"Knock-Knock." "Who's There?" "VERBALS."
Identify any verbals, verbal phrases in the following sentence: "I have an entertaining teacher."
"entertaining" is a participle.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "While crossing the street, everyone should stop texting on their phones."
"Crossing" is a gerund, and "crossing the street" is a gerund phrase. "Texting" is a gerund, and "texting on their phones" is a gerund phrase.
***TRIPLE THREAT***
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "The officer returned to help the couple."
"To help" is an infinitive
Identify the type of irony used in the statement below:
"A police station gets robbed."
Situational Irony
(We wouldn't expect a police station to get robbed. They investigate roberries!)
What is the method of note taking that Ms. DeMott taught you all at the beginning of the year? Name and describe the process.
What is Cornell Notes. 24 & 48hr periods for questions and summary.
***DAILY DOUBLE***
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "The mangled pair of sunglasses, bruised face, busted arm, and bleeding knees meant Donna fell again from her mountain bike."
"Mangled" "bruised" , "busted", and "bleeding" are all participles.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "The Eikenhorst Family offered to watch their neighbor’s dog for the whole week."
"To watch" is an infinitive, and "to watch their neighbor’s dog for the whole week" is an infinitive phrase.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Finding a needle in a haystack would be easier than what we're trying to do. "
"Finding" is a gerund. "Finding needle in a haystack" is the gerund phrase.
Identify the type of irony used in the statement below:
"Your partner for prom shows up in ripped jeans and t-shirt. With a smirk, you say, "Oh, I see you're dressed up for the occasion."
Verbal Irony
1) You copy down the CJ you missed from the CJ board.
2) If it appears that there was a worksheet, you retrieve it from the correct pocket in the Wall of Absence.
^ALSO TAKE ANY MISSING TESTS AT THE TESTING CENTER!
***DAILY DOUBLE***
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence:
"Thanksgiving is a great time to give thanks."
"Thanksgiving" is a gerund. "To give" is an infinitive
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Annoyed by the noise, the teacher spoke sharply to the class."
"Annoyed" is a participle, and "annoyed by the noise" is a participial phrase.
Identify the type of irony used in the statement below:
a veterinarian who is afraid of dogs
Situational Irony
Correct the pronoun/antecedent agreement!
Tyrone, as well as his cousins, hope that Grandma
brings her famous brownies and peach pie that
drip with generous scoops of vanilla ice cream.
A.hopes
B.bring
C.drips
D.No change is necessary.
A. hopes
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Not every missed question on the test is analyzed."
"Missed" is a participle.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence:
"I can't help watching my favorite series."
"watching" is a gerund, and
***DAILY DOUBLE****
Tommy went to the mall and met his emerging opponent on Call of Duty.
What is the verbal in the sentence above?
emerging is a participle
Identify the type of irony used in the statement below:
Juan recently accepted a job offer from Iron E, a large technology company. Today is his first day of work. He puts on his best suit, shines his shoes, and grabs his keys. As he walks toward his car, he sees that all four tires are flat. “Oh, great,” he groans. “This is just what I need!”
Verbal Irony
****DAILY DOUBLE****
Correct the pronoun/antecedent agreement
Either the dogs or the cat sleep on the bed while
everyone is out; Lorraine always finds an
indentation in the center of her comforter.
A.sleeps
B.are
C.find
D.No change is necessary.
a. sleeps
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "I need a volunteer to take notes for the student who is absent."
"To take" is an infinitive, and "to take notes for the student who is absent" is an infinitive phrase.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Molly's favorite thing she's done in P.E. is square-dancing."
"Square-dancing" is a gerund.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Reading books about birds has always been a passion of Mr. Beard."
"Reading" is a gerund, and "Reading books about spooks" is a gerund phrase.
Identify the type of irony used in the statement below:
Timothy cheats on his history test. His parents are proud of his vastly improved grade.
Dramatic Irony
The author of "O Captain! My Captain!"
Who is Walt Whitman.