Vocabulary 1
Confusion : understanding, hopeful: _______
darkest : unhappiest, immoral : ________
sordid
Introduces the main idea and the controlling idea in a paragraph
Topic Sentence
use to + base form of a verb
Infinitive
Use base form of a verb + ing
Gerund
Her negative thoughts _________ her every day.
Tormented
The students _______ a week with no tests or homework.
Give details or examples that develop your ideas about the topic
Supporting sentences
I enjoy writing / to write
"I can't help ______ (fall) in love with you"
Falling
Students are ________ for their own learning in this course.
Accountable
The starving children waited anxiously for their _____ rations of rice from the army helicopter.
Meager
Which sentence does not support the topic sentence:
The poverty-stricken lives of Frank's students deeply affected him:
A. How Frank saw himself in his students
B. How Frank saw his students to write
C. How the students inspired Frank to write
B
Susan likes eating chocolate / to eat chocolate
Both
"I don't mind ______ (spend) every day out on your corner in the pouring rain"
Spending
Jack grew up with no parents and had to do everything himself. He possessed the quality of _________.
The town was old and many ________ buildings stood hunched over like old toys.
Dilapidated
Which sentence doesn't support the topic sentence?
Training to be a body builder is a very difficult process.
A. The patience needed to be a body builder
B. Reasons why people should be a body builder
C. The amount of discipline needed to be a body builder
B
I want _________ (break) free
To break
"Today I don't feel like ______ (do) anything. I just want ____ (lay) in my bed"
Noun: Shame
Adjective: ______
Verb: ______
Adverb: ______
Ashamed/Shameful
Shame
Shamefully
Noun: hopelessness
Adjective: ______
Adverb: ______
Hopelessly
The last part of the paragraph- summarizes or offers a solution to the problem or offer an opinion
concluding sentence
"Cuz all of the stars are fading away, just try _______ (not worry), you'll see them someday. Take what you need and be on your way and stop _____ (cry) your heart out."
Not to worry, crying
"Remember _____ (let) her into your heart then you can start _______(make) it better."
To let, Making