Correct these sentences:

1. Correct these sentences: • The young man, who was moving into his new apartment, had never use a microwave before. • Sally was crossing the street in a busy place; she screams when the bus almost hit her. • I comb my hair different now than I used to. • The smartest of the twins is very spoiled. • We felt badly about missing the farewell party. • Something in the refrigerator smelled badly. • The police reacted swift when they received the tip.

2. ACT Grammar Lesson: Verb Tense • Verb tense tells us when the action of the sentence is taking place • in the past, • in the present, • or in the future

3. The Present Tense • Indicates that the action is happening now • He runs the 440 in 50 seconds.

4. The simplePAST tense • Indicates an action that took place entirely in the past. • He ran the 440 in 50 seconds last week.

5. The perfectPAST Tense • Indicates an action that started in the past, but that may continue into the present: • He has fun the 440 in under 50 seconds in the last four races.

6. The Future Tense • Indicates an action that will take place at some point down the road. • He will run the race next Sunday.

7. The Futureperfect Tense • Indicates that an action will be completed by a definite time in the future. • He will have finished the race by next Sunday.

8. ACT and Verb Tense • You don’t have to know the names of the verb tenses. • ACT writers test whether or not you can spot inconsistencies in verb tense (they are testing agreement skills).

9. ACT and Verb Tense • If a verb in a non-underlined portion of the sentence is in one tense, the verb in the underlined portion will tend to be in the same tense. • What’s wrong with this sentence? • Sam is walking down the street when he found a large suitcase. • Sam is walking down the street when he ______ a large suitcase

10. ACT and Verb Tense • What’s wrong with this sentence? • Sam is walking down the street when he found a large suitcase. • Sam is walking down the street when he FINDS a large suitcase

11. Adjectives and Adverbs • Adjectives modify nouns. • Adverbs modify everything else- verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. • ACT tests whether or not you know the difference between adjectives and adverbs

12. Which is which? • Simple Test: • Simply put the word you aren’t sure about into the following sentence: • “He is very.” • If the word fits the blank, then the word is an adjective.

13. Simple Test: Let’s Try It • He is very intelligent. • He is very intelligently. • Intelligent fits the blank in the first sentence, so intelligent must be an adjective. • Intelligently does not fit the blank in the second sentence. In fact, intelligently is an adverb which answers the question, “how”. • You can often recognize an adverb by the “-ly” at the end of the word.

14. Adjectives and Adverbs: Digging Deeper • A comparative adjective is often used when a sentence is comparing two things: • Juanita is taller than Jane. • (“Taller” is the comparative adjective.)

15. Adjectives and Adverbs: Digging Deeper • Usually if an adjective has only one syllable, you can make it comparative by adding an “-er” to the end of the word. • If an adjective has more than one syllable, you can usually make it comparative by adding a “more” or a “less” in front of the adjective” • Sid is more careful than Tom. • Tom is less careful than Sid.

16. Adjectives and Adverbs: Digging Deeper • A comparative adverb is often used when a sentence is comparing two actions: • Juanita dances more gracefully than Jane. • (“More gracefully” is a comparative adverb. • To make adverbs comparative, you also need to add a “more” or “less” in front of the adverb. • Sid behaves more correctly than Tom does. • Tom behaves less correctly than Sid does.

17. Adjectives and Adverbs: Digging Deeper • When more than two things are being compared, a sentence often needs a superlative adjective: • Of the many men in the room, John is the strongest. • (“Strongest” is a superlative adjective.)

18. Adjectives and Adverbs: Digging Deeper • To make a comparison among three or more people or things, add “-est” to the adjective. When more than two actions are being compared, a sentence often needs a superlative adverb: • Compared to other boys in the school, Sid behaves the most correctly. • (“Most correctly” is a superlative adverb.)

19. Correct these sentences: • The young man, who was moving into his new apartment, had never used a microwave before. • Sally was crossing the street in a busy place; she screamed when the bus almost hit her. • I comb my hair differently now than I used to. • The smarter of the twins is very spoiled. • We felt bad about missing the farewell party. • Something in the refrigerator smelled bad. • The police reacted swiftly when they received the tip.

20. Partner Work: Verbs

21. Partner Work: Adjectives & Adverbs

22. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Discussion • What led to the decision to start the protests in Birmingham? • What are the four steps involved in King’s nonviolent campaign? • What exactly does King mean by “nonviolent direct action”? • In King’s view, what is the difference between defying the law and breaking an “unjust” law?

23. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Notes • You must include information from informational sources in your paper. This can count as one source. Examples: • “Are you able to accept blows without retaliating?” • “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” • “Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities.”

24. Your Assignment • Take “Letter from Birmingham Jail” online quiz. • Work on finishing IKWTCBS for tomorrow’s discussion and quiz. • Start working on Adversity paper.