CX) sentence.
10. Bonus 1: List the FANBOYS. (+1 for 6, +2 for all 7.)
11. Bonus 2: What part of speech are the FANBOYS?

120 Seconds…?

Vladek