Narrative tenses
Correct this sentence “I had been calling her all day but she never answers”
“I had been calling her all day but she never answerED”
Words that describe nouns are called what?
Adjectives
How many campuses does Ohlone College have?
2
Who is the author of Born a Crime?
Trevor Noah
What does the STAR method stand for?
Situation Task Action Result
Which narrative tense occurs the most often in story telling?
Past simple
“The course rock felt rough against my palm” is an example of what type of sensory description?
Touch
How many credits can you take for $40 if you enroll in Ohlone through FACE?
11
Who is the author of Now we are five?
David Sedaris
What are puns?
Jokes based on double meanings of words
Past simple, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous
“The odor attacked my nostrils” is an example of what type of sensory description?
Smell
Which company will pay you to take classes at Ohlone while you are also working for that company?
Tesla
What country did Trevor Noah live in while he was a child?
South Africa
What sport is American conversation style?
Basketball
Which tenses are used in this sentence
"The train had just left by the time she arrived at the station"?
Past simple and past perfect
What are the five categories of sensory descriptions?
Taste, touch, smell, sight, sound
Which University of California college can you co-enroll in while you are a student at Ohlone?
Berkeley
What was the name of David Sedaris's youngest sister?
Tiffany
What is one tip from the video we watched to help get rid of vocal fillers?
1. Breath
2. Get comfortable with silence
3. Practice your speech loud
4. Replace "um" with "period" during practice
What is the main difference between past perfect and past perfect continuous?
We use the past perfect simple with action verbs to emphasize the completion of an event. We use the past perfect continuous to show that an event or action in the past was still continuing
What are three ways to use grammar to add clarity to your stories?
Use specific adjectives
Use pronouns carefully
Use action verbs
What is the name of the person who gave us a tour at Ohlone?
Celina
Why did Trevor Noah's mother throw him out of a moving car?
Because she was afraid the taxi driver was going to kill them.
What is an "old flame"?
Someone you loved in the past