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Today’s Bellringer 03/11/13

Today’s Bellringer 03/11/13. Correct the paragraph errors. There are 13 errors in this paragraph!

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Today’s Bellringer 03/11/13

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  1. Today’s Bellringer 03/11/13 Correct the paragraph errors.There are 13 errors in this paragraph! jan and jill had fun yesterday. They’re government class went to the old capital building to watch the General Council right laws. A tour guide lead there class threw an tunnel too an extra big room where the counsel met.

  2. Prepositional phrases • A preposition is a joining word, that joins the noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence. Iit is labeled P. • The object of the preposition is the noun or pronoun after the preposition in the sentence. It is labeled OP. • Prepositional phrases are identified in the question and answer flow after you say the word CHECK. • If there is more than one prepositional phrase in a sentence, read all the prepositional phrases during this time. • Lets look at an example…

  3. John fell down the escalator.

  4. John went to town.

  5. The floppy-eared spaniel howled mournfully in the dark house.

  6. Let’s find the prepositional phrases in each sentence. Then we’ll label the P and OP in the sentence. 1.) My best friend lives across the street from me. 2.) In the middle of the night, the telephone rang. 3.) During the winter break, our family went to a ski lodge

  7. Analogies Analogy- kind of reasoning based on comparison a.) In the first part, you must decide how two words relate to each other. Example: Glove: hand ( A glove goes on a hand) Fear: confidence (Fear is the opposite of confidence) Tadpole: frog ( A tadpole is a baby frog.)

  8. b.) In the second part, you are given only one of the two words, and you must supply the missing word. You MUST choose a word that relates in the SAME way the first two words relate. Example: Glove: hand::_____________________:foot Fear: confidence::hate:_________________ Tadpole: frog:: puppy:__________________

  9. b.) In the second part, you are given only one of the two words, and you must supply the missing word. You MUST choose a word that relates in the SAME way the first two words relate. Example: Glove: hand::_____________________:foot Fear: confidence::hate:_________________ Tadpole: frog:: puppy:__________________

  10. Let’s practice some analogies! Choose the correct missing word and put the letter in the blank. 1.) content: calm::anxious:________ • Smile b. patient c. lazy d. agitated 2.) ears: Mickey Mouse:: __________:Pinocchio • Black b. big c. nose d. pretend 3.)electricity: light bulb:: gasoline: __________ a. Fuel b. car c. solar d. diesel

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