** THE PASSIVE

Use the verb with the base form of celebrate in two different sentences. 

Sentence 1 should be in the active voice; sentence 2 should reword the sentence to the passive voice.

** TIME CHANGE

Change the time (verb tense) in the following sentence; replace any time clue words as necessary. Each student should use a different time clue and verb tense.

This year, I had been looking forward to the Canada Day holiday. The three-day weekend had given me a chance to work in my garden and yet still provided me with an opportunity to participate in some of the Canada Day festivities .

** SENTENCE COMBINATION

Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing. There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences.

Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing. There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences.

Sentence 1: Canada Day was celebrated on July 1st.

Sentence 2: Because Canada Day is a statutory holiday, most people have the Monday off work.

Sentence 3: There were Canada Day celebrations, including fireworks, across the country.

** BUILD A SENTENCE

The following question is similar to the one in part 3 of the Engl 140 final exam. There are many possible answers. Write a sentence using the vocabulary and grammar indicated.

a dependent clause in the past perfect progressive  introduced by “since” + an independent clause in the simple past using the verb “learn”

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

Ramadan started earlier this month, on july 9th: this tome of fasting is a holy time for Moslems around the world. Find out more: http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/canada/ramadan-begins

AFFIXES

The word stem -MORT- (meaning death)--occurs in many words. 

Add an affix (either a prefix or a suffix) to this stem to make another word. 

Each student should add a different word to the list.