Section outline
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MONDAY:
>Review Friday's sentences;
Choose among the following possible answers:
A) faulty pronoun reference
B) Passive voice
C) Dangling / misplaced / squinting modifier
D) Parallel structure error
E) No error
F) subject / verb agreement error
STUDY SENTENCES:- He told his daughter eventually the dog would have to go back to its owner.
- She was not only very tired, but also sick to her stomach.
- I noticed that a window had been left open.
- Neither my brothers nor my father are going to sell the house.
- Sally stopped at the grocery store, the bank, and ran to the library.
TUESDAY:
>
Choose among the following possible answers:
A) faulty pronoun reference
B) Passive voice
C) Dangling / misplaced / squinting modifier
D) Parallel structure error
E) No error
F) subject / verb agreement error
STUDY SENTENCES:
- Some of the water in our yards enters from a hole in the drainage pipe.
- I am not sure which Billy dislikes more, going to the doctor’s office or a visit to the dentist.
- Having a friend carefully review your work will keep errors to a minimum.
- Old movies were filmed in black and white.
- Tired after a long shift at work, watching a movie was just what I needed.
- Johnny told Billy he had a test on Friday.
- Billy likes hiking, swimming, and to ride a bicycle.
- Sally had been asked many times before that day.
- Finally turning twenty, my father let me drive his restored Mustang.
- To survive in this heat, new plants need daily watering.
MORE PRACTICE: (working on it...)
WEDNESDAY:
FINALS: Periods 1 & 2
THURSDAY:
FINALS: Periods 3 & 5
FRIDAY:
FINALS: Periods 4 & 6
+++ See you after the break! +++
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Handouts for the week: