Wednesday, 9/29: Mr. Morton, Clauses, Vocab, Outsiders

Messy Rooms back!

“Warm Up, 9/29.” (5p) Write the main subject and the main predicate each sentence.
Example:  The llama passed the test because he studied.   llama passed

  1. The store where I bought my llama went out of business.
  2. When he started his company, he had nothing.
  3. Joe ran to the store with his llama.
  4. After I ate a doughnut, I felt blissful.
  5. The reporters fired too many questions at Ponyboy until Darry made them stop.

  6. BONUS: When you try to use a DEPENDENT clause as a sentence, that mistake is also called a _______.

“Clauses, 9/29.” I = Independent Clause  D = Dependent Clause
Choices: a) I + D     b) D + I     c) I + I   d) D only     e) I only

  1. Write a sentence that is I + D.
  2. After I ate a doughnut,   I felt blissful.
  3. We climbed slowly   up the very steep hill.
  4. Jimmy ate 17 doughnuts    , but     he didn’t get sick.
  5. The llama passed the test      because he studied.
  6. You must say, “Sir,”      when you say, “Mr. Coward.
  7. I ate a second doughnut   , and      I still felt good.
  8. Where I bought my llama.
  9. Joe ran     to the store with his llama.
  10. When he started his company,      he had nothing.

Checking SMYK’s.

“Vocab, 9/29.”  barrage, circumvent, reminisce, sullen, siege, defunct, exploit, delirious, dispel, pensive

  1. The large farm owners are often accused of ____(ing) the workers who pick the crops.
  2. Grandpa Simpson likes to ____ about his days as a young man when things were “better.”
  3. I was _____ and bored when Mom made me go to my sister’s ballet recital.
  4. The school newspaper has been __ for a long while, but they hope to revive it next year.
  5. Ponyboy was  ____ when he woke up in the ambulance.
  6.  Two-Bit told Pony about one of his ____(s) while Pony did the dishes.
  7. The thief ____(ed) the alarm system, and was able to steal the jewels.
  8. The root of this word evolved from “to weigh” to “to think.” _____
  9. The root of this word meant “to drive apart.”  _______
  10. The root of this word meant “to bar” or “to ban.”   _______
  11. The roots of this word meant “around to come.”  ________

The Outsiders.