“Warm Up, 9/11.”
- If you are absent from this class on a Wednesday, what should you do at home? Be very specific.
- If you are absent on a Monday, what extra step do you need to take?
- If you are absent on a Friday for a test, what should you do?
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Debrief Test #3. Yay! Much mo’ bettah!
“Sentence Combining, 9/11.” Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words, but make sure to keep the meaning of all the parts. You will have to punctuate as appropriate. (Bonus: Write more than one combination of each for ++!)
1. a) Chuckie bounces wildly in his desk. b) He is the class clown. c) He clucks like a chicken. (Hint: Use “-ing.”)
2. a) His fingers make sounds. b) The sounds are scratching. c) They claw the desktop. d) The desktop is battered. (Hint: Use the word “as.”)
3. a) Then a voice freezes his behavior. b) The voice is stern. c) The behavior is disturbing. (Hint: You can eliminate all but one word in b and c.)
The Outsiders…