Thursday, April 26, 2012

Sentence Autopsy

The following sentences died! See if you can find out what went wrong and try to repair the damage.
  1. So, I want to know of solve problem and it like of me.
  2.  I' am only many different people saw.
  3. But I think we shoud always good food.
  4. I need to a new job.
  5. Actuall, I worry too much thing on daily.
  6. I eat healthy food and get a lot of exercise, this is healthy and fit feel me.
  7. I'm took school in there country, there are many different people lives, so I know many different people.
  8. Because I came in New York. And I'm meeting yours. (classmates).
  9. I tried to understand as different me.
  10. I know a lot of different peoples from another countries, think and culture.
  11. I plan to study spnish and learn more language

Friday, April 20, 2012

Assignment: Roots of Words

Find one word (new or unknown). Look up the meaning in a dictionary and try to identify which part of the word is the Root. Search for 4 more words that have the same Root.
Example:
broadcast
broadcaster
broadcasting
podcast
cast

Due: Monday

Friday, April 13, 2012

Conjunctions

for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so

Clause 1, and clause2.  Comma before the conjunction.

And I like this job very much. Incorrect
I think this is a good job for me, and I like this job very much.  Correct

If you want to start with a connecting word use the bigger words:
Therefore,
However,
Also,
In contrast,
Besides,
Despite this/that,
Because A, B.  Because the books were late, we had to study from copies.

Friday, April 6, 2012

Today!

Title

          First sentence must be INDENTED. Every sentence must have a period (.) at the end. All sentences 

must be in continuous writing form. Subjects and Verbs must agree (final -s on normal verbs and am/is/are

 for the verb BE). Check spelling. Check capitalization. Skip a line or double space.