Vocab
Which of these would be the opposite of "facilitate":
A) "moderate"
B) "obstruct"
C) "assimilate"
D) "underestimate"
obstruct
Rewrite the following in the passive voice:
Lawrence wrote a very interesting blog post.
A very interesting blog post was written by Lawrence.
Combine the following sentences using an adverb clause and the conjunction "because."
Maurice wouldn't stop talking. Janet couldn't concentrate on her work.
Because Maurice wouldn't stop talking, Janet couldn't concentrate on her work.
Embed the following as a dialogue quote:
"This is a night made for hard thoughts." - Gene
"This is a night made for hard thoughts," declared Gene.
What type of figurative language is the following:
The deer danced through the woods with a modest grace.
Personification
What does it mean if somebody gives you "profuse" thanks?
They thanked you an extremely large amount.
Rewrite the following in the passive voice:
You must submit a report every Thursday.
A report must be submitted (by you) every Thursday.
Reduce the adverb clause in the following sentence if possible:
Reggie has been on the run for weeks since the criminals failed to catch up to his car.
Not possible.
Embed the following as a dialogue quote, placing your signal phrase in the middle:
"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream." - Edgar Allan Poe
"All that we see or seem," said Poe, "is but a dream within a dream."
Common advice for descriptive writing:
_____, don't ______.
Show, don't tell.
Use the word "egregious" in a sentence.
Many possible answers
Rewrite the following in the passive voice:
Many believe that climate change is a critical issue.
Climate change is believed (by many) to be a critical issue.
OR
It is believed (by many) that climate change is a critical issue.
Reduce the adverb clause in the following sentence if possible:
He waited to watch the movie until after he'd read the book.
He waited to watch the movie until after reading the book.
Embed the following as a colon quote:
"Truth is stranger than fiction." - Mark Twain
Mark Twain explained his thoughts on truth: "[It] is stranger than fiction."
What was the final step of the persuasive speech outline we used for the Human Rights Project?
Action / Appeal
What is the noun form of tenacious?
Tenacity
Rewrite the following using the "empty it":
Carrots were previously thought to be good for children's eyesight.
It was previously thought that carrots were good for children's eyesight.
Reduce the adjective clause in the following sentence if possible:
Kelly, who is a famous hockey player, goes to the ice rink every afternoon to practice.
Kelly, a famous hockey player, goes to the ice rink every afternoon to practice.
Embed the following as a flow quote:
"I will scale the highest mountains and cross the widest oceans to reach you." - Matthew, to Sophia
Matthew said he would "scale the highest mountains and cross the widest oceans to reach [Sophia]."
DAILY DOUBLE
You may wager up to:
$1000
or
the amount of money you have
(whichever is higher)
Correct any run-on sentences or comma splices in the following sentence:
"It is very painful for me to be forced to speak the truth, it is the first time in my life that I have ever been reduced to such a painful position I am really quite inexperienced in doing anything of the kind."
What is the difference between a "contradictory" and "controversial" statement?
Contradictory: a statement that goes against or disproves itself
Controversial: a statement that causes many heated disagreements
DAILY DOUBLE
You may wager up to:
$1000
or
the amount of money you have
(whichever is higher)
Rewrite the following in the passive voice:
The construction crew will have completed the new academic building by the time the students arrive.
Reduce the adjective clause in the following sentence if possible:
The man who has all of my money just fled the country.
The man with all of my money just fled the country.
Embed the following as a flow quote:
"Why should we live with such hurry and waste of life?" - Thoreau
Thoreau asks why people "should...live with such hurry and waste of life."
Who was the speaker in the UNICEF Women's Rights speech we watched in class?
Priyanka Chopra