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Q4 Week 6

Q4 Week 6. Grammar and vocabulary warm-ups. Monday—Grammar . The rules of dash use: Rule 1: Use a dash before and after words that show a break in thought. Rule 2: Use a dash to show that a speaker has been interrupted. Rule 3: Use a dash to give emphasis to an apositive . .

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Q4 Week 6

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  1. Q4 Week 6 Grammar and vocabulary warm-ups

  2. Monday—Grammar The rules of dash use: Rule 1: Use a dash before and after words that show a break in thought. Rule 2: Use a dash to show that a speaker has been interrupted. Rule 3: Use a dash to give emphasis to an apositive.

  3. Monday—Vocabulary Ubiquitous (adj.) Context: A ubiquitous fog covered the city; it just appeared and blinded all citizens at the same time. Implications: What’s your guess? Word parts: Prefixes or suffixes?

  4. Monday—vocabulary Ubiquitous Definition: existing or being everywhere all at once Variations: Ubiquitary (adj.), Ubiquitousness (noun), Ubiquitously (adv.) Drawing/Sentence:

  5. Tuesday—Grammar Examples: put in dashes where needed He paid a huge amount almost a million dollars for that car. “And the winner of the lottery is” but the announcer was cut off by a shout in the crowd. The man in line waiting for his ice cream was Bono the lead singer of U2!

  6. Tuesday—Vocabulary Veracious (adj.) Context: Though he feared it meant letting a guilty man go free, the veracious witness admitted that he didn’t see the suspect clearly. Implications: What’s your guess? Word parts: Prefixes or suffixes?

  7. Tuesday—vocabulary Veracious Definition: habitually speaking the truth; honest Variations: veraciously (adv.), veraciousness (noun) Picture/sentence:

  8. Wednesday—Grammar Non-examples: Explain why these dashes aren’t needed. He is a well—known scientist. Her favorite color—yellow—is also mine. “Excuse me—” she paused for a response, “where is the monkey exhibit?” Ms. Watson—my teacher—passed back tests.

  9. Wednesday—vocabulary Voracious (adj.) Context: He was a voracious Star Wars collector; he had ten different Darth Vader figurines and still wanted more. Implications: What’s your guess? Word parts: Prefixes or suffixes?

  10. Wednesday—vocabulary Voracious Definition: exceedingly eager or avid; craving or consuming large quantities. Variations: voraciously (adv.), voraciousness (noun) Picture/sentence:

  11. Thursday—Grammar Quiz! Add or delete dashes where necessary. 1. I couldn’t believe that Wilhelm the crown prince of Slovakia was in my house! 2. Forty—three days is a long time when you are waiting for test results. 3. “Wait one second! You little” but he never got to finish his sentence. 4. My uncle’s many extreme adventures riding a tiger in India tend to get him in trouble.

  12. Thursday—vocabulary Weather (verb) Context: It was hard, but the medical student weathered two years of working 80 hours a week to become a doctor. Implications: What’s your guess? Word parts: Prefixes or suffixes?

  13. Thursday—vocabulary Weather Definition: to bear up against and come safely through; to endure Variations: weatherability (noun), weatherer (noun) Picture/sentence:

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