1. First 9 Weeks Test
Review Blitz!!!

2. Using Colons
You can use a colon to introduce a list that comes after an independent clause.
My dog has three favorite activities: eating, sleeping, and playing fetch.
You can use a colon to introduce a quotation after an independent clause
I yelled as Franklin ran toward the street: “No! Bad dog!”

3. Don’t confuse colons and semicolons!
Semicolons generally link related independent clauses
Franklin does not like children; however, he is always friendly toward short people.
Franklin dislikes the following things: baths, children, and thunderstorms.

4. Practice!! Use the workbook underneath your desk! p. 132:
Complete #1-6, writing the sentence out on your own sheet of paper and making your corrections very clear.

5. Commas With Appositives
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that indentifies, names, or explains a noun or pronoun in a sentence.
My dog, Franklin, is a basset hound mix.
Franklin, a basset hound mix, has very short legs.
The examples above are non-essential appositives, meaning they are not needed in order for the sentence to make sense. Because they can be easily taken out, they require commas.
My sister Laura has a dachshund named Rosie.
My older sister, Laura, has a dachshund named Rosie.

6. Use the workbook underneath your desk! p. 134
Practice!!!
Use the workbook underneath your desk!
p. 134
Complete #1-5, writing the sentences out on your own sheet of paper.

7. Multiple Choice Practice