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Regis Philbin , the host of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," smiled at her answer.

Warm-Up 8/28/12 Write down the verb from each sentence and label it transitive, intransitive, or linking. Regis Philbin , the host of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," smiled at her answer. When the contestant completed the first test, she received another clue.

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Regis Philbin , the host of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," smiled at her answer.

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  1. Warm-Up 8/28/12Write down the verb from each sentence and label it transitive, intransitive, or linking. • Regis Philbin, the host of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," smiled at her answer. • When the contestant completed the first test, she received another clue. • Dennis became impatient when Thomas took so long choosing a movie. • President Clinton pushed into the crowd and shook her hand. • The hiker turned quickly toward the noise behind him. • Our teacher gave each of us another chance to take the exam. • After the chef completed the demonstration, she left the students to clean the kitchen.

  2. Active v. Passive Voice • Active voice: the verb expresses an action done by its subject. • John drove the car. • Passive voice: the verb expresses an action done to its subject. • The car was driven by John. • Avoid passive voice! • Anonymous (or with preposition... Wordy): • The room was cleaned. The room was cleaned by Maria. • The flowers were cut. The flowers were cut by John. • The light was turned on. The light was turned on by magic. • Robs the subject of action! • Uses mostly linking verb+ “action” verb • MAY be useful when the subject is unknown. (“The bank was robbed at midnight.”) or when trying to emphasize the object of the sentence instead of the subject.

  3. Practice.Write A if active, P if Passive. • The new bill was presented to Congress by Senator Thompson. • Montreal was defeated by Pittsburgh, eight to two. • Low-flying planes impaired our TV reception. • The delicate glass was dropped accidentally by Maria. • The novel Ethan Frome was written by Edith Wharton. • Excessive heat and a lack of rain ruined the crops last summer. • The pitcher is throwing fast curve balls. • The play Romeo and Juliet was performed by the drama class last week. • The best-actor award had been won by a newcomer to the screen. • Carlo was elected president of the Student Council by the student body.

  4. Vocab Lesson 12 • Quiz on Wednesday (tomorrow!)—Exercises A-D checked • Today: review exercise C. Complete D for homework.

  5. Creation Controversy • Goal is to complete #1-7. *Save the last one for tomorrow! • Annotation instructions are included in the question directions. • As read (silently or out-loud with 1 partner) and answer questions. • You should finish this (#1-7) in class.

  6. The Book Thief, Day 2 • review HW: “Death on death” review chart. • Page “4” of mini-packet: • Some of the death according to Book Thief parts will be review from the first page. • Refer to the poem from today’s handout to complete the 2nd column. • Begin Color Theory

  7. Closure and Reminders • How do you know if an author is reliable? Is Keller reliable? Why/why not? • Honors: what are the main differences between Death in the book v. poem? • Homework: • Exercise D for lesson 12. STUDY! • CP: finish packet #1-4

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