tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28699433744086090482024-03-13T10:39:15.781-06:00English Skills BlogThis blog is for students taking English 140-189 at Athabasca University.Veronica Baighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699213044999575738noreply@blogger.comBlogger1458125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-92196673633394527102017-10-01T16:55:00.002-06:002017-10-01T16:55:13.207-06:00IMPORTANT UPDATE<span style="font-size: large;">Updates to this blog are currently on hold. </span><br />
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Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-60238325030144032702017-05-18T09:10:00.002-06:002017-05-18T09:10:51.413-06:00PREVIOUS GRAMMAR QUESTION<span style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #0c343d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><i>Please ask her where is she going over the week-end and is her boyfriend going to but don’t tell her that I ask for the informations.</i></span><br />
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Word form:</b><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">“Weekend” is one word. There is no hyphen.</span><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><b style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">4. Embedded question:</b><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Here, too, we need to maintain the declarative sentence word order.</span><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><b style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"></span><b style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">5. Conjunction required:</b><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">We need to add a conjunction to connect the implied clause (“Please ask her”) with the second question clause. “Whether” is preferable here, but “if” is also frequently used in this situation.</span><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><b style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">6. Word confusion:</b><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">We want to say “too” (meaning “also” or “as well”) rather than “to”.</span><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><b style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">7. Verb tense:</b><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">The questioning occurs in the past, so we probably want to put the verb in the past tense (“asked”). Alternatively, if we construe that question as something that continues in the speaker’s mind, we might use the present progressive (“am asking”), or the present perfect (“have asked”).</span><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><b style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"></span><b style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">8. Word form:</b><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Information is uncountable, so there is no plural form.</span><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><b style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">9. 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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The solution will be posted in the next edition of the blog.</span>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-46011454314445802922017-05-18T09:09:00.000-06:002017-05-18T09:09:06.980-06:00PUZZLE<b>Solution to the previous puzzle:</b><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">5. BONUS</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">2. Full amount --> An opening</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">3. Season --> Bury</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">4. Roll around in mud --> Permit</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">5. Females --> Prophetic sign</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">6. Twist forcibly --> Circular band</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">7. Being victorious --> Baseball game division</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">8. One of the five W's --> Head covering</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />For instance, if the original sentence is "<i>Benson hurriedly told the bad news to his friends</i>":</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />participant 1 could write "#1 Subject Noun: <i>Michael hurriedly told the bad news to his friends</i>";</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />participant 2 could then write "#2 Direct Object Noun: <i>Michael hurriedly told the bad joke to his friends</i>";</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">participant 3 could then write "#3 Indirect Object Noun: <i>Michael hurriedly told the bad joke to his wife</i>";</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><b>You are free to make as many changes as you wish. Just remember to number each change (and indicate the part of speech) so it is clear to everyone where we are on the list.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Participants who make all 7 changes will receive 2 bonus marks for their efforts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />When all 7 changes have been made, <u><b>do not repeat</b></u></span><u style="font-family: inherit;"><b> the original sentence</b></u><span style="font-family: inherit;">; return to the top of the list, but </span><u style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">keep building on the changes made by the previous participant</u><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Here is the sentence:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0c343d;"><b><i>I often give interesting books as gifts to my friends.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />1. subject noun</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. direct object noun </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">3. indirect object noun </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">4. adjective(s)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">5. adverb(s) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">6. verb name </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">7. verb tense</span>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-18174018717882759292017-05-18T09:06:00.002-06:002017-05-18T09:06:23.998-06:00AFFIXESThe word stem <b>tele- </b>(meaning "<b>far</b>") occurs in many words.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Add an affix to this stem to make another word.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Explain the meaning of the word and use it in a complete sentence.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Each participant should add a different word to the list.</span>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-48337740212240965162017-05-18T09:05:00.005-06:002017-05-18T09:05:52.097-06:00*COMPLETE THE SENTENCE*Follow the instructions below to create three different sentences from the following clause:*<br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">… Spring seems to have arrived late this year …</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>After completing his chores, the youth went to the store to pick up a "small" snack. He bought a bag of chips, two chocolate bars, an ice cream sandwich, and a bottle of root beer to wash it all down!</i></span><br />
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Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-14710940480159830702017-05-18T09:04:00.007-06:002017-05-18T09:04:51.946-06:00*VOCABULARY*<div class="MsoNormal">
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Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-74994642342401621152017-05-18T09:04:00.005-06:002017-05-18T09:04:26.733-06:00SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.8667px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We can describe being uncertain about something as feeling <b>complacency</b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.8667px;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 16.8667px;">First, write a sentence that uses this word.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.8667px;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 17px;">Then rewrite the sentence, first using a synonym and then using an antonym for this word. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 17px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #20124d; line-height: 17px;">Example: <b>easy</b>.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 17px;">Answer: </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">This exercise is </span><b style="line-height: 17px;">easy</b><span style="line-height: 17px;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">Antonym: difficult. </span><span style="line-height: 17px;">This exercise is </span><b style="line-height: 17px;">difficult</b><span style="line-height: 17px;">.</span></span>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-45017599018099104072017-05-18T09:04:00.001-06:002017-05-18T09:04:03.442-06:00*ACTIVE vs. PASSIVE*<div class="MsoNormal">
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Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-39792307551934710242017-05-18T09:03:00.003-06:002017-05-18T09:03:36.547-06:00*TIME CHANGE* <span style="font-family: inherit;">Change the time in the following sentences by using a different verb tense and replacing any necessary time clues. Each student should choose a different verb tense.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>I hadn't realize what a multitasker I was becoming. However, last night my wife pointed out that while we were watching a movie on TV, I was using my computer to learn about the cast and director, and then texting the details to my friend. </i></span><br />
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Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-23883998572111676302017-05-18T09:03:00.000-06:002017-05-18T09:03:10.222-06:00*SENTENCE COMBINATION*<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US">Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important writing skill. There are many ways to do this. Try to combine the following three sentences. <u>Do not use a semi-colon</u>.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Sentence 1:<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i> There is a car parked in the driveway next to my house.</i></span><br />
Sentence 2:<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i> It is a yellow Ferrari.</i></span><br />
Sentence 3:<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i> I took a picture of it to show my friends.</i></span></div>
Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-81792953277384654062017-05-18T09:01:00.001-06:002017-05-18T09:01:58.084-06:00BUILD-A-SENTENCE<span style="font-family: inherit;">Write a sentence using the vocabulary and grammar indicated. <u>Do not use a semi-colon</u>.</span><br />
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Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-55873674401397981392017-05-04T13:04:00.002-06:002017-05-04T13:04:54.063-06:00PREVIOUS GRAMMAR QUESTION<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>Michaels always been borrowing his red stylish sporty-looking newer car to his brother who’s lending it while his old battered rust-spotted white truck is in the garage for repairing.</i></span><br />
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Word form:</b><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">There isn't a noun here that would require the possessive, so "Michael" should not have an 's' at the end -- even with an apostrophe -- unless you have chosen a verb form that requires "is" or "has" (e.g., the present progressive or the present perfect).</span><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><b style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">2. Word confusion:</b><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Lend and borrow: someone lends to you; you borrow from someone else. Note also that "Loan" is a noun, so you should avoid saying that someone has loaned something.</span><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><b style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">3. Verb tense:</b><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">If you construe this as a typical or repeated action, use the simple present tense ("lends"). If you construe it as something that goes on for a period of time, use the present progressive ("is lending"). If you use the present progressive, put the adverb ("always") after the auxiliary verb ("is always lending").</span><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><b style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">4. Adjective word order:</b><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">The convention for adjective word order is opinion, dimension, age, shape, colour, origin, material. This produces "stylish, sporty-looking, newer, red car" and "battered, old, rust-spotted, white vehicle". Some of you might have wanted to group some of the adjectives and combine them with a coordinating conjunction ("stylish and sporty-looking"). That’s another good way to solve the problem. Don't forget to separate these adjectives with commas.</span><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><b style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">5. 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This means there is no apostrophe 's' attached to "who".</span><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><b style="background-color: #eef4ff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">6. 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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>Michael always lends his stylish, sporty-looking, newer, red car to his brother, who borrows it while his battered, old, rust-spotted, white vehicle is in the garage for repairs.</i></span><br />
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Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-14266415311485133762017-05-04T13:03:00.001-06:002017-05-04T13:03:21.579-06:00*GRAMMAR QUESTION*<span style="font-family: inherit;">Correct the errors in the following sentence:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>Please ask her where is she going over the week-end and is her boyfriend going to but don't tell her that I ask for the informations.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The solution will be posted in the next edition of the blog.</span>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-13639981279342680202017-05-04T13:02:00.003-06:002017-05-04T13:02:41.313-06:00PUZZLE<b>Solution to the previous puzzle:</b><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">1. Crust -> Rust</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">2. Cheat -> Heat</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">3. Chill -> Hill</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">4. Climb -> Limb</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">5. Cable -> Able</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">6. Caged -> Aged</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">7. Cease -> Ease</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">8. Clean -> Lean</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Guess the words below, which contain the following letters in them: "BO"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Fill in the blanks using the list of letters below--use each letter once:</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">A, A, D, D, D, E, E, E, I, L, L, M, N, N, O, R, R, R, R, R, S, S U, V, W, Y</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">1. BO_ _ _</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">2. BO _ _ _</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">8. _ _ _ BO _</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><br /></span><b>*Note, the first person with the correct answer gets the bonus point.</b>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-5480173747350819262017-05-04T13:01:00.001-06:002017-05-04T13:01:24.138-06:00IDIOMS<span style="font-family: inherit;">There are three idioms that use the word <b>monkey</b>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Watch this <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theteacher/2009/03/090311_teacher_animal_monkey.shtml" target="_blank">video</a>, and then write a sentence that uses one (or more) of these three idioms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />For instance, if the original sentence is "<i>Benson hurriedly told the bad news to his friends</i>":</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />participant 1 could write "#1 Subject Noun: <i>Michael hurriedly told the bad news to his friends</i>";</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />participant 2 could then write "#2 Direct Object Noun: <i>Michael hurriedly told the bad joke to his friends</i>";</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">participant 3 could then write "#3 Indirect Object Noun: <i>Michael hurriedly told the bad joke to his wife</i>";</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><b>You are free to make as many changes as you wish. Just remember to number each change (and indicate the part of speech) so it is clear to everyone where we are on the list.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Participants who make all 7 changes will receive 2 bonus marks for their efforts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />When all 7 changes have been made, <u><b>do not repeat</b></u></span><u style="font-family: inherit;"><b> the original sentence</b></u><span style="font-family: inherit;">; return to the top of the list, but </span><u style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">keep building on the changes made by the previous participant</u><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Here is the sentence:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><b><i>Mitsuko happily gave her devoted husband a thoughtful birthday gift .</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />1. subject noun</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. direct object noun </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">3. indirect object noun </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">4. adjective(s)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">5. adverb(s) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">6. verb name </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">7. verb tense</span>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-58329320037569543792017-05-04T12:59:00.001-06:002017-05-04T12:59:09.451-06:00AFFIXESThe word stem <b>-pathy</b> (meaning "<b>feeling</b>" or "<b>disease</b>") occurs in many words.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Add an affix to this stem to make another word.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Explain the meaning of the word and use it in a complete sentence.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Each participant should add a different word to the list.</span>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158179989555947127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869943374408609048.post-89442935974698554912017-05-04T12:58:00.003-06:002017-05-04T12:58:20.167-06:00*COMPLETE THE SENTENCE*Follow the instructions below to create three different sentences from the following clause:*<br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">… I just returned from a visit with my family …</span><br />
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Sentence 2. Add a dependent clause<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The first participant to make the correct changes will receive the bonus mark.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>My friends come over every weekend to play cards and watch the playoffs on TV. Sometimes the competition becomes very heated, and arguments break out over differences of opinion, but everyone usually has a good time.</i></span><br />
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