FRIDAY

Weird Word of the Week

leiotrichous Noun

The majority of students in

this school are leiotrichous.

Weird Word of the Week

leiotrichous From Greek: leios (smooth)

and thrix (hair)

Leiotrichous = having

straight, smooth hair

Clarification re: SW III. 3.

Chloris, next to Phyllurus, dangled from a

tree.

Next to Phyllurus is actually not an

appositive. I gave it to you if it was

grammatically correct and if it didn’t have a

relative pronoun.

Clarification re: SW III. 3.

How do you know if it’s an appositive

phrase?

Join the appositive to the first clause using

“is”.

Paris, the capital of France, is a busy city.

Paris is the capital of France.

Paris, located in France, is a busy city.

Paris is… France?

QUIZ #1 REVIEW

Instructions

Answer in your red notebook.

No need to skip lines.

You may write in print.

Avoid chatting because I will not leave the

slides up for a long period of time.

Section 1: Gerunds

For each given sentence, write the gerund

or gerund phrase.

Underline the gerund.

Example:

– Sentence: I enjoy reading books in my free

time.

– Answer: reading books

8 questions

1. Two hours of working out every day left

Tanya exhausted by the end of the week.

2. Hanging the photo frames symmetrically

proved more difficult than Tom thought.

3. Tim enjoys jogging a few miles every

morning.

4. Winning at strategy games is something

at which Tracey excels.

5. My younger brother was grounded for

disobeying our parents.

6. Candice is enjoying reading about

kangaroos.

7. Without practicing as much as you have

in the past, you cannot expect to do well.

8. Playing soccer after school is what

Samuel likes to do before going home.

Section 2: Appositives

Combine the pair of sentences into one

using an appositive phrase.

Think carefully! Make sure the appositive

phrase is a noun phrase telling more about

the other noun in the sentence.

Use commas properly.

6 questions

1. Mars is a planet. Mars is located in Outer

Space.

2. We enjoyed our vacation in Batanes. It is

a beautiful island in the northern

Philippines.

3. Mark Twain wrote Tom Sawyer. Mark

Twain was a famous author.

4. Our pet rabbit is Fluffy. Fluffy is a cute

bunny.

5. Carl and Sam are our neighbors. They

are scientists.

6. Rome is the capital of Italy. Many people

go to Rome.

Section 3: Vocabulary

For each sentence, write the vocabulary

word and then the part of speech as used

in the sentence.

Example:

– It is _______ to claim that aliens ate your

homework.

– Answer: absurd, adj.

20 pts. 10 for the word and 10 for part of

speech.

1. The little kitten _________ under the

table because it was afraid of the barking

dog.

2. After the landslide, several houses were

covered in __________.

3. She sang in total _________, not

embarrassed by how loud her voice was

or how many people were watching her.

4. He was _________ because he had won

first place in the contest.

5. “Welcome to our house!” she said

________, so happy and thrilled to have

visitors for the first time.

6. The ________ children could not sit still

because they were in such a playful

mood.

7. I spilled ________ ink on my shirt and

could no longer remove it.

8. The cancer had had a ________ effect on

the appearance of the girl. She had lost

so much weight!

9. The _______ took care of the financial

affairs of the young child after her parents

had died.

10.That little _______ stole my cucumbers!

Exchange and Check

For gerunds and appositives, wrong

spelling is wrong!

Section 1: Gerunds

For each given sentence, write the gerund

or gerund phrase.

Underline the gerund.

Example:

– Sentence: I enjoy reading books in my free

time.

– Answer: reading books

8 questions

1. Two hours of working out every day left

Tanya exhausted by the end of the week.

2. Hanging the photo frames symmetrically

proved more difficult than Tom thought.

3. Tim enjoys jogging a few miles every

morning.

4. Winning at strategy games is something

at which Tracey excels.

5. My younger brother was grounded for

disobeying our parents.

6. Candice is enjoying reading about

kangaroos.

7. Without practicing as much as you have

in the past, you cannot expect to do well.

8. Playing soccer after school is what

Samuel likes to do before going home.

Section 2: Appositives

Combine the pair of sentences into one

using an appositive phrase.

Think carefully! Make sure the appositive

phrase is a noun phrase telling more about

the other noun in the sentence.

Use commas properly.

6 questions

1. Mars is a planet. Mars is located in Outer

Space.

Mars, a planet, is located in Outer Space.

2. We enjoyed our vacation in Batanes. It is a

beautiful island in the northern Philippines.

We enjoyed our vacation in Batanes, a

beautiful island in the northern Philippines.

3. Mark Twain wrote Tom Sawyer. Mark Twain

was a famous author.

Mark Twain, a famous author, wrote Tom

Sawyer.

4. Our pet rabbit is Fluffy. Fluffy is a cute

bunny.

Our pet rabbit, Fluffy, is a cute bunny.

5. Carl and Sam are our neighbors. They are

scientists.

Carl and Sam, our neighbors, are scientists.

6. Rome is the capital of Italy. Many people go

to Rome.

Many people go to Rome, the capital of Italy.

Section 3: Vocabulary

For each sentence, write the vocabulary

word and then the part of speech as used

in the sentence.

Example:

– It is _______ to claim that aliens ate your

homework.

– Answer: absurd, adj.

20 pts. 10 for the word and 10 for part of

speech. Wrong verb tense is wrong.

1. The little kitten _________ under the

table because it was afraid of the barking

dog.

cowered, verb

2. After the landslide, several houses were

covered in __________. debris, noun

3. She sang in total _________, not

embarrassed by how loud her voice was

or how many people were watching her.

abandon, noun

4. He was _________ because he had won

first place in the contest. jubilant, adj

5. “Welcome to our house!” she said

________, so happy and thrilled to have

visitors for the first time. exuberantly,

adverb

6. The ________ children could not sit still

because they were in such a playful

mood. frolicsome, adj.

7. I spilled ________ ink on my shirt and

could no longer remove it. indelible, adj

8. The cancer had had a ________ effect on

the appearance of the girl. She had lost

so much weight! drastic, adj.

9. The _______ took care of the financial

affairs of the young child after her parents

had died. custodian, noun

10.That little _______ stole my cucumbers!

wretch, noun