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Warm Up 1-30-2012

Warm Up 1-30-2012. Identify the correct pronoun from the pair in parenthesis in each of the following sentences. Mrs. Lang told Beth and (I, me) that our summer reading project is a good idea. The author of Nothing but the Truth is also (he, him).

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Warm Up 1-30-2012

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  1. Warm Up 1-30-2012 • Identify the correct pronoun from the pair in parenthesis in each of the following sentences. • Mrs. Lang told Beth and (I, me) that our summer reading project is a good idea. • The author of Nothing but the Truth is also (he, him). • May Kim and I sit next to Terrence and (he, him). Revise each sentence by correcting each unclear pronoun reference. • Brad appears in plays and movies, but he enjoys performing in them more. • As soon as Annie and Caity landed in Seattle, she called me. • Antonio is a watercolor painter; some of them have received awards.

  2. Warm Up 1-31-2012 Ten Lovely Words Write a list of ten of your favorite words. Include words you like because of their meaning and words you like because of their sound. Then use all of these words in a poem.

  3. Warm up 2-1-2012 • You must become an advocate of what you believe; otherwise you will become a victim of what others want you to believe. ~Jesse Jackson In honor of Black History month…. Write a well-written paragraph about what this famous quote from Reverend Jesse Jackson means to you.

  4. Warm Up 2-2-2012 Correct the following sentences: • He was born on September 27 1983 began school on september 4 1988 and graduated from highschool on May 17 2001 • Acadiana la isnt a town it’s a region. • Dad got the snacks ready meanwhile me and Sadie decorated the Living Room.

  5. Warm Up 2-3-2012 The 200-Pound Moustache! Misplaced modifiers are single words, phrases, or clauses that do not point clearly to the word or words they modify. • Rewrite the following sentences, all of which contain misplaced modifiers, so that they make sense. • The actor was a tall man with a red moustache weighing 200 pounds. • The teacher posted the times for the students discussed in class. • Definitely the most convenient method of travel, Jimmy took the subway to work. • I was told that Maurice sent me flowers by my mother. • Sailing toward the floor, Grandma Tina caught the martini glass.

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