Second Bonus: What do the roots of the word homophone literally mean?  ____  _____.

Checking Definitions.

“Vocab, 9/17.” (10p)

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. buy : sell :: boycott : ____
5. legitimate : illicit :: combined : ____
6. The teacher tried to ____ the correct response from the students by giving hints.
7. This word literally means “discovered speechless.” ______
8. I did not want to be ___(ed); I felt I was savvy enough to make my own decisions.
9. I was _____ to tell the teacher about the cheating I saw, because the person was my friend.
10. I am never going to ____ that store again after they were so rude to me.

Fragments and Run-ons. (FRO’s)

What’s wrong with the following “sentences”?

1. The llama in the field.
2. Every day after school.
3. Whenever the llama sings.
4. The llama that is so smart.

What about these?

1. I love that llama he’s so sweet.
2. I saw a llama yesterday it was purple.
3. The llama helps me with my homework he does a great job.
4. It’s too far to walk, let’s ride a llama.

How do we fix them? How do we avoid them?

“FRO Practice I, 9/17.”  (7p) Write CS, F, or RO for each word group. Tell how to fix the FROs for extra credit!

1. Laughing at the comedian’s act.
2. Chief Wiggum, the doughnut-eater and chief cop.
3. Up the mountain we hiked.
4. The wagon was loaded with food it was pulled by two teams of horses.
5. There are shells all over the beach let’s collect some!
6. On his back, the bug wriggled his little legs.
7. Into the hole fell he.
8. I love that story; I have read it three times.

The Outsiders.

Tomorrow’s Test: Commas, Vocab, Vladek.

“Commas, 2/22.” Put ’em where they go. If the sentence doesn’t need any commas, write OK.

1.  There was no question that the llama’s painting a huge colorful and ugly mural was the worst entry in the art exhibit.
2. The llama was safe enough wasn’t it?
3. Llamas which are lighter than water rise to the surface.
4. The uninvited llama wore a bright white furry suit.
5. As the llama goddess she regulated the course of the heavenly bodies and controlled the alternating seasons.
6. Llamas that don’t wear hats are illegal in some cities.
7. Some llamas refuse to go to the zoo because of pity for creatures that must live in small cages.
8. The llama was born on May 7 1955 and his best friend was born exactly two months later on July 7 1955.

“Vocab, 2/22.”
   

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. After he missed the tying field goal, the kicker was _____ for days.
7. When the little girl gets tired, she gets ____, and pouts about everything. (Not dejected.)
8. The light in the room didn’t seem to come from any one source; it just sort of ______(ed)  the walls, casting a soft glow.
9. She is usually very ______ and lazy on very hot days.
10. It is taking us awhile to ______ the concepts of compound and complex sentences.
11. By definition, a meme is ______.
12. (2) When your sadness is _____(ed), your soul has found ___. (Awww.)

Vocabulary Relay!

Vladek