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Warm Up 9-15-2014 ( WtK )

Warm Up 9-15-2014 ( WtK ). Mood : is the attitude a verb conveys in a sentence. If you change a verb’s mood, the tone of the sentence containing it will also change. The mood depends on the sentence’s purpose.

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Warm Up 9-15-2014 ( WtK )

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  1. Warm Up 9-15-2014 (WtK) • Mood: is the attitude a verb conveys in a sentence. If you change a verb’s mood, the tone of the sentence containing it will also change. The mood depends on the sentence’s purpose. • Indicative mood: is used to make statements of fact or opinion; the indicative is the most commonly used mood. Example: Bob needs to clean his room today. • Imperative mood: is used for commands or direct requests; writers use the imperative mood when they are trying to create a dramatic effect, or when they are trying to be persuasive. Example: Bob, clean your room today! • Subjunctive mood: is used to express wishes, doubt, or contradictions; In the subjunctive mood, In the subjunctive, “were” is used for all persons, singular or plural. Example: If I were king, you would be queen. If he had worked, he could have earned high wages. • Conditional mood: is used to express a condition or a hypothetical situation. The conditional sometimes expresses hypothetical statements. Example: If Bob had cleaned his room, he could have played. If you ate fruit, you’d be healthier. • Interrogative mood: is used to ask a question; Example: Have you cleaned your room yet, Bob?

  2. Warm Up 9-16-2014 Expository (informational) Writing Prompt: What is the difference between a domestic cat and a wild cat? How are they alike? List your findings in a Venn diagram.

  3. Warm Up 9-17-2014 • Add correct punctuation and capitalization. Hey everybody shouted the guide look at This 700-foot high sand dune • What kind of sentence? (interrogative, imperative, or declarative) The number of bacteria in each quart of backyard soil is 30 times the world’s population. • What part of a book is an alphabetical listing of terms used in the book, along with the definitions? • Write the correct form of the adjective noisy. Lulabelle is the __________ of the three elephants. • A lady tells a story about events at the World’s Largest Maple Syrup Festival. She narrates the story as an outside observer. The point of view is: (a)first person (b) second person (c) third person

  4. “Now I Lay me Down to Sleep” Lie, lay – who can tell the difference? You can if you memorize this: • Youliedown for a nap. • Yesterday, you laydown for a nap. • You laysomething down on the table. • Write three sentences that use lie and lay correctly. Warm Up 9-18-2014

  5. I Sail Over the Bleachers… Write two paragraphs describing the following scene: Andy Pettittethrows a nasty pitch, but Trot Nixon hits the ball out of the park, winning the game. Write the first paragraph in the third personfrom the perspective of a fan in the stands, and the second paragraph in the first personfrom the perspective of the baseball. Warm Up 9-19-2014

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