Vocab 6 Example Sentences

Here are the sentences for Vocab 6 we worked on in class.

Dangling Modifiers Practice

Fix these modifiers!  They are dangling!

1.  Upon entering the doctor's office, a skeleton caught my attention.
2.  Deciding to join the Army, the recruiter enthusiastically shook Joe's hand.
3.  The piano collected dust in the living room, having never practiced even though she was supposed to.

ANSWERS

Grammar - Dangling Modifiers

Here is a link to the information on dangling modifiers.

Passage Analysis

In order to help you write your passage analysis, please refer to the ones we wrote together in class...

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Vocab 5 - Practice Fill-in-the-Blank

1.  Phrases like 'jumbo shrimp,' 'deafening quiet,' and 'awfully good' are examples of                           .

2.  The teacher showed a                                  version of the movie in class because of the original's racy, violent content.

3.  The painting depicted a                                scene: a farm house surrounded by green fields and a wide open sky.

4.  With its bad rhymes and misused vocabulary, the poem was classified as                               .

5.  New York City is often referred to by the                               , "The Big Apple," even though few know what the nickname means.

6.  Gil lost points for writing his essay in                                 , using phrases like "kinda" and "totally awesome" instead of attempting to express himself with more formal language.

7.  The                                  of a story could be a brooding superhero like Batman or a chipper sea creature like Spongebob Squarepants.

8.  Because English rose out of many other languages, many words in English have                            in Latin, French, and Anglo-Saxon.

9.  Izzy served as a                                   of a successful student: she aced all of her tests, completed her homework throughly every night, and participated enthusiastically in class.

10.  Those who live in Maine are familiar with the common                                  of New England, which uses phrases like 'wicked' instead of 'very' and 'dungarees' instead of 'jeans.'

In Cold Blood

Click here to access the anticipation guide for Truman Capote's In Cold Blood.

Midterm Study Guide

Click here to access a study guide for the upcoming midterm exam.