Thursday, October 25, 2012

Thursday, October 25, 2012--3 pm

Hello,
I apologize, again, for having to cancel class yesterday. Your final draft of the One Amazing Thing character paragraph can be handed in on Monday.

Below is the open book quiz that you were to be given yesterday. Please print it out and complete it and bring to class on Monday.

Have a wonderful and safe weekend.





Name_______________________________________________English 10, Section______

GRAMMAR QUIZ #7

I.  Shifts in Verb Tense

Directions: Cross out the one verb in each item that is not the same tense as the others. Then write the correct form of that verb on the line provided.

EXAMPLE:
___________________The mossy green log lay in the shallow water.  When it began to move, I realize that it was an alligator.

1.     _________________Every time my mother feels like snacking, she brushes her teeth and the hunger disappeared.

2.     _________________I came home early because I felt sick; then I discover I was locked out of my house.

3.     _________________The children love going to the school library because they can take out any book they wanted, even if they can’t read it yet.


4.     _________________After the coach yells at him, Gary thought all night about quitting the team, but then he decided to give himself one more chance.

II.  Shifts in Voice

Directions: Circle the letter of the sentence that is written in active voice…A or B.


Which sentence is written in active voice?


A.
The dog bit the boy.
B.
The boy was bitten by the dog.

Which sentence is written in active voice?


A.
Janice will present her research at the conference.
B.
Research will be presented by the conference.

Which sentence is written in active voice?


A.
The brakes were slammed on by her as the car sped downhill.
B.
She slammed on the brakes as the car sped downhill



Which sentence is written in active voice?


A.
On Monday, a secret about Eddie was learned.
B.
We learned a secret about Eddie on Monday.


Which sentence is written in active voice?


A.
Paige was annoyed by Mark’s violent outbursts.
B.
Mark annoyed Paige with his violent outbursts.

Which sentence is written in active voice?


A.
Action on the bill is being considered by the committee.
B.
The committee is considering action on the bill.

Which sentence is written in active voice?


A.
The book is being read by most of the class.
B.
Most of the class is reading the book.

Which sentence is written in active voice?


A.
The researchers will publish their results in the next issue of the journal.
B.
Results will be published in the next issue of the journal.


III.  Mixed Sentences

Directions:  Rewrite each sentence so that it is a lot clearer and there is no confusion between sentence parts.

1.     The reason he likes geology is because the concepts of time are very broad.




2.     He failed geology for the reason that he did not study very much.




IV.  Getting to Know Your Way Around the Between Worlds text.

1.     Your text is divided into three main parts. What are they?

2.     On what page would you start reading about how to write a paragraph?

3.     On what page would you find out how to draft a thesis statement?

4.     On what page would you begin to read about how to write an in-class essay?

5.     What chapter is devoted to learning how to revise an essay?

6.     What chapter offers information about how to analyze a film?

7.     If you were preparing to write a research paper, what chapter would be helpful?

8.     On what page would you find information about how to use books and periodicals in a research paper?

9.     If your instructor announced a quiz on how to use the semi-colon, where in the textbook would you look?

10. Your text provides detailed information on two different styles of research papers. What are those two styles?

11. If an instructor wrote “ww” above a word in your essay, where would you find out what that symbol means? Secondly, what DOES that symbol mean?

12. Where can you find a list of the most common prepositions in the English language?

13. On what pages would you find an essay written by Roger Ebert? Secondly, what is the topic of his essay?







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