E NGLISH IV Review Week Day 1-- Grammar

D O - NOW : On a sheet of paper that you will give Ms. Stitt, respond to the following questions: 1) How do you feel about your paper overall? 2) What parts of your paper do you feel confident about? Why? 3) What parts of your paper do you feel like are the weakest or need the most improvement? Why? 4) What would you like to improve upon for the next research paper you do (perhaps in college)? If you don’t anticipate doing another paper, what would you have liked to do better for this paper? 5) Would you recommend any changes about how we should do the research paper next year?

P RAYER (P ABLO ) Thurs: Miguel, Fri: Kiara, Mon after finals: Mirka

A NNOUNCEMENTS : Pizza or donuts for 100% completion rate. Papers due at 5 PM today to turnitin.com

TIP OF THE DAY: FINALS EDITION Don’t necessarily start at the beginning of the exam. Start at a place that you feel comfortable/confident, and then go back to parts that are more difficult for you. Along with this, do the questions you KNOW and feel CONFIDENT about– don’t waste time being “stuck” on a question. Put a star next to those difficult questions and do them last.

SWBAT: Review grammar for final

HAPPY REVIEW WEEK! Final: Next Thursday, Jan. 22 nd from 8-10 AM. Tuesday: Grammar Thursday: Reading Friday: Writing

S TANDARDS : You can make up some standards (see review week packet for specific ones) In order to do so, you need to do three things: 1) Print off your standards 2) Highlight any missing standards that you want to make up 3) Bring it in on the Friday of your exam so you can staple it to your final

G RAMMAR DAY : C OMMAS FANBOYS conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so Rule 1: Two independent clauses combined by a conjunction = comma! Example: I went to the store, and I got a an awesome new shirt. Rule 2: Independent conjunction dependent = no comma! Example: I went to the store and got an awesome new shirt. Rule 3: Dependent, independent Example: When I went to the store, I got a new shirt. Try the seven problems with your partner

S EMI -C OLONS AND C OLONS : Rule: Use a semi-colon between two independent clauses that are closely related Example: I wanted to do well on my final; I studied at least 3 hours every day. INCORRECT: I wanted to do well on my final; so I studied at least 3 hours every day (the second part is not a full sentence, so you cannot use a semi-colon—you would use a comma instead) Rule: Only use a colon if there is a complete sentence before the colon. Example: Mary wanted to have three things in her future: happiness, a good job, and a wonderful family. INCORRECT: Mary wanted to have: happiness, a good job, and a wonderful family (does not have a full sentence before the colon)

A NSWERS : 1. A. Seinfeld was definitely my favorite television show during the 1990s, and in fact, it is my favorite television show of all time. 2. B. The weeds were flourishing but the rest of the lawn was dying. 3. D. The artist preferred to paint in oils and did not like watercolors. 4. A. I thought registration would be tiring, but I didn’t know I’d have to stand in so many lines. 5. C. Because Ron and Mike both skipped English class this morning, they missed an important presentation.

A NSWERS C ONT ’ D 6. B. When Sarah goes out onto the stage to perform, people notice immediately how beautiful she is. 7. D. That purse looks really expensive but is actually a fake 8. C. Mary went to the store and bought a purse, two pairs of pants, and a watch. 9. D. John and Cindy wanted to get to the fair as quickly as possible; they didn’t want all of the buckets of cookies to be gone! 10. C. The Minnesota state fair was always Cindy’s favorite because she had such good memories from her childhood.

Rule:Example: If the subject is singular, the verb should have an “s” 1)The boy runs. 2)Everyone, even Mary and John, needs to do their homework. If the subject is plural, the verb should NOT have an “s” 1)The boys run. 2)All of us, even Mary and John, need to do our homework.

A NSWERS : 1. Incorrect- makes (not make) 2. Incorrect—are (not is) 3. Incorrect- looks (not look) 4. Incorrect—knows (not know) 5. Correct (costs is correct) 6. Incorrect- shakes (not shake) 7. Incorrect—has (not have) 8. Incorrect—was (not were) 9. Correct (win is correct) 10. Incorrect—were (not was) 11. Incorrect- mean (not means) 12. Incorrect—are (not is) 13. Incorrect- disagrees (not disagree) 14. Incorrect—wants (not want)

S UBJECT -P RONOUN A GREEMENT Rule: If your subject is singular, then your pronoun must be singular as well. If your subject is plural, your pronoun must be plural. Here are some examples: Singular: The employee disagreed with his employer. Everyone should make his or her own decision. Plural : The employee and his boss picked up their coffee. Several people wanted to make their own decisions.

A NSWERS : 1. Incorrect– his 2. Correct 3. Incorrect– his or her 4. Incorrect– their 5. Correct 6. Correct 7. Incorrect- his 8. Incorrect– his or her 9. Correct 10. Incorrect- his or her

T AKE 3 MINUTES TO … 1) Remember the indefinite pronouns 2) Remember the comma rules QUIZ YOUR PARTNER! We will play a game in a minute to practice.

W HITE B OARDS FOR P RACTICE : You will be given a sentence that needs some sort of punctuation. You must add in the correct punctuation. You only need to write the two words that surround the punctuation needed. For example: Sample sentence: The obstacles are not insurmountable but they are real and formidable. You would write: insurmountable, but *Some may be correct. Write “correct” for these

W HITE B OARDS : Riding a bicycle is excellent exercise so I ride mine every day. exercise, so I I am not interested in a trip to Asia this year but I would like to go to Europe. year, but Not all highly educated people enjoy traveling but many world travelers are particularly well educated. traveling, but Katherine has given up smoking about five times but cannot seem to break the habit. correct

W HITE B OARDS : His work may be almost totally forgotten but he would certainly be surprised to see how much current scholarship simply echoes his ideas. forgotten, but Our dog seems to have a built-in alarm clock because he wakes us up at exactly the same time every morning. correct When I realized something was wrong I called 911. wrong, I Tim went to the candy store quite often so the clerk even knew his name. often, so

W HITE B OARDS : S UBJECT -V ERB A GREEMENT If the verb needs correcting, write the correct form of the verb on your board. If it doesn’t need correcting, write “correct.” 1. One of us are going to get this right. 1. *is, not “are” 2. Neither Luis nor his parents is interested in keeping in touch. 1. correct 3. Everybody on the two teams try so hard to please their coach. 1. *tries, not “try” 4. Because there is so many students in class, I cannot concentrate. 1. *are, not “is” 5. Mr. Bradley, along with his two sisters, have lived in this twon for two years. 1. *has, not “have”

S UBJECT -V ERB CONT ’ D : 1. One of the students have been doing awesome in class. 1. *has, not “have” 2. There is several reasons why you should reconsider your decision. 1. *are, not “is” 3. Howard and Vincent, who run a copy center, have a lot of business. 1. Correct 4. The fishing boat that has been tied up at the pier for three days were finally fixed. 1. *was, not “were”

S UBJECT -P RONOUN P RACTICE Correct or incorrect? Write the correct pronoun if it is incorrect, otherwise write “correct.” 1) Since the doctor went to medical school, she should know what treatment you need. 1) Correct 2) If anyone has an opinion about capital punishment, they should state it. 1) Incorrect– he or she 3) Because the members of the chemistry class did poorly on the exam, she had to take a make-up exam. 1) Incorrect- they

S UBJECT -P RONOUN C ONT ’ D Due to the fact that my car is older than other cars, I don’t expect them to run in the winter. Incorrect– it Before students take a test, they should prepare properly. Correct. Everybody should have out their pens and paper. Incorrect– his or her.

HW: HW: Final drafts due at 5 PM Bring in the revised copy (with markups) on Thursday– standards grade On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being not confident at all and 10 being extremely confident, how do you feel about the grammar portion of the test? Briefly explain.