VOCABULARY
SENTENCE COMBINATION
COMPLEX SENTENCES
NARRATIVE WRITING
THAT'S SOME HARD STUFF!
100
What word means "living or growing naturally in a place"?
Indeginous
100
Combine these two sentences: I love to go fishing on Sunday's. I go everytime my dad allows me to.
,so
100
What is the word that makes this sentence complex? Since Eldon hates airplanes, he’ll probably take the train even though it is slow.
Since
100
What is a passing score on the essay portion of the TAKS Writing Test?
"2"
100
List three words that have the root word 'gen' in it. Two of them must be from the vocabulary words learned last week. Gen means: birth, kind
Answers will vary. Some that may be said: genetics progenitors indigenous gene regentrifrication generate
200
What is "the ability to live forever"?
immortality
200
Combine these two sentences with a FAN BOY: I have two test to study for. I will study for one tonight and one in the morning.
, so
200
Where and what punctuation is necessary in the following sentence? Although the farmer is ready the ground is still too wet to plow.
A comma should be placed directly after the word 'ready.'
200
Correct this sentence with proper quotation marks: I'm hungry! she kept saying.
"I'm hungry!" she kept saying.
200
Use your context clues to define the word 'morgues.' Much of this early research was conducted in morgues where bodies are kept before burial or cremation.
A place where dead bodies are kept.
300
What is "being born with some ability or quality"?
Innate
300
Which FAN BOY would BEST combine these sentences? John, I still love you. It saddens me to say that you no longer have my heart.
, but
300
Identify the WABU WABU WATIST word and identify where the punctuation goes or if there is any. Please tell Rita to return my lunchbox that she borrowed last week if you see her.
The word is 'if', and there is no punctuation necessary.
300
Correct this sentence with proper quotations: Mushrooms ain't good eating, I said. They can kill you.
"Mushrooms ain't good eating," I said. "They can kill you."
300
Define the word 'mortify' in the following sentences by using context clues. Would you change anything about yourself? Are there any things about yourself that mortify, or embarrass, you?
to embarass, shame, or make to feel foolish.
400
When someone has lost their strength and endurance they have lost _________.
vitality
400
Create a compound sentence on the board that is correctly punctuated. Use the subject "cleaning." You have 1 minute to talk with your team.
Answers will vary.
400
What is the formula used for creating a complex sentence with a comma?
WABU WABU WATIST + Independent Clause + , + Independent Clause + .
400
What is the trat that is missing from the rubric you will be graded with on the TAKS Writing test? F-Focus O-Organization D-Development of Ideas V- M-Mechanics
V-Voice
400
Use your context clues to define the word 'prenatal' in the following sentences. Cloning is at the extreme end of genetic science. It is an experimental science that may never be available to humans. but there are many other interesting genetics advances that are available. For example, certain prenatal tests can generate a kind of gene map that shows the characteristics of an unborn child, including certain diseases or other problems. This may seem like a morbid topic, but scientists are researching how to use genes to correct these diseases before the baby is even born.
relating to or happening before birth.
500
These people are older than you and have experienced many more things than you have.
Progenitor's
500
Create and combine two sentences using a semicolon. The subject is 'sports.' You have 1 minute to confer with your team.
Answers will vary. Sentences must be related to one another.
500
What is the formula for a complex sentence without a comma?
Independent Clause + WABU WABU WATIST + Independent Clause + .
500
Correct this sentence: Turn right on Mill run Road and head east. After about a Mile, you will pass a sign that say Welcome to calvert county. Then you will pass a Gas Station.
Turn right on Mill Run Road and head east. After about a mile, you will pass a sign that says, "Welcome to Calvert County." Then you will pass a gas station. see transparency 15 in the back of Grammar and Writing Workshop Transparencies.
500
Create a complex sentence using last weeks vocabulary word 'enhance'.
Answers will vary