Day: September 21, 2022

Wednesday, 9/21: Vocab, S/CD/CX, Outsiders

“FRO’s, 9/21.” Fragment, Run-on, OK? (Bonus: Based on what we talked about yesterday, what is another name for the fragments?)

  1. Although the llama wandered too close to the fire.
  2. I love that story, so I have read it three times.
  3. The llama went over the hills and through the wood to get to Grandmother’s house, but she wasn’t home.
  4. Because the llama ate too much cheese, he forgot to do his KBARR.
  5. As the llama trained to be a ninja.

“Vocab, 9/21.”

   illicit-1      discreet discrete

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. Which pair of homophones? ______ and ______. (Yes, the order matters.)
  5. “You’re so ____. You probably think this song is about you.”
  6. Pony and Johnny had a lot of time in the church to quietly ______.
  7. Every time Dr. Pavlov rang a bell, he _____(ed) a response from the dog, who thought he was going to be fed.
  8. It was very (in)____ to cheat on a test and then brag.
  9. An early meaning of this word was to “treat with excessive kindness.” _____
  10. The roots of this word meant “drawn out by trickery or magic.” _____
  11. The root of this word meant “place for observation.”
  12. (2) He was so _____ he spent hours ______(ing) his own face in the mirror.

“Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences.”
I = Independent Clause  D = Dependent Clause.
(S) Simple Sentence (S) = One I.
(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. The Dep. Clause will begin with although, since, because, while, when, if… etc.)

“S/CD/CX, 0/21.”  Write S, CD, or CX for each sentence.

  1. I like turtles   because they are cute.
  2. The llama is a quadruped   with fins for swimming.
  3. I sent the llama to the store   before the party started.
  4. Katy tried to call me  , but   my phone was dead.
  5. You would like it   if you were a llama.
  6. Herbie the llama ate some pizza  , so   he didn’t want dinner.
  7. He failed the test   after he ignored the warning.
  8. He forgot to practice  , yet   he still did well.
  9. Jenni ate the hot dog  , and   she got sick.
  10. Because Jenni ate the hot dog,   she got sick.
  11. Bonus for +1: Why is #10 a “better” sentence than #9?

The Outsiders.

  1. What makes Pony, for the first time, think of Dally as his buddy?
  2. What is Pony’s main motivation for wanting to be in the rumble?