Grammar StationsPOP QUIZ!

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3 Short Answer Response Questions

• Short paragraph, not a short answer• Address the question (For one thousand

dollars, tell me what I’m talking about: “It is definitely that way, he is that way because of the way his mom is.”

• Use evidence in your paragraph• READ THE PASSAGES AND TAKE NOTES IN THE

MARGINS – HIGHLIGHT!!!

Personal Narrative

• Write at least a page• Be dramatic• Be detailed• In your last paragraph connect the story to the

prompt

• Personal experience – 1st person point of view

Your Stories

• That reminds me of… (goal write down 10 stories)

Station #1: Apostrophes

Select One (students’, student’s, students)a. The students own a puppy. That is the (students’, student’s, students) puppy.

b. Only one student owns a puppy.That is the (students’, student’s, students) puppy.

Station #1: Apostrophes

a. The students own a puppy. That is the (students’) puppy.b. Only one student owns a puppy.That is the (student’s) puppy.

Station #1c. Contract: (It has) been a nice day.d. Contract: (It is) a nice day.e. Those are (it’s or its) legs.f. Those are (Don’s legs, Dons’ legs, or Dons

legs) if there is only one Don, but he has two legs.

g. Contract (Don is) a jerk.

Station #1

c. Contract this sentence:It’s been a nice day.d. Contract this sentence:It’s a nice day.e. Those are (its) legs.f. Those are (Don’s legs) if there is only one

Don, but he has two legs.g. Don’s a jerk.

Station Two: Spelling Test

a. Write three sentences for there, they’re, theirb. Spell def-fun-ate-leec. Those pants are (loose or lose)d. Hmm, that’s (wierd or weird)e. (Your or You’re) the bestf. Poverty (effects or affects) grades.g. The (effects or affects) of poverty are serious.h. Finish the quiz (then or than) go play.

Station Two: Spelling Test

a. Write three sentences for there, they’re, theirThere – location, their – possession, they’re = they areb. Spell def-fun-ate-lee (definitely) c. Those pants are (loose)d. Hmm, that’s (weird)e. (You’re) the bestf. Poverty (affects) grades.g. The (effects) of poverty are serious.h. Finish the quiz (then) go play.

Station #3: 5 Techniques

• Add a participle to combine these sentences:The dog ran swiftly. The dog navigated the

obstacle course. The dog jumped through hoops and climbed over tables.

{Complete Sentence} {dependent clauses}(subject) (verb) (participial phrase)The boy made his way across the garden, trampling Grandma’s prize petunias beneath his soft leather toddler shoes, crushing her blue ribbon dreams.

Station #3: 5 Techniques• Add a participle to combine these sentences:Participial phrase as an introduction:Running swiftly, jumping through hoops, and climbing over

tables, the dog navigated the obstacle course.Participial phrase as a conclusion:The dog navigated the obstacle course, running swiftly,

jumping through hoops, and climbing over tables.Participial phrase as an interrupter:The dog, running swiftly, jumping through hoops, and

climbing over tables, navigated the obstacle course.

Station #3: 5 Techniques

• Add an absolute participle (noun + -ing verb) to the front, middle, or end of this sentence.

The crowd rocked to We Will Rock You by Queen.

(Absolute Participles) (Subject) (Verb)Fists clenched, nerves steadying, the man stumbled over to his ex-wife and her new boyfriend.

Station #3: 5 Techniques

• Add an absolute participle (noun + -ing verb) to the front, middle, or end of this sentence.

The crowd, hands clapping and feet stomping, rocked to We Will Rock You by Queen.

Smoke rising and glass clinking, the crowd rocked to We Will Rock You by Queen.

Station #3: 5 Techniques

• Add an appositive (renames a noun) to this sentence

The boy’s flatulence caused people to leave the small store.

(Noun) (renamed with appositive)The raccoon, a snarl-toothed garbage eater, guarded the apple.

The student, voted most likely to succeed by his peers, dejectedly handed the bag to the officer.

They took one look at the entry way, a tiny mud room with a split foyer, and decided not to buy the home.

Station #3: 5 Techniques

• Add an appositive (renames a noun) to this sentence

The boy’s flatulence, a gut-churning cloud thick enough to taste, caused people, who had been busy looking at used records, to leave the small store.

Station #3: 5 Techniques

• Take this sentence out of the passive voice and include an active verb

The gazelle was stalked.

Station #3: 5 Techniques• Take this sentence out of the passive voice and include an active

verbGood:The gazelle was stalked by a lioness.Better:The lioness stalked the gazelle. Best:The lioness crouched, muscles tensed in ribbons of concrete sinew,

razor claws inching among the brush in a dragging crawl, pressing the silent leaves beneath the padding of massive paws; with bridled breath, fleshy with yesterday’s kill, she stalked the gazelle, each tooth bearing its own prophesy, promising tender meat and hot blood to the sultry night air, to the sleeping wind gods of The Sahara.

Station #4: Comma and Semicolon Rules

Write these sentence types:{Dependent clause as intro} + {Sentence}

Station #4: Comma and Semicolon Rules

Write these sentence types:{Dependent clause as intro} + {Sentence}

When I was a little girl, I didn’t have a beard.

Station #4: Comma and Semicolon Rules

Write these sentence types:{Sentence} + {Dependent clause as closer}

Station #4: Comma and Semicolon Rules

Write these sentence types:{Sentence} + {Dependent clause as closer}

I have lard, butter, and bread, which are the essential components to a sandwich.

Station #4: Comma and Semicolon Rules

Write these sentence types:{Sentence} + {interrupter} + {rest of sentence}

Station #4: Comma and Semicolon Rules

Write these sentence types:{Sentence} + {interrupter} + {rest of sentence}

I ate The Californian, which slipped around the plate, with a spoon because I didn’t have a fork.

Station #4: Comma and Semicolon Rules

Write these sentence types:{independent clause} + {independent clause}

Station #4: Comma and Semicolon Rules

Write these sentence types:{independent clause} + {independent clause}

I did not do well in relationships; new people make me nervous and I’m often too honest.

Station #4: Comma and Semicolon Rules

Write these sentence types:{Write a sentence with a coordinating

conjunction}

FANBOYS

Station #4: Comma and Semicolon Rules

Write these sentence types:{Write a sentence with a coordinating

conjunction}

FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

I would have had breakfast, but I was running behind.

Station #5: Common Errors

Correct these errors:• The Golden Retriever is one of those dogs that

never admits defeat.• I didn’t take no chances.• I am feeling good today.• He likes to hunt and fish.

Station #5: Common Errors

Correct these errors:• The Golden Retriever is one of those dogs

(more than one = they) that never admit (delete “s”) defeat.

• I didn’t take any (delete “no”) chances.• I am feeling well (delete “good”) today.• He likes to hunt and to fish.

Station #6: Sentence Combos

• Absolute: I sat on the highest limb of a sturdy oak tree. Its

branches were reaching to the clouds. The branches were reaching as if to claim a piece of the sky.

Station #6: Sentence Combos

• Absolute: I sat on the highest limb of a sturdy oak tree,

branches reaching to the clouds as if to claim a piece of the sky.

Station 6

• Participial PhraseI took small sips from a can of Coke. I was sitting on the ground in a shady corner.I was sitting with my back against the wall.

Station 6

• Participial PhraseSitting on the ground with my back against the

wall, I took small sips from a can of Coke.