http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/run-ons_ex2.htm
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/run-ons_ex1.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/runons_quiz.htm
http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/sensen/part2/nine/index.html
http://www.writeguide.com/Run-on%20Sentences.PDF
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Must-try-exercises
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?10
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?11
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?07
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?08
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?09
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?05
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?06
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?11
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?07
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?08
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?09
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?05
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?06
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Pointers for 1st QT in English
Literature
1. Epic: Beowulf
2. Metrical Romance: The Death of Arthur (Excalibur)
3. Ballads: Lord Randal, Bonny Barbara Allan, Get Up and Bar the Door
Skills to be tested
1. recalling details of the selection read/film viewed
2. sequencing events
3. inferring character traits
4. distinguishing among the literary genres
5. getting meaning through context clues (Refer to the Vocabulary Enrichment part of the work text)
Grammar
1. Sentence Fragment
2. Run-on Sentences
3. Direct and Reported Speech
Skills to be tested
1. identifying complete sentences, sentence fragments, and run-on sentences.
2. classifying fragments as phrases, subordinate clause, or series
3. changing direct speech to reported speech
4. changing reported speech to direct speech
Dear Level 9 Students,
Kindly start reviewing for the quarterly test.
Everything is provided to you through the worktext. Please read and study well.
Good luck! God bless!
1. Epic: Beowulf
2. Metrical Romance: The Death of Arthur (Excalibur)
3. Ballads: Lord Randal, Bonny Barbara Allan, Get Up and Bar the Door
Skills to be tested
1. recalling details of the selection read/film viewed
2. sequencing events
3. inferring character traits
4. distinguishing among the literary genres
5. getting meaning through context clues (Refer to the Vocabulary Enrichment part of the work text)
Grammar
1. Sentence Fragment
2. Run-on Sentences
3. Direct and Reported Speech
Skills to be tested
1. identifying complete sentences, sentence fragments, and run-on sentences.
2. classifying fragments as phrases, subordinate clause, or series
3. changing direct speech to reported speech
4. changing reported speech to direct speech
Dear Level 9 Students,
Kindly start reviewing for the quarterly test.
Everything is provided to you through the worktext. Please read and study well.
Good luck! God bless!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Essential Questions to Reflect On
Directions: Pick one EQ that you would like to answer. On one whole sheet of paper, write your answer in a 3-5 sentence paragraph. Observe all rules in writing.
EQs
1. How would you describe a world without rules and regulations?
2. Why do we need to follow the rules and regulations that govern the groups we join?
3. How can we best understand a person's behavior?
4. Why do we have to study the background of a piece of literature before we study the literary piece itself?
5. Why are some people considered heroes?
6. How does a person become a hero?
7. Why is honesty considered the best policy?
8. How can honesty help us make this world a better place to live in?
9. How would you feel if your girlfriend would fall in love with your bestfriend?
10. What would you do if you suddenly get attracted with the bestfriend of your boyfriend?
EQs
1. How would you describe a world without rules and regulations?
2. Why do we need to follow the rules and regulations that govern the groups we join?
3. How can we best understand a person's behavior?
4. Why do we have to study the background of a piece of literature before we study the literary piece itself?
5. Why are some people considered heroes?
6. How does a person become a hero?
7. Why is honesty considered the best policy?
8. How can honesty help us make this world a better place to live in?
9. How would you feel if your girlfriend would fall in love with your bestfriend?
10. What would you do if you suddenly get attracted with the bestfriend of your boyfriend?
Assignment/July 15, 2009
Read p. 17 of Transcending Barriers Through Literature.
On a whole sheet of paper, answer the following questions:
1. When did the first folk ballads begin to exist?
2. Who made the first folk ballads?
3. What important thing does the existence of ballads prove?
On a whole sheet of paper, answer the following questions:
1. When did the first folk ballads begin to exist?
2. Who made the first folk ballads?
3. What important thing does the existence of ballads prove?
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Question Bank for Beowulf
Lecture:
Fragments
Fragments are one of the more common grammar problems in written communication. A fragment is a sentence that does not express a complete thought. Every sentence should have a main subject and a main verb. If there is a clause in the sentence, any nouns and verbs in the clause are not the main subject or the main verb. Most fragments are caused by the absence of either a subject or a verb. In order to correct a fragment, you would just need to ensure that the sentence should have a subject, a verb, and a complete thought.
Br. Mawel, a visionary president.
The busiest street in the neighborhood, B. Morada Street.
After arriving at school, attended mass at the chapel.
Whenever I see your smiling face.
In our examples above, there are clauses that provide more information, but they are not the main thought of the sentence. In our first example, Br. Mawel is the subject. Everything after the comma just provides additional information about Br. Mawel. The sentence lacks a verb.
In our second sentence, we are missing a verb again. The subject is “street.” We are even told what street is being talked about- B. Morada Stree. There is no verb though.
In our third sentence, there is no subject. Our verb is “attended.” Who attended? There is nothing present in the sentence to let us know who attended. The “who” is what our subject should be.
In our fourth sentence, there is no subject nor verb for the main clause. What we have is just a subordinate clause.
Each of the above sentences can be easily fixed. Look below to see how each fragment could be turned into a complete sentence.
Complete Sentences:
Br. Mawel is a visionary president.
The busiest street in the neighborhood is B. Morada.
After arriving at school, Joey attended mass at the chapel.
Whenever I see your smiling face, I feel good.
An easy rule of thumb is that every sentence should have a “who” and a “what.”
Fragments can easily be avoided by ensuring that you always structure your sentences with a subject and a verb. You want to ensure that every sentence has a who and a what.
Exercise
Fragments Questions
Identify the following as fragments or complete sentences (put an “F” in the blank if the sentence is a fragment and a “C” if the sentence is complete).
____ 1. Barbara is in the fourth grade, but she is only eight years old.
____ 2. Tom, a doctor in Chicago, often works late.
____ 3. The highest scorer in the game, William.
_____4. I usually agree.
____ 5. Although he said he could go to the game.
____ 6. Playing guitar, a good hobby.
____ 7. This is a good day.
____ 8. He ran.
____ 9. When he left, went home.
____ 10. She is the nicest girl.
Fill Ins:
11. A ___________ is a sentence that does not express a complete thought.
12. Every sentence should have a main _________ and a main ________.
Fragments
Fragments are one of the more common grammar problems in written communication. A fragment is a sentence that does not express a complete thought. Every sentence should have a main subject and a main verb. If there is a clause in the sentence, any nouns and verbs in the clause are not the main subject or the main verb. Most fragments are caused by the absence of either a subject or a verb. In order to correct a fragment, you would just need to ensure that the sentence should have a subject, a verb, and a complete thought.
Br. Mawel, a visionary president.
The busiest street in the neighborhood, B. Morada Street.
After arriving at school, attended mass at the chapel.
Whenever I see your smiling face.
In our examples above, there are clauses that provide more information, but they are not the main thought of the sentence. In our first example, Br. Mawel is the subject. Everything after the comma just provides additional information about Br. Mawel. The sentence lacks a verb.
In our second sentence, we are missing a verb again. The subject is “street.” We are even told what street is being talked about- B. Morada Stree. There is no verb though.
In our third sentence, there is no subject. Our verb is “attended.” Who attended? There is nothing present in the sentence to let us know who attended. The “who” is what our subject should be.
In our fourth sentence, there is no subject nor verb for the main clause. What we have is just a subordinate clause.
Each of the above sentences can be easily fixed. Look below to see how each fragment could be turned into a complete sentence.
Complete Sentences:
Br. Mawel is a visionary president.
The busiest street in the neighborhood is B. Morada.
After arriving at school, Joey attended mass at the chapel.
Whenever I see your smiling face, I feel good.
An easy rule of thumb is that every sentence should have a “who” and a “what.”
Fragments can easily be avoided by ensuring that you always structure your sentences with a subject and a verb. You want to ensure that every sentence has a who and a what.
Exercise
Fragments Questions
Identify the following as fragments or complete sentences (put an “F” in the blank if the sentence is a fragment and a “C” if the sentence is complete).
____ 1. Barbara is in the fourth grade, but she is only eight years old.
____ 2. Tom, a doctor in Chicago, often works late.
____ 3. The highest scorer in the game, William.
_____4. I usually agree.
____ 5. Although he said he could go to the game.
____ 6. Playing guitar, a good hobby.
____ 7. This is a good day.
____ 8. He ran.
____ 9. When he left, went home.
____ 10. She is the nicest girl.
Fill Ins:
11. A ___________ is a sentence that does not express a complete thought.
12. Every sentence should have a main _________ and a main ________.
Question Bank for Beowulf
Question Bank for Beowulf
1. Beowulf is classified as a/an ___________________
A. metrical tale
B. metrical romance
C. epic
2. Beowulf, the son of Ecgtheow is considered a legendary hero because ____________
A. He possesses supernatural powers.
B. He is the main character of a legend.
C. He is the first hero in the history of England.
3. Which of the following acts demonstrates belief in the rule “an eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth” ?
A. fighting for the king
B. collecting wergild
C. championing the cause of the people
4. In which adventure does Beowulf show exemplary leadership qualities?
A. in his fight against Grendel
B. in his fight against Grendel’s mother
C. in his fight against the firedrake
5. What could be the most probable reason why the mother of Beowulf as well as the mother of Grendel is not named?
A. Women in the ancient English society were considered of low importance.
B. Both characters were born without any mother.
C. Mentioning the name of mothers would make the story longer and less interesting.
1. Beowulf is classified as a/an ___________________
A. metrical tale
B. metrical romance
C. epic
2. Beowulf, the son of Ecgtheow is considered a legendary hero because ____________
A. He possesses supernatural powers.
B. He is the main character of a legend.
C. He is the first hero in the history of England.
3. Which of the following acts demonstrates belief in the rule “an eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth” ?
A. fighting for the king
B. collecting wergild
C. championing the cause of the people
4. In which adventure does Beowulf show exemplary leadership qualities?
A. in his fight against Grendel
B. in his fight against Grendel’s mother
C. in his fight against the firedrake
5. What could be the most probable reason why the mother of Beowulf as well as the mother of Grendel is not named?
A. Women in the ancient English society were considered of low importance.
B. Both characters were born without any mother.
C. Mentioning the name of mothers would make the story longer and less interesting.
Beowulf notes
Beowulf
Literary Genre: Epic
Characteristics:
1. is a narrative poetry
2. highlights the heroic deeds of a legendary hero (hero who possesses supernatural powers)
3. manifests intervention of God in human life
4. shows long journeys or adventures
5. features battles or wars
Literary Genre: Epic
Characteristics:
1. is a narrative poetry
2. highlights the heroic deeds of a legendary hero (hero who possesses supernatural powers)
3. manifests intervention of God in human life
4. shows long journeys or adventures
5. features battles or wars
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