Homographs
Homograph
True or False?
”Went to the park.” Is a complete sentence.
False
What type of sentence is this “Shut the door”.
Imperative.
Word meaning “pieces of broken things”
Debris
Why couldn’t Thoreau write?
There was too much noise in his family home.
Give two meanings to the word “bat“
1. The flying animal
2. Baseball equipment
Fix this fragment: “Because it was raining.”
We add a subject and a verb
ex. We stayed inside because it was raining.
What type of sentence is this? “Did you finish your homework?”
Interrogative
Word meaning “special importance given to something”
Emphasis
Where did Thoreau go and who gave him a place to stay?
He went to the woods, his friend Emerson let him use his land where Thoreau built a cabin.
The word tear can mean “to rip” or ———
A drop from the eye (you tear up when you want to cry).
Identify the fragment
a) She runs fast.
b) Running through the forest.
B) running through the forest
Change this declarative sentence into an exclamatory. “That roller coaster is tall.”
Add an exclamation mark.
”That roller coaster is so tall!”
Word meaning “to meet someone unexpectedly”
Encounter
Why did Thoreau not feel like he was alone in the woods?
The animals kept him company.
What are the two meanings to the word “lead”
1. The metal found in pencils
2. To guide (please lead the class to the gym)
Why is “after lunch” a fragment?
There is no subject or verb.
Which type of sentence shows strong feelings?
Exlamatory
Word meaning “people in your family that come before or after you“
Generations
Why did Thoreau think the loon was laughing at him?
The loon was very fast, and Thoreau could not catch up to him.
What are the two meanings to the word ”light”
1. The opposite of heavy
2. Brightness (the opposite of dark)
Create a sentence fragment.
Ex. “To the beach”
Give me an interrogative sentence.
Ex. Where is your homework?
Use the word ”spectacular” in a sentence.
Bonus point: What type of sentence is this?
What did Thoreau notice about the moles that left him in awe?
The moles could warm their nests with their own body heat in the winter.