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EXERCISE B Write the following sentences, and underline each adjective. Then, draw an arrow from the adjective to the word it modifies. Do not include the articles a, an, and the. 6. I heard a lovely piece of music on the portable radio this morning. 7. The red telephone on the desk rang loudly, startling the maintenance worker. 8. The sky is often clear this time of the year. 9. The kitten playfully dug its sharp claws into the old dog, who snapped at the kitten. 10. Tony can bring fifteen chairs to the graduation party, if you need them.

1. Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them. -Jim Carrey React to this quote. Do you agree or disagree with Carrey? Explain. How does this apply (or not) to your life? People you know?

1.“You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.” Audrey Hepburn“You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.Audrey Hepburn – Self reflect: What do you say about others? How do you think this affects how others view you? – Describe one person that you know that says a lot of negative things about other people. What are their relationships like? How do others view them? – Describe one person that you know that rarely says negative things about others. What are their relationships like? How do others view them?

Main and Helping Verbs A verb expresses action or a state of being. A verb phrase consists of one main verb and one or more helping verbs (also called auxiliary verbs). EXAMPLES We shouldn’t have been so late. [Should and have are helping verbs. Been is the main verb. N’t, the contraction of not, is an adverb and is not part of the verb phrase.] EXERCISE In the following sentences, write the main verb once and the helping verb. 1. Mr. Okagi was working in his garden. 2. I have known Gabrielle for many years. 3. The Baxters are building a swimming pool in their backyard. 4. If you had been wearing the mask, I might not have recognized you. 5. Where did she say the ladder should go?

Read my comments and your rubric score Describe one strength of your essay and why you think is was particularly strong Describe one area that needs improvement in future drafts / writing assignments and why it may have been particularly challenging Write one question you have as you move forward in your writing process

EXERCISE In the following sentences, write the main verb and the helping verb. Some main verbs do not have a helping verb. 6. Some friends of Caitlin’s are having a party next Saturday night. 7. Would you like an invitation? 8. Had I known about the concert earlier, I would have gone with you. 9. Randall should know that his supervisor might ask him for an explanation of his absences. 10. Will you or will you not join the dance?

EXERCISE In the following sentences, write the main verb once and the helping verb or verbs twice. Some main verbs do not have a helping verb. 11. Can a dog that small jump that high? 12. Rafiq had known about the change in schedule as early as last week. 13. I would help you carry the sofa, but as you can see, my hands are full already. 14. After they had been eliminated in the first round of the championship, the team’s ride home on the bus was very quiet. 15. He should have written his answers to the assignment yesterday.

Adverbs and the Words They Modify An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. An adverb tells how, when, where, or to what extent (how much, how long, or how often). EXAMPLES We stayed inside. [The adverb inside modifies the verb stayed and tells where.] It was an unusually quiet morning. [The adverb unusually modifies the adjective quiet and tells how.] The dog barked quite loudly. [The adverb quite modifies the adverb loudly and tells to what extent.] EXERCISE Underline the adverbs in the following sentences. Then, draw a line from each adverb to the word or words it modifies. 1. In the morning, the campers carefully built a fire and quickly began preparing breakfast. 2. The magician deftly pulled one colorful scarf after another from the hat. 3. The third baseman easily caught the pop fly. 4. Professor Losoya never had heard such a racket in his laboratory. 5. Yesterday I received an from my friend in Tokyo.

Adverbs and the Words They Modify An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. An adverb tells how, when, where, or to what extent (how much, how long, or how often). EXERCISE Write the adverbs. 6. This very useful device will be a great addition to any household. 7. At the end of the recital, the audience applauded enthusiastically. 8. The extremely eager young actors gathered early at the door of the audition hall. 9. Will Cousin Bruce be arriving today or tomorrow? 10. Aunt Marta gave Carlie an uncommonly generous helping of mashed potatoes.