Homework and Class Work for ENG 100B
Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012
1st Pd: Brooke Ratliff
2nd Pd: Sebastian Taylor
INDEPENDENT WORK:
Commas
Copy Rule 2 and any information that you need to fully understand the concept onto your notes.
RULE 2 : Use commas to separate two or more adjectives that modify the same noun.
EXAMPLE
Lana is an intelligent, responsible, sensitive director.
NOTE A comma is unnecessary before a modifier so closely associated with the noun that
the two words are thought of as a single concept.
EXAMPLE
She is an intelligent, sensitive young woman.
To determine whether two adjectives modify the noun equally, substitute and for the possible comma: intelligent (and)
sensitive young woman. If this can be done, a comma is necessary. Also, if the order of the adjectives can be reversed, a
comma is needed: She is a sensitive, intelligent young woman.
CLASSWORK:
1. Pre-reading Activity (to prepare for paper to be assigned on Friday):
What is your attitude toward learning? What kinds of things do you like/dislike to learn? What kinds of
things do you like/dislike about learning? Name and describe specific situations or experiences that led
you to feel the way you do.
2. Read Now You See It . . . Complete Reading Response Journal.