tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72481130667489135242024-03-04T21:48:18.324-07:00ENGLISH 177: ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSESThis blog is for students registered in Engl 177 at Athabasca UniversityVeronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.comBlogger369125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-44040292595728172942010-07-21T08:00:00.001-07:002010-08-04T13:00:51.951-07:00WELCOME<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkng6S5n0yxCo2Q30o6TrdQxwfJSJbHzMF0afHjfumq4a31zl5w2Q-Bf1q-gp9v0p7TZy2gPF4Hgdj2IvSuyiEOP6jQ08lY2daY0sZnHlAslAvs6RI8gjOOpQG1vXeNt_hVErVzzfIy5qo/s1600-h/engl177.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093398456923401794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkng6S5n0yxCo2Q30o6TrdQxwfJSJbHzMF0afHjfumq4a31zl5w2Q-Bf1q-gp9v0p7TZy2gPF4Hgdj2IvSuyiEOP6jQ08lY2daY0sZnHlAslAvs6RI8gjOOpQG1vXeNt_hVErVzzfIy5qo/s320/engl177.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a><br />
Welcome to the English 177 Blog. <br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">The goal is to increase the communication between students and instructors, and also provide you with an opportunity to communicate with each other. If you post general questions about the assignments or the course, they will be answered in the blog. If you have detailed questions you want answered, then e-mail your instructor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>We hope you will also post your general comments and suggestions for how to improve this blog.<br />
Click here for the <a href="http://www.athabascau.ca/html/syllabi/engl/engl177.htm">course syllabus</a>.<br />
<b>IMPORTANT: This blog site is open to the public; do not post personal information that could identify you--your first name is the only personal information you should post. </b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS BLOG HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED--THE NEW BLOG IS THE <a href="http://english177-189.blogspot.com/">ENGLISH177-189 BLOG</a>. </b></span><b><br />
</b>Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151765975882955053noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-42731450620773030432010-07-21T07:55:00.001-07:002010-07-21T09:13:09.352-07:00COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT<b> Welcome: </b>In July, we welcome Sean, Layoug, Howard, Grace, Melanie, Krista, and Calum to the course. We hope you will enjoy the course and participate in the blog.<br />
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<b>Congratulations:</b><br />
Stephanie is the most recent student to complete the course--well done! <br />
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<b>Previous Grammar Question</b> <br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><i>The twin’s were unusual amused, first they entertain there school’s friends’ by telling jokes, than they had chased after the neighboring dog and it was ended when they had imitated their friend’s.</i> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">1. Active or passive voice? If the twins were amused, then someone or something was amusing them. Given their actions, it makes more sense to use the active voice and use the past progressive tense--were amusing--as they were amusing the others. Similarly use the simple past “ended” in the active voice instead of the passive “was ended”.</div><div class="MsoNormal">2. Word form: unusual is an adjective; here the verb is being modified, so use the adverb --unusually.</div><div class="MsoNormal">3. Possessive or plural: “twins” should be plural not possessive--no apostrophe. Similarly, “school’s” modifies “friends”--as an adjective it cannot have a possessive, and it cannot be plural either; use “school”; also, “friends” is plural, not possessive--no apostrophe (both times).</div><div class="MsoNormal">4. Verb tense: This story is set in the past, so use either past progressive or simple past; instead of “entertain” use “entertained”. Also, use the simple past tense (chased) to be consistent--not the past perfect (had chased), and use the simple past “imitated” and not the past perfect “had imitated”..</div><div class="MsoNormal">5. Word confusion: the pronoun is “their”; “there” is an adverb of place.</div><div class="MsoNormal">6. Word confusion: “than” is used to compare two things; to indicate what happened next, use “then”. </div><div class="MsoNormal">7. Word confusion: “neighbouring” refers to a place; here use either the possessive “neighbour’s” or “neighbourhood”.</div><div class="MsoNormal">8. Punctuation: The first two clauses are independent ones; use a semicolon after “amusing”. Where “and” separates two independent clauses, use a comma (after dog).</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Suggested solution:</b> The twins were unusually amusing; first they entertained their school friends by telling jokes, then they chased after the neighbour’s dog, and it ended when they imitated their friends.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Next Blog:</b> Friday, July 30th</div>Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-65299236322629450952010-07-21T07:53:00.000-07:002010-07-21T09:58:24.121-07:00NEW RESOURCEHere is a fun, but excellent resource to help with <a href="http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon">semicolon </a>usage.Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-62679226684492953552010-07-21T07:50:00.001-07:002010-07-21T09:16:58.052-07:00GRAMMAR QUESTION, July 21st, 2010<div class="MsoNormal">Correct the errors in the following sentence:<i><o:p></o:p></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><i>Seeing that starbucks’ opens at safeway stores now and they had also opened at many book stores’; I wonder if it would now loose customer’s from their regular outlets. </i>Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-75755385453636617112010-07-21T07:45:00.001-07:002010-07-21T09:26:20.517-07:00PUZZLE, July 21st, 2010<b>Previous puzzle:</b> The previous puzzle was a difficult one; congratulations to Wook Jin for solving it. The suggested answers are<br />
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FEMUR, REMIND, ANEMIA, PHLOEM, CHEMIST<br />
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<b>New Puzzle:</b> Behead a word by removing the first letter of the first (longer) and still have a valid word. There are clues for the two words, the longer word is first.<br />
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<b>Example:</b> Begin/Sour, acidic = start and tart (behead start--remove the “s” and that leaves tart).<br />
1. Pass by / Temporary failure<br />
2. Picture / Wizard<br />
3. Brave / Fortunate<br />
4. Enthusiastic meetings / Partners<br />
5. Attacked / Helped<br />
6. Choose / Choose<br />
7. Fragments / Dice game<br />
8. Customary practice / Spiritual mentorVeronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-29390188140155255342010-07-21T07:40:00.000-07:002010-07-21T09:31:46.733-07:00ALL CHANGE! July 21st, 2010Change the words in the sentence below as indicated. You can only change the exact word in the sequence given; after someone else has posted the next change, then you can post another change. For instance, student 1 writes #1 Subject Noun, and changes the subject noun; Student 2 writes #2 Direct Object Noun, and changes that noun. Each student only makes one change at a time and keeps to the order indicated. If you complete all 7 changes, then start making more changes again from 1 to 7. Each student should build on the changes that the previous students make<br />
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<b>My maternal grandparents built the house completely over the ruins below.</b><br />
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<i>Changes:</i> 1. subject noun 2. direct object noun 3. indirect object noun 4. adjective(s) 5. adverb(s) 6. verb name 7. verb tenseVeronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-14563346933162638392010-07-21T07:35:00.001-07:002010-07-21T09:36:06.149-07:00COMPLETE THE SENTENCE, July 21st, 2010Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence; you can add the phrase or clause before or after (not both) to the clause below:<br />
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… ... <i>summer is the best time of the year in Canada </i>... …<br />
1. Use a <b>phrase</b> 2. Use a <b>dependent clause</b> 3. Use an <b>independent clause</b>Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-49955428582044616202010-07-21T07:30:00.001-07:002010-07-21T09:42:15.577-07:00VOCABULARY, July 21st, 2010<div class="MsoNormal"><i>Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence.<o:p></o:p></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>equanimity</b> (noun) + <b>loquacious </b>(adjective)</div><div class="MsoNormal">To further improve your vocabulary, check <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/">Word of the Day</a> every day! There are also word games and puzzles on this site.</div>Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-65319561647935757412010-07-21T07:20:00.001-07:002010-07-21T10:25:28.131-07:00SENTENCE COMBINATION, July 21st, 2010<div class="MsoNormal"><i>Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing. There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences.</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Sentence 1</b>: There has been more rain than sunshine so far this summer.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Sentence 2</b>: Summer is more than half way over by now.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Sentence 3</b>: Many people take their holiday in the summer in the hope that the weather will be good.</div>Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-12039480264733422762010-07-21T07:15:00.000-07:002010-07-21T12:06:44.895-07:00HALF-WAY THERE CHALLENGE! July 21st, 2010<style>
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<div class="MsoNormal">This exercise is advanced sentence combining; <b>it is designed for students who have completed Lesson 9 in the course.</b><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Sentence 1: The students registered in a summer writing program at their college.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Sentence 2: They wanted to improve their creative writing ability.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Grammar:</b></div><div class="MsoNormal">#1: Use a gerund to combine the sentences</div><div class="MsoNormal">#2: Use an appositive to combine the sentences</div><div class="MsoNormal">#3: Use a relative pronoun to combine the sentences</div>Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-5453477887548773422010-07-21T07:10:00.000-07:002010-07-21T09:48:15.279-07:00LAUGH WITH ENGLISH<span style="color: #000066;">In case you needed further proof that the human race is doomed through stupidity, here are some actual label instructions on consumer goods</span><span style="color: blue;"> ....</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><span style="color: #000066;">On a bag of Fritos -- </span><span style="color: red;">You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 36pt;"><span style="color: blue;">(the shoplifter special?)</span> </div>Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-30452283963341001272010-07-06T07:53:00.000-07:002010-07-06T08:37:57.938-07:00ACROSTICn an acrostic, you start with a theme word and use each letter of that word to start another word or phrase that describes the theme word. The acrostic below is based on the theme word SNOW.<div class="MsoNormal">……………<b>S</b> Slippery</div><div class="MsoNormal">……………<b>N</b> Numbing</div><div class="MsoNormal">……………<b>O</b> Obliterating</div><div class="MsoNormal">……………<b>W</b> Wintery</div><style>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Write an acrostic based on one of the following “summer” themes: <b>SUMMER, <st1:place w:st="on">HOLIDAY</st1:place>, VACATION, SUNSHINE, RELAXATION, NATIONAL PARKS, BEACHES, FESTIVALS</b>.</div>Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-71487443817065524722010-07-06T07:52:00.000-07:002010-07-06T08:40:50.274-07:00CINQUAIN POEMA cinquain poem is a five-line poem that is diamond-shaped. Start with a theme word (noun) and then use the pattern 1 noun, 2 adjectives, 3 gerunds, 1 full sentence, and finally a synonym for the first noun.<br />
SNOW<br />
.....................Snow.........................<br />
..................Cold, white.....................<br />
..........Falling, freezing, numbing..............<br />
...........It chills fingers and toes.............<br />
.....................Ice..........................<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">Write a cinquain poem based on one of the following “summer” themes: <b>SUMMER, <st1:place w:st="on">HOLIDAY</st1:place>, VACATION, SUNSHINE, RELAXATION, NATIONAL PARKS, BEACHES, FESTIVALS.</b></div>Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-46153690183614253232010-07-06T07:50:00.000-07:002010-07-06T09:05:32.154-07:00GRAMMAR QUESTION, July 6th, 2010<style>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><i>Correct the errors in the following sentence:<o:p></o:p></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The twin’s were unusual amused, first they entertain there school’s friends’ by telling jokes, than they had chased after the neighboring dog and it was ended when they had imitated their friend’s. </div>Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-84892194929338886152010-07-06T07:45:00.001-07:002010-07-06T09:10:11.808-07:00PUZZLE, July 6th, 2010<b>Previous puzzle:</b> Suggested answers<br />
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MODEL, SYNOD, BODICE, PRODUCT, CATHODE<br />
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<b>New Puzzle:</b> Five words that contain EM as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words?<br />
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*EM**, *EM***, **EM**, ****EM, **EM***<br />
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<b>Pool:</b> A, A, C, D, F, H, H, I, I, I, L, N, N, O, P, R, R, S, T, U<br />
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Each asterisk represents one missing letter.Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-377460819207126312010-07-06T07:40:00.000-07:002010-07-06T09:17:45.194-07:00ALL CHANGE! July 6th, 2010Change the words in the sentence below as indicated. You can only change the exact word in the sequence given; after someone else has posted the next change, then you can post another change. For instance, student 1 writes #1 Subject Noun, and changes the subject noun; Student 2 writes #2 Direct Object Noun, and changes that noun. Each student only makes one change at a time and keeps to the order indicated. If you complete all 7 changes, then start making more changes again from 1 to 7. Each student should build on the changes that the previous students make<br />
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<i>My wonderful parents lovingly raised their son’s children.</i><br />
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<b>Changes</b>: 1. subject noun 2. direct object noun 3. indirect object noun 4. adjective(s) 5. adverb(s) 6. verb name 7. verb tenseVeronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-35270398524982024262010-07-06T07:35:00.000-07:002010-07-06T09:22:52.476-07:00COMPLETE THE SENTENCE, July 6th, 2010Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence; you can add the phrase or clause before or after (not both) to the clause below:<br />
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<i>… I have many plans for the summer …<br />
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<b>1.</b> Use a phrase <b>2.</b> Use a dependent clause <b>3.</b> Use an independent clauseVeronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-14265633546972612022010-07-06T07:30:00.002-07:002010-07-06T09:31:15.283-07:00VOCABULARY, July 6th, 2010Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence.<br />
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<b>retort</b> (noun) + <b>supercilious </b>(adjective)<br />
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To further improve your vocabulary, check <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/">Word of the Day</a> every day! There are also word games and puzzles on this site.Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-62968591292414273052010-07-06T07:20:00.001-07:002010-07-06T10:49:55.560-07:00SENTENCE COMBINATION, July 6th, 2010<i>Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing. There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences.</i><br />
<b>Sentence 1</b>: A $2,000 car has been introduced in India.<br />
<b>Sentence 2</b>: It is more available and affordable for the masses.<br />
<b>Sentence</b> 3: It will also cause a number of problems both in India and elsewhere.Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-62157054254958945832010-07-06T07:15:00.001-07:002010-07-06T10:54:56.186-07:00HALF-WAY THERE CHALLENGE! July 6th, 2010This exercise is advanced sentence combining; <span style="font-weight: bold;">it is designed for students who have completed Lesson 9 in the course.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><b> </b><br />
<b>Sentence 1</b>: The students registered in a summer writing program at their college.<br />
<b>Sentence 2</b>: They wanted to improve their creative writing ability.<br />
Grammar:<br />
#1: Use a gerund to combine the sentences<br />
#2: Use an appositive to combine the sentences<br />
#3: Use a relative pronoun to combine the sentencesVeronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-61052639963017067632010-06-21T07:50:00.001-07:002010-06-21T08:38:56.877-07:00GRAMMAR QUESTION, June 21st, 2010<div class="MsoNormal"><i>Correct the errors in the following sentence:<o:p></o:p></i></div>A visitor to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Vietnam</st1:country-region></st1:place> must to remember taking their anti-malaria medicine regular to be affective preventing them from sickness and it would spoil the trip.<br />
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(The "problems" will be discussed in the next edition of the blog.)Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-37004130183829930292010-06-21T07:45:00.001-07:002010-06-21T13:29:14.479-07:00PUZZLE, June 21st, 2010<b>Congratulations </b>to Martha for solving last week's puzzle.<b><br />
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<b>Previous puzzle:</b> Suggested answers<br />
1. Rode - Can = rod/cane<br />
2. Font - Farce = front/face<br />
3. Tory - Stale = story/tale<br />
4. Dire - Cash = die/crash<br />
5. Self - Shill = shelf/sill<br />
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<b>New Puzzle:</b> Five words that contain OD as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words?<br />
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*OD**, ***OD, *OD***, **OD***, ****OD*<br />
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<b>Pool:</b> A, B, C, C, C, E, E, E, H, I, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, T, U, Y<br />
<b>Each asterisk represents one missing letter.</b>Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-76332327683658689482010-06-21T07:40:00.000-07:002010-06-21T09:17:14.758-07:00ALL CHANGE! June 21st, 2010<div class="MsoNormal">Change the words in the sentence below as indicated. You can only change the exact word in the sequence given; after someone else has posted the next change, then you can post another change. For instance, student 1 writes #1 Subject Noun, and changes the subject noun; Student 2 writes #2 Direct Object Noun, and changes that noun. Each student only makes one change at a time and keeps to the order indicated. If you complete all 7 changes, then start making more changes again from 1 to 7. Each student should build on the changes that the previous students make</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Caring parents skillfully nurture their children's talents.</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Changes: </b>1. subject noun 2. direct object noun 3. indirect object noun 4. adjective(s) 5. adverb(s) 6. verb name 7. verb tense</div>Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-84197260126482975822010-06-21T07:35:00.000-07:002010-06-21T09:21:14.383-07:00COMPLETE THE SENTENCE, June 21st, 2010Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence in each of the three ways indicated; you can add the phrase or clause before or after (not both) to the clause below:<br />
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…<i>Canada Day is on Thursday this week </i>…<br />
<b>1.</b> Use a phrase <b>2.</b> Use a dependent clause <b>3.</b> Use an independent clauseVeronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248113066748913524.post-20562006821989941482010-06-21T07:30:00.001-07:002010-06-21T09:25:56.881-07:00VOCABULARY, June 21st, 2010<div class="MsoNormal"><i>Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence.<o:p></o:p></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><b>irrevocably</b> (adverb) + <b>propensity</b> (noun)<br />
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To further improve your vocabulary, check <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/">Word of the Day</a> every day! There are also word games and puzzles on this site.Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.com7