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GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK

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GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK

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  1. GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK Capitalize names of people, titles used in front of a person’s name, places, days, months, holidays, and special events.

  2. VOCABULARY TERM: aborigine (n) – an original inhabitant SENTENCE CORRECTION: The Pilgrims celebrated the first thanksgiving in plymouth massachusetts with the aborigines of the New World.

  3. VOCABULARY TERM: altercation (n) – a noisy dispute SENTENCE CORRECTION: The altercation on tuesday between joe and sam was recorded on cell phones and posted on the internet.

  4. VOCABULARY TERM: amalgam (n) – a mixture of different elements SENTENCE CORRECTION: My neighbor, ms. smith, includes an amalgam of ingredients in her famous apple pie that she serves for christmas.

  5. VOCABULARY TERM: ambrosial (adj) – delicious; fragrant; divine SENTENCE CORRECTION: The food in athens, greece was ambrosial.

  6. VOCABULARY TERM: ambulatory (n) – a mixture of different elements SENTENCE CORRECTION: The doctor told mr. jones that he would not be ambulatory after his surgery in october.

  7. GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK Capitalize names of nationalities, peoples, languages, direction words referring to parts of the country, and the name of a school subject if it comes from the name of a country or is followed by a Roman numeral.

  8. VOCABULARY TERM: amphibious (n) – able to function on land and in water SENTENCE CORRECTION: Sammy was always in the pool and was nearly amphibious while his family was on vacation up north.

  9. VOCABULARY TERM: androgynous (adj) – having both male and female characteristics SENTENCE CORRECTION: The polish public restrooms are often androgynous in the northern part of the country.

  10. VOCABULARY TERM: aperture (n) – an opening; a hole SENTENCE CORRECTION: In yearbook I, students learned about the aperture of the cameras they were using.

  11. VOCABULARY TERM: apex (n) – the highest point SENTENCE CORRECTION: The student from Biology fell from the apex of the mountain that was located in the south of the country.

  12. VOCABULARY TERM: apparition (n) – an unusual or unexpected sight SENTENCE CORRECTION: The article in the chinese newspaper reported that an apparition caused the uproar in chemistry III class.

  13. GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK Capitalize names, the first word and all important words in the titles of books, plays, newspapers, articles, paintings, periodicals, movies, musical compositions, poems, and other works of art, references to religions, denominations, sacred works, books of the Bible, deities or prophets. Do not capitalize god or goddesses when it refers to the gods of mythology.

  14. VOCABULARY TERM: appendage (n) – something attached to a larger item SENTENCE CORRECTION: In the terminator movies, victims often lose their appendages.

  15. VOCABULARY TERM: arcane (adj) – secret; mysterious SENTENCE CORRECTION: Many methodists believe that gods like zeus from mythology are arcane.

  16. VOCABULARY TERM: archetype (n) – the original pattern or model SENTENCE CORRECTION: In the bible, the fall of Adam and Eve from innocence is an example of an archetype.

  17. VOCABULARY TERM: ballyhoo (n) – a noisy, attention-getting demonstration or talk SENTENCE CORRECTION: Many religious groups staged a ballyhoo outside the theater at the release of Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix.

  18. VOCABULARY TERM: bedlam (n) – uproar; confusion SENTENCE CORRECTION: The bedlam caused by Johns altercation with Kyra upset the entire school for the remainder of the day.

  19. GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK Use apostrophes to show ownership, form contractions, and in place of omitted numbers in a year.

  20. VOCABULARY TERM: bellicose (adj) – warlike; quarrelsome SENTENCE CORRECTION: The students bellicose behavior made the teacher send him out of class.

  21. VOCABULARY TERM: billet-doux (n) – a love letter SENTENCE CORRECTION: The billet-doux taped to Sallys locker wasnt the first one she had received from Tom.

  22. VOCABULARY TERM: bizarre (adj) – out of the ordinary; eccentric; freakish SENTENCE CORRECTION: Students in the class of 09 thought the new teachers cat tie that he wore every day was very bizarre.

  23. VOCABULARY TERM: bombast (n) – pretentious, inflated speech or writing SENTENCE CORRECTION: The political campaigns of 08 were full of bombast.

  24. VOCABULARY TERM: bona fide (adj) – made in good faith; genuine SENTENCE CORRECTION: The teenagers bona fide offer to wash the dishes.

  25. GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK Fragments may lack a subject, verb, or both, or may be punctuated incorrectly to form an incomplete thought.

  26. VOCABULARY TERM: boudoir (n) – a woman’s dressing room, bedroom, or private sitting room SENTENCE CORRECTION: The boudoir in the mansion.

  27. VOCABULARY TERM: brouhaha (n) – hubbub; uproar; furor SENTENCE CORRECTION: Creating a brouhaha in class.

  28. VOCABULARY TERM: buffoon (n) – a clown, comedian, or laughable person SENTENCE CORRECTION: The buffoon in first period.

  29. VOCABULARY TERM: buttress (n) – a support SENTENCE CORRECTION: The buttress on the back of the picture frame.

  30. VOCABULARY TERM: cacophonous (adj) – harsh-sounding SENTENCE CORRECTION: The cacophonous music was coming from.

  31. GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK A run-on sentence is two or more complete sentences written as though they were one sentence. Two or more sentences may not be written without punctuation marks or conjunctions between them.

  32. VOCABULARY TERM: cadence (n) – rhythm SENTENCE CORRECTION: The military marches in cadence with each other sometimes they even sing when they march.

  33. VOCABULARY TERM: cameo (n) – a raised image on a precious stone; a small role in a movie or play SENTENCE CORRECTION: Joe Flanigan had a cameo in an episode of Warehouse 13 he did a great job as the devil figure.

  34. VOCABULARY TERM: carcinogen (n) – a substance that causes cancer SENTENCE CORRECTION: Cigarettes are a well-known carcinogen the surgeon general has a warning on each packet.

  35. VOCABULARY TERM: carnivore (n) – a flesh-eating animal SENTENCE CORRECTION: Grizzly bears are carnivores it is not a good idea to run from them.

  36. VOCABULARY TERM: caucus (n) – a closed meeting of members of a political party or faction SENTENCE CORRECTION: The Republican caucus was just as large as the Democratic one they both discussed different topics, however.

  37. GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK Two or more sentences may not be connected with a comma. This is known as a “comma splice.”

  38. VOCABULARY TERM: celestial (adj) – heavenly SENTENCE CORRECTION: The celestial reflection of the moon on the water was romantic, there were many couples enjoying the beautiful view.

  39. VOCABULARY TERM: circumvent (v) – to avoid by going around; to outwit SENTENCE CORRECTION: Many people believe that you cannot circumvent your fate, others believe that you have no fate and can make your life what you want it to be.

  40. VOCABULARY TERM: citadel (n) – a fortress SENTENCE CORRECTION: The college felt like a citadel, it was easy to get on and off campus.

  41. VOCABULARY TERM: cogitate (v) – to ponder or think intently SENTENCE CORRECTION: The teacher encouraged the students to cogitate about the answer to the question,many students answered quickly.

  42. VOCABULARY TERM: comatose (adj) – unconscious or inactive SENTENCE CORRECTION: After the surgery, Tom was comatose and he was moved to intensive care.

  43. GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK A comma is used before a coordinating conjunction joining two main clauses.

  44. VOCABULARY TERM: conflagration (n) – a large, destructive fire SENTENCE CORRECTION: The conflagration in the mountains was the worst in history but the firefighters managed to extinguish it.

  45. VOCABULARY TERM: contretemps (n) – an embarrassing incident SENTENCE CORRECTION: Samantha thought the worst contretemps was falling down the stairs but she changed her mind after breaking her finger in gym.

  46. VOCABULARY TERM: conveyance (n) – a means of transporting; a vehicle SENTENCE CORRECTION: Her conveyance shut down on the highway so she called a tow truck.

  47. VOCABULARY TERM: corona (n) – a halo of light around the sun or the moon SENTENCE CORRECTION: She thought she saw a UFO but it was actually just a corona.

  48. VOCABULARY TERM: cryptic (adj) – secret; mysterious SENTENCE CORRECTION: When the old friends saw one another, they shared a cryptic handshake and James felt left out.

  49. GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK Using the grammar rules from this quarter, identify the errors in the following sentences.

  50. VOCABULARY TERM: cuisine (n) – food; a style of cooking SENTENCE CORRECTION: The class of 12 shared a nice meal of german cuisine at the reunion in seattle, washington.

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