GL2012/2013, Second Quarter, and a Change of Format: Reviewing Grammar Rules.
DOL: GRAMMAR FOCUS Quarter Two, 2012 Name:
Date: ________ 1. my Mothers car was parked in someones garage it was broke into it was vandalized
Date: ________ 2. You’re Dad is so funny when he tell’s storys
Date: ________ 3. The poem jabberwocky is my Sisters favorite poem whats your’s
Date: ________ 4. how are you handleing your parttime job and it’s responsbilitys matt
Date: ________ 5. because of you’re giggleing. We got throwed out of english class?
Date: ________ 6. mary’s houses window’s are so dirty that she can’t see out of them?
Date: ________ 7. Each student should of finished takeing note’s on their article buy now.
Date: ________ 8. its to bad that you’re Dog chewed up it’s cute fuzzy Jacket
Date: ________ 9. Your pant’s are to low, they’re showing off you’re spongebob boxer’s
Date: ________ 10. one of those kid’s have read the golden compass and she say’s its so
good.
Combining: NAME:
Rules:
•Pick the most important details, and keep the general meaning the same.
•Combine into one complete sentence, avoiding repetition and needless details.
•Extra mojo points for strong, original verbs and/or adjectives that create unique voice and/or vivid images.
DATE _____________ 1. My alarm didn’t go off today.
I woke up half an hour late.
I didn’t eat breakfast.
I didn’t take a shower.
I didn’t remember my backpack.
I caught the bus at the last minute.
Fix Ups:
Rules:
•The sample is either a run-on or a fragment. Label what’s wrong with it.
•Fix what’s wrong with it, adding what you need to but keeping the general meaning the same.
•Again, extra mojo points for strong, original verbs and/or adjectives that create unique voice and/or vivid images.
DATE _____________ 2. Even though I asked her to repeat what she said. _________________
Basic to better
Rules:
•Keep the general meaning the same.
•Combine into one complete sentence.
•Extra mojo points for strong, original verbs and/or adjectives that create unique voice and/or vivid images.
DATE _____________3. Lunch was terrible today.
Combining:
Rules:
•Pick the most important details, and keep the general meaning the same.
•Combine into one complete sentence, avoiding repetition and needless details.
•Extra mojo points for strong, original verbs and/or adjectives that create unique voice and/or vivid images.
DATE _____________ 4. Romeo saw Juliet.
They were at a party her parents put on.
Romeo and Juliet fell in love.
They got married the next day.
They died two days after that.
Fix Ups:
Rules:
•The sample is either a run-on or a fragment. Label what’s wrong with it.
•Fix what’s wrong with it, adding what you need to but keeping the general meaning the same.
•Again, extra mojo points for strong, original verbs and/or adjectives that create unique voice and/or vivid images.
DATE _____________ 5. My dog loves to play Frisbee he loves swimming too. __________
Basic to better
Rules:
•Keep the general meaning the same.
•Combine into one complete sentence.
•Extra mojo points for strong, original verbs and/or adjectives that create unique voice and/or vivid images.
DATE _____________ 6. I accepted the award.
Combining:
Rules:
•Pick the most important details, and keep the general meaning the same.
•Combine into one complete sentence, avoiding repetition and needless details.
•Extra mojo points for strong, original verbs and/or adjectives that create unique voice and/or vivid images.
DATE _____________ 7. Some people check their cell phones all the time.
Some people even text while driving.
Texting while driving can cause terrible accidents.
Many states have passed new laws against texting while driving.
It’s a good idea to keep your phone out of sight in the car.
Fix Ups:
Rules:
•The sample is either a run-on or a fragment. Label what’s wrong with it.
•Fix what’s wrong with it, adding what you need to but keeping the general meaning the same.
•Again, extra mojo points for strong, original verbs and/or adjectives that create unique voice and/or vivid images.
DATE _____________ 8. Ellyn she is my sister-in-law she makes me laugh. ______________
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Sentence-based DOL Rules:
•Keep the general meaning the same.
•Combine into one complete, grammatically correct sentence.
•Feel free to cut out unnecessary detail when combining.
•Extra mojo points for strong, original verbs and/or adjectives that create unique voice and/or vivid images.
2. Combine: **stretch: begin with “Because”!!!
Chris felt scared.
School was starting soon.
Chris had just moved into town.
He wondered if he would be a success.
He feared he would be a failure.
3. Basic to better: It is cold. **stretch: no “to be” verbs!
4. Combine: **stretch: begin by turning one of the verbs into a participle and starting the sentence with a participial phrase!
My mother was really stressed out.
There were a lot of errands to do.
She went to Hannaford.
She came out with a lot of bags.
She left her purse in the cart.
5. Basic to better: Snow is falling. **describe “snow” without using the noun itself.
6. Combine: **Stretch: use an adverb!
The teacher sneezed.
A student sneezed.
Another student sneezed.
Yet another student sneezed.
The whole school was sneezing.
Classes were cancelled the next day.
7. Basic to better: The monster grabbed its victim. **Use a simile in your “better” sentence.
8. Combine: **Use a semi-colon in your sentence.
The lawyer was in the courtroom.
The lawyer turned.
The movement was sudden.
The lawyer pointed at the defendant.
The lawyer shouted while pointing.
The lawyer shouted that the man was a murderer!
9. Basic to better: It was hard to get up this morning. **Start with a prepositional phrase.