Passage 8.4

1. Passage 8.4 and suddenly they were interrupted by the arrival of egeus an angry father who lay a prodigious problem before his ruler his rebellious daughter and the to men who professed to love her as egeuswaxedangyer and angryerhe explained that his daughter hermia a diminutive yetrecalcitrantball-of-fire was being wooed by two dudes lysander and demetrius and she would not accept his choice of the 2 Eight Extra Credit Points Available: Correct the “Caught Ya!” error, define the five bold words, and underline the context clue (word or phrase) that helps you define the word “spitfire.”

2. ¶Suddenly,they were interrupted by the arrival of Egeus,an angry father,who laid a prodigious problem before his ruler — his rebellious daughter and the twomen who professed to love her.As Egeuswaxedangrierand angrier,he explained that his daughter,Hermia,a diminutive yet recalcitrantball-of-fire,was being wooed by two dudes,Lysander and Demetrius,and she would not accept his choice of the two. • Extra Credit: • Caught Ya! Add an extra check to the Caught Ya! error if you got it right on your own. • Vocabulary: • prodigious— (adj.) extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc. • diminutive— (adj.) small; little; tiny • recalcitrant— (adj.) resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant • ball-of-fire— (n.)a dynamic person capable of or displaying rapid and highly effective thought, action, power, etc.; • wax, -ed— (v.) to increase in extent, quantity, intensity, power, etc.; to grow or become • woo, -ed -- (v.) to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage • Context Clue: Words or phrases in the sentence(s) that help determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word. The context clues in the passage that helps the reader define “spitfire” are “rebellious” and “would not accept. Paragraph indentation Conjunction error: Don’t begin a sentence with the conjunction “and” Comma to separate introductory elements x2: adverb and adverbial clause Capitalize proper nouns x5 Commas to separate appositive x6 Dash for emphasis Spelling: Homophones x3 (to, two, too) Run-ons *Correct one of three ways: Separate into two sentences with period and capital Use comma and coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) Separate with semicolon Spelling error: Words ending in “y” change to “I” before adding suffix –er (angrier) Spelling: spell numbers of more than two syllables End punctuation: Period Passage 8.4 Errors: 24