1. GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK Use commas to separate three or more items in a series, two or more adjectives before a noun, or to separate parts of a date.

2. VOCABULARY TERM: pulchritude (n) – physical beauty SENTENCE CORRECTION: She was very popular because her pulchritude was striking her personality was sweet and her demeanor was friendly.

3. VOCABULARY TERM: queue (n) – a waiting line SENTENCE CORRECTION: I was angry that I had to wait in line at the supermarket even though I only needed milk sugar and flour.

4. VOCABULARY TERM: ravenous (adj) – hungry; very eager SENTENCE CORRECTION: I remember being ravenous after the prom ended at midnight on April 28 1999 because I had not eaten all day.

5. VOCABULARY TERM: recalcitrant (adj) – stubbornly resistant to authority SENTENCE CORRECTION: The recalcitrant young man had a long list of infractions on his D-1 insubordination inappropriate language and fighting.

6. VOCABULARY TERM: remorse (n) – regret for having done wrong SENTENCE CORRECTION: I felt great remorse after yelling at the quiet sweet student.

7. GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK Use commas to set off a noun in a direct address, set off appositives and non-essential clauses, and after an introductory adverb clause.

8. VOCABULARY TERM: remuneration (n) – payment; reward SENTENCE CORRECTION: The remuneration which was only $100 was no where near enough to repay the damage that had been done.

9. VOCABULARY TERM: rendezvous (n) – an appointment; a meeting place SENTENCE CORRECTION: Dan let’s schedule our next rendezvous at the local italian restaurant.

10. VOCABULARY TERM: replicate (v) – to duplicate; to repeat SENTENCE CORRECTION: Because of the latest charges of cheating please be sure not to replicate any information from the original document Ben.

11. VOCABULARY TERM: reverberate (v) – to echo or resound SENTENCE CORRECTION: Because the mountains were so secluded many people heard their voices reverberate when they yelled.

12. VOCABULARY TERM: reverie (n) – daydream; being lost in thought SENTENCE CORRECTION: She was lost in a reverie after the lovely date which was her first date with William.

13. GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK Use a singular verb with a singular subject and a plural verb with a plural subject. Subjects joined by and take a plural verb. Singular subjects joined by or or nor take singular verbs.

14. VOCABULARY TERM: roster (n) – a list of names SENTENCE CORRECTION: Calvin and Dawn’s names was both on the roster of students going on the trip.

15. VOCABULARY TERM: ruminate (v) – to ponder; to think over SENTENCE CORRECTION: Philosophers likes to ruminate about the meaning of life.

16. VOCABULARY TERM: salutary (adj) – promoting health; beneficial SENTENCE CORRECTION: Neither Big Macs nor Whoppers are salutary, but apples and oranges is.

17. VOCABULARY TERM: sangfroid (n) – poise and calmness; especially under strain SENTENCE CORRECTION: Mr. McDonald the band teacher are known for keeping his sangfroid no matter what.

18. VOCABULARY TERM: satiated (adj) – fully fed; fully satisfied SENTENCE CORRECTION: Despite eating two hamburgers two hot dogs and three slices of pie Katy were still not satiated and wanted more.

19. GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK Use the correct forms of their, there, and they’re; your and you’re; its and it’s. its - possessive they’re - they are it’s - it is their - possessive there - a place there - a place your - possessive you’re - you are

20. VOCABULARY TERM: saturnine (adj) – gloomy; surly SENTENCE CORRECTION: You’re saturnine attitude is the reason why their will be none of your friends coming over this weekend.

21. VOCABULARY TERM: scintillate (v) – to sparkle; to flash SENTENCE CORRECTION: Its the Fourth of July and fireworks have begun to scintillate in the night sky.

22. VOCABULARY TERM: sediment (n) – matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid SENTENCE CORRECTION: The sediment in the water at there house makes me think their might be a problem with they’re well.

23. VOCABULARY TERM: seraph (n) – an angel SENTENCE CORRECTION: Its always so nice to see the beautiful ornaments of seraphs on you’re tree at Christmas.

24. VOCABULARY TERM: sibilant (adj) – producing a hissing sound SENTENCE CORRECTION: The snake and it’s sibilant sounds terrify me.

25. GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK Use a hyphen to separate compound numbers from twenty- one to ninety-nine, fractions used as adjectives, and to show a span of numbers.

26. VOCABULARY TERM: silhouette (n) – a dark outline against a light background SENTENCE CORRECTION: Two thirds of the guests walking through the haunted house were scared when they saw the silhouette of the young man in the ghost story.

27. VOCABULARY TERM: sinewy (adj) – strong and firm; tough SENTENCE CORRECTION: Players 1 through 17 were sinewy and strong, but players 18 through 23 were weak and injured easily.

28. VOCABULARY TERM: somnambulist (n) – a sleepwalker SENTENCE CORRECTION: The somnambulist was caught walking down the road in the middle of the night on thirty nine different occasions.

29. VOCABULARY TERM: soporific (adj) – causing sleep SENTENCE CORRECTION: Having only one half a cup of wine before bed has a soporific effect on me.

30. VOCABULARY TERM: spectrum (n) – a wide range or sequence SENTENCE CORRECTION: Across the spectrum of 100 participants, numbers seventy four and fifty two were the only ones who dropped out of the experiment.

31. GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK Use a colon when you write the time in numerals, before a list of items, and after the salutation of a business letter.

32. VOCABULARY TERM: symposium (n) – a meeting to discuss a particular topic SENTENCE CORRECTION: The symposium was held by the committee to discuss jobs healthcare and taxes.

33. VOCABULARY TERM: taciturn (adj) – disinclined to talk; silent SENTENCE CORRECTION: When the concert began at 800, the audience immediately became taciturn.

34. VOCABULARY TERM: tantalize (v) – to tease by keeping something out of reach SENTENCE CORRECTION: Mr. Hardwick Please do not tantalize me with this secret any longer - I want to know all the details of what happened.

35. VOCABULARY TERM: tendril (n) – coiling part of a climbing plant which serves to attach it to a support SENTENCE CORRECTION: The tendril of the plant caused damage in three ways: by cracking the brick, breaking the stone, and covering the window.

36. VOCABULARY TERM: timorous (adj) – easily frightened; timid SENTENCE CORRECTION: The timorous girl had to complete three uncomfortable tasks: sing in public make a speech in church and perform in the school dance recital.

37. GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK Use a semicolon to separate main clauses not joined by and, but, or, nor, yet, or for AND to separate main clauses that are joined by a conjunctive adverb such as: however, furthermore, moreover, nevertheless, therefore.

38. VOCABULARY TERM: titanic (adj) – huge; powerful SENTENCE CORRECTION: The wall of water was titanic it nearly ripped the small boat in half.

39. VOCABULARY TERM: torturous (adj) – winding or twisting; devious SENTENCE CORRECTION: The passengers thought the bus trip up the mountain was torturous however, the bus driver quite enjoyed himself.

40. VOCABULARY TERM: transpose (v) – to reverse the order or place of SENTENCE CORRECTION: It is important to transpose the list contestants should be lined up from shortest to tallest, not tallest to shortest.

41. VOCABULARY TERM: tributary (n) – a stream or river flowing into a larger stream or river SENTENCE CORRECTION: Rafting down the tributary was peaceful once we reached the raging river, things got rough quickly.

42. VOCABULARY TERM: truculent (adj) – savage; fierce SENTENCE CORRECTION: The truculent soldier won many awards nonetheless he never felt fully prepared for the dangers of battle.

43. GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK Underline or italicize titles of: books, magazines, newspapers, plays, movies, television series, long poems, paintings, sculptures, long musical compositions, works of art, spacecraft, and ships. Use quotation marks for: short works or sections of a larger work such as work such as chapters, articles, songs, short stories, essays, poems, and television episodes.

44. VOCABULARY TERM: truncated (v) – cut off; shortened SENTENCE CORRECTION: The editor truncated three chapters from the book Tales from China.

45. VOCABULARY TERM: valor (n) – courage; bravery SENTENCE CORRECTION: The article Valor in Vietnam was well- received by critics.

46. VOCABULARY TERM: verve (n) – energy; liveliness SENTENCE CORRECTION: Passengers on the space shuttle discovery must have a lot of verve in order to blast off into space.

47. VOCABULARY TERM: vie (v) – strive; compete; contend SENTENCE CORRECTION: The singers of the songs Don’t Go Away and Why Then had to vie for the Grammy for best song of the year.

48. VOCABULARY TERM: vintage (adj) – classic; outstanding; old SENTENCE CORRECTION: The actress who played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet wore beautiful vintage costumes.

49. GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK Using the grammar rules from this quarter, identify the errors in the following sentences.

50. VOCABULARY TERM: virtuoso (n) –person with unusual skill in any field, particularly in the arts SENTENCE CORRECTION: The piano virtuoso won first place on the television show America’s Got Talent.

51. VOCABULARY TERM: votary (n) – a person devoted to something SENTENCE CORRECTION: Larry, are you a votary for the Obama campaign?

52. VOCABULARY TERM: wanderlust (n) – a strong impulse to travel SENTENCE CORRECTION: Many college students travels to Europe because of they’re wanderlust.

53. VOCABULARY TERM: whet (v) – to sharpen; to stimulate SENTENCE CORRECTION: Her first experience swimming in the pool whet her appetite for the sport she practiced daily and soon she won her first race.

54. VOCABULARY TERM: xenophobia (n) – fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners SENTENCE CORRECTION: Valerie’s severe xenophobia a fear of strangers has kept her from traveling.