Conjunctions
Simple and Compound Sentences
Theme
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What is that word?!
100

I am going to the beach or to my home

What is or?

100

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain.

What is Complex?

100

I think we are well-advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering on the mind’s door at 4 a.m. of a bad night and demand to know who deserted them, who betrayed them, who is going to make amends. We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget. We forget the loves and the betrayals alike, forget what we whispered and what we screamed, forget who we were.” ― Joan Didion, Slouching Towards Bethlehem

What theme in the story does the excerpt develop through the character’s internal dialogue?

  1. We should try to be acquaintances with everybody that we meet. 

  2. We are better off forgetting our past than trying to accept it. 

  3. We are better off accepting our past than trying to forget it. 

  4. We forget who are are when we stop talking to the friends in our past.

What is 3?

100

He said "You got burritoes! I am asking because I am hungry

He said "You got burritoes? I am asking because I am hungry."

100

Solemnly

What is an adverb?

200

I follow my passion, for it brings me joy

What is for?

200

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies but just as much to stand up to our friends.

What is Complex sentence?

200

“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”

What does the conversation between Atticus Finch and his son Jem say about Atticus’s character, and how does this reinforce a theme?

  1. Atticus cares about intelligence and kindness over brute strength which reinforces the theme that real courage is about standing up for what’s right. 

  2. Atticus Finch strives for success in everything and wants his son to as well which reinforces the theme that you should try hard no matter what. 

  3. Atticus believes that the best type of man is one who is good with and without a gun which reinforces the theme that you should be strong and smart. 

What is 1?

200

I looked at the masterpiece hanging in the museum. All I could think, is that my three-year-old brother could do so much better.

I looked at the masterpiece hanging in the museum but all I could think is that my three-year-old brother could do so much better.

200

obnoxious

What is an adjective?

300

I am the best builder on the planet but I still have a lot to learn.

What is but?

300

I like to eat apples.

What is simple sentence

300

https://neighborsvt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Super-Human-by-Nicola-Yoon.pdf

After finishing the story, Please describe what you think is the main theme of the story and why

There is no right or wrong response.

300

If you like tuna and tomato sauce. Try combining the two; it’s really not as bad as it sounds.

If you like tuna and tomato sauce, try combining the two, it’s really not as bad as it sounds.

300

night

What is an general noun?