Usage, Mechanics, and Rhetorical Skills
Katie likes to play basketball she thinks it would be more fun to play on the moon.
Katie likes to play basketball; she thinks it would be more fun to play on the moon.
Add the comma where needed:
Emica likes to play Fortnite eat and sleep.
Emica likes to play Fortnite, eat, and sleep.
Use Novel in a sentence
Example: We were looking for a novel way to eliminate Algebra.
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My mother said it's raining cats and dogs; I have to agree with her.
How old is Noah Kahan?
26
Put the comma in the correct spot:
Lidia eats pickles, sometimes but they tend to make her queasy.
Lidia eats pickles sometimes but, they tend to make her queasy.
Add to this sentence fragment:
Before I went to school.
Example: Before I went to school my mom fought the bear in our house.
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What is a synonym for prohibit?
Example: prevent, ban, forbid
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Make an acrostic poem using Laura.
Lollipops
Amigos and lollipops
Unicorns eat lollipops.
Rinos and unicorns are amigos.
Are you going to the Rino and unicorn party?
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When was Noah Kahan's first breakout album?
Bonus: What was it called?
2018
Bonus: Busyhead
Make a sentence and use the em dash correctly.
Example:
My sister--who hates children--is working at an elementary school.
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Fixe this run-on sentence:
Ted wanted to eat a burger Tina is a vegetarian.
Ted wanted to eat a burger; Tina is a vegetarian.
Act out a strenuous activity.
Examples: Mountain climbing, running, biking.
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Write a background story for a guy named Steven who likes to run. Use descriptive words!
Example: Steven is a very tall man who likes to run. Steven found out he likes to run a couple of years ago. It was a cold morning and his bike broke down so he ran instead. He found out that running brought him joy.
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Who was his collab with on the song "Northern Attitude"?
Hozier
Put quotations and the comma that best fits in the sentence.
My mom said You need to clean your room before it becomes a pigsty. I'm afraid I have to disagree with her.
My mom said, "You need to clean your room before it becomes a pigsty." I'm afraid I have to disagree with her.
Show where the commas go in the nonrestrictive appositive:
Mr. Erickson my teacher is an alien on the planet Mars.
Mr. Erickson, my teacher, is an alien on the planet Mars.
Tell your neighbor a pragmatic idea.
Example: I think wearing a seatbelt is a pragmatic idea.
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With the people at your desks come up with 3 sentences about Katie and Wisconsin cheese. Use two of our grammar skills (em dash or comma).
Example: Katie is a Wisconsin cheesemaker but, she hates cheese. She has a beautiful cheese shop--located in central Wisconsin--with many cheese wheels. I hope to take over and become a cheese master one day like Katie.
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Where was Noah Kahan born?
Bonus: city and state
Stratfford, Vermont
Write a sentence using an em dash and a semicolon.
Mr. Erickson made a cake; his recipe--although it was in German--was one of the best.
Turn to your neighbor and have a debate about whether bagel or (bag)el.
Example: When you look at the word bagel it phonetically should be pronounced bagel (not bagggel). Another reason I am correct is that when you google the pronunciation it is bagel.
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Use the word ambiguous in a conversation outside of class and tell Laura.
Example: I asked my teacher when the homework was due, but he gave an ambiguous reply.
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If you were to be an animal what would you be?
Example: If I was an animal I would be the Giant Galapagos land turtle. These turtles are some of the oldest turtles to exist. Another great reason to be a turtle is that they are going extinct. In some cases this could be bad but, it means I could be a turtle heavily protected at a zoo.
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What is Laura's favorite Noah Kahan song?
Northern Attitude ft. Hozier