Key Words & Phrases
Transfer the sentence into key words and phrases: “The esophagus moves food to the stomach, but digestion mostly happens in the small intestine.”
esophagus → food → stomach; digestion mostly occurs in small intestine?
Identify the sentence type: “The robot called a strike.”
a simple sentence
The robot made a call.
Expand this sentence using how.................
The robot made a call by using cameras to check the umpires' call.
Definition: Ending or stopping something. Complete the sentence: “The league considered ___ the use of human umpires entirely.”
terminating
accept other reasonable answers
The robot tracks pitches it uses cameras.
The robot tracks pitches. It uses cameras.
ALSO ACCEPTABLE:
The robot tracks pitches, and it uses cameras.
Transfer the sentence into key words and phrases:
I am a carnivore, which means I eat meat, and she is a carnivore too.
I = carnivore = eat meat + she = carnivore too
The pitcher threw a fastball, but the catcher missed the signal.
a compound sentence
The camera tracked the pitch.
Expand the sentence using:
Where.......................
How.........................
At the ballpark, the camera tracked the pitch smoothly.
ACCEPT reasonable answers
Definition: Not obvious; hard to notice. Complete the sentence: “The difference between a ball and a strike was so ___ that only the camera could detect it.”
subtle
accept other reasonable answers
The batter was confused he didn't know if it was a strike the umpire said nothing.
The batter was confused because he didn't know if it was a strike. The umpire said nothing.
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks, and it is a time to eat great food, which makes you more sleepy.
Thanksgiving = time to give thanks + a time to eat great food--> you more sleepy.
Identify the sentence type: “Because the camera tracked every millimeter of the pitch, the call was overturned.”
a complex sentence
The batter challenged the call.
Expand using:
when.......
why.........
After the pitch, the batter challenged the call because the ABS system showed that it had crossed the strike-zone boundary
Use “subtle” correctly in an original compound or complex sentence.
Ms. Martinovic cannot be subtle when you tell her a secret because she has to spill the beans immediately to her friends!
accept other reasonable answers
Hawk-Eye technology is very accurate it measures pitches to within one-sixth of an inch many players trust it now.
Hawk-Eye technology is very accurate. It measures pitches to within one-sixth of an inch. Many players trust it now.
More students at York Prep means that there should be more snacks in the gym, which means that there should be less snacks left elsewhere.
^ students at York Prep= ^ snacks in the gym = there should be < snacks left elsewhere.
Get out of your room now, and get all your homework out now!
(2 types)
Compound & Imperative
The cell membrane is important.
Expand using:
where.............
why................
In every cell, the cell membrane is important because it controls what enters and leaves.
Use “terminate” correctly in a declarative and imperative sentence.
In math, there is something called a terminating decimal.
You have to be terminate that employee for being unethical.
Accept other reasonable answers.
The digestive system breaks down food the stomach churns it the small intestine absorbs nutrients the large intestine absorbs water.
The digestive system breaks down food, and the stomach churns it. The small intestine absorbs nutrients, while the large intestine absorbs water.
ACCEPT other reasonable answers.
10,000 snacks is more than 200 snacks, which leads to less hungry children and happier teachers
10,000 snacks > 200 snacks-> to less hungry children + happier teachers
Human migration happened.
Expand using:
when......
how.......
why (multiple causes).......
Thousands of years ago, human migration happened as groups traveled across continents on foot and by boat because they sought food, safety, and new places to live.
Use both “subtle” and “terminating” in one logical sentence.
The subtle improvement in camera accuracy helped the league consider terminating the older review process.
Accept other logical answers.
Human migration happened thousands of years ago people moved across continents they adapted to new environments they developed new tools and languages.
Thousands of years ago, people moved across continents. As they adapted to new environments, they developed new tools and languages.
ACCEPT other reasonable answers.