1. Agenda: Lesson 1A (p )
1. Attendance
2. Mid-term Exam Review
3. Complex Sentences with Reason & Condition Clauses
4. Analyzing Complex Sentences
5. Combining Sentences
Homework
1. Review: Reason & Condition Subordinators p
2. Preview: Capitalization Rules p. 156
3. p

2. English Writing Midterm Exam Name: _____________ Student Number: _________
A. Prepositional Phrases: Identify and punctuate prepositional phrases a) Put parentheses () around all prepositional phrases b) Add a comma after prepositional phrases that begin a sentence.
My Favorite Place
My favorite place on the campus of our school is the lawn in from of the library. During my lunch break I go there to relax with friends. In the center of the lawn there is a fountain. water splashes from the fountain onto some rocks around it. The sound of the splashing water reminds me of a place in the mountains where we go in the summer. Under a group of trees at the edge of the lawn are wooden benches and tables. On warm days students sit at the tables in the shade of the trees to eat their lunches. The chatter of students makes studying impossible. After lunch it becomes quiet again.

4. Order of Cumulative Adjectives
B. Order of Adjectives: Place the following types of cumulative adjectives in the correct order. Write an example for each adjective
Order of Cumulative Adjectives
-Origin or Nationality Opinion Kind/ purpose/ use
- Quantity Material Appearance
Kind of Adjective
Example 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

5. C. Writing Specific Details: Add specific details to the vague descriptions My friend has a nice house. You must write a sentence describing why the house is nice! a. My friend has a house with 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms b. ______________________________________ c. ______________________________________
2. The classroom is dirty. You must write a sentence describing why the classroom is dirty! a. The classroom has trash on the floor and dust everywhere b. ______________________________________ c. ______________________________________
D. Listing: Use listing as your pre-writing technique for a descriptive paragraph Topic: Describe the following picture:
Must use listing
Must have a clear space order
Must illustrate descriptive details
ex. Size, shape, location
E. Write a descriptive paragraph from your listing.
Title (centered), indent, topic sentence, concluding sentence

11. Comma Splice: Two sentences joined with only a comma
Examples:
I went home early, I did my homework. (Wrong!)
I went home early, and I did my homework. (Right!)
I didn’t finish my homework, the teacher was angry. (Wrong!)
I didn’t finish my homework, so the teacher was angry. (Right!)
How to fix: Add a conjunction
Run On: No comma, no conjunction
John is sick he hasn’t gone to the doctor. (run-on sentence)
John is sick. He hasn’t gone to the doctor. (Right!)
John is sick, but he hasn’t gone to the doctor. (Right!)
I didn’t finish my homework the teacher is not happy with me. (run-on)
I didn’t finish my homework. The teacher is not happy with me. (Right!)
I didn’t finish my homework, so the teacher is not happy with me. (Right!)
How to fix: 1. Add a comma and a conjunction
2. Make 2 sentences – add a period and a capital