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  1. yeah sighed samsagacious who was usually reserved behind his horn rimmed glasses i hear the teachers they’re are great and yes i hear they dont give much homework either added oliviaotiose who hated homework with a passion well we dont have enough magic in us so we cant go to MMMS retortedfeliciafey who’s meager magic always went awry if i were better at magic i would be going there with all the cool teachers and awesome classes but i failed the entry test when i accidently gave ms vice principal a big juicy zit write between her eyes Seven Extra Credit Points: Correct the “Caught Ya!” error, define the five bold words, and underline one compound complex sentence. Passage 3

  2. Indent paragraph x3 • New topic • New speaker • Quotation marks around dialogue x5 • Capitalize the first word in sentence x5 • Capitalize proper nouns x9 • Punctuation inside quotation marks x5 • Comma to separate non-restrictive (unnecessary) clause x3 • Run-On sentences x5 • Separate into 2 sentences • Separate with comma and conjunction • Separate with semi-colon • End punctuation x5 • Capitalize proper pronoun (I) x6 • Homophones (their, there, they’re) (who’s, whose) (write, right) • Don’t begin sentence with FANBOYS (and) • Comma after introductory adverbial word x3 • Apostrophe in contraction x3 • Comma after introductory adverbial clause • Spelling: accidentally • Period after abbreviation (Ms.) ¶“Yeah,” sighed Sam Sagacious,who was usually reserved behind his horn-rimmed glasses. “I hear the teachers there are great.”¶“Yes, Ihear they don’t give much homework either,” added Olivia Otiose,who hated homework with a passion. ¶ “Well,we don’t have enough magic in us,so we can’t go to MMMS,”retortedFelicia Fey, whose meager magic always went awry. “If Iwere better at magic, I would be going there with all the cool teachers and awesome classes,but Ifailed the entry test when Iaccidentallygave Ms.Vice Principal a big juicy zit rightbetween her eyes.” • Extra Credit: • Add an extra check to the Caught Ya! error if you got it right on your own. • Vocabulary • sagacious (adj.) having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; wise • otiose (adj.) being at leisure; idle; indolent; lazy • Retort, retorted (v.) to utter (something) quickly, sharply, wittily, or angrily, in response • fey (adj.) doomed; fated to die; supernatural; unreal; enchanted • meager (adj.) deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate • Compound Complex Sentence: A compound complex sentence has two independent clauses and one dependent clause. It’s the most complex, or complicated, sentence we can write. Passage 3 Errors: 36

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