Fall semester
review
Bellwork
• Write out the three sentences. Then label
them simple, compound, or complex.
1. Arthur hit Luis with the blackjack, but
Erik gave the order.
2. Luis Cruz is now dead from an aneurysm.
3. An aneurysm is a blood clot that can
burst, causing a massive stroke and death.
Monday, December 17
• An independent clause, or complete
sentence, must have a subject and a verb.
Add what is missing from these sentences.
1. Told Paul not to come to Luis’s funeral.
2. Teresa and others truth about what really
killed Luis.
3. In the school gymnasium.
Tuesday, December 18
Quotation marks will always go after the comma
that separates the speaker tag and the end mark of
a sentence. Write out the sentences and use
quotation marks.
1. He said You’re going to pay for what you did.
2. I said What? I didn’t do anything.
3. You’re going to pay for telling on Caster, Erik
said. You told who sprayed paint on the wall.
Wednesday, December 19
• Capitalize Mom and Dad when used in place of
names. Lowercase mom and dad when used as
descriptions. Write out sentences and capitalize
correctly.
1. “Do you remember Vincent Castor, dad?” Paul
asked.
2. mom said, “I was so terrified that you would be
blind.”
3. “Your mom and dad wanted to find a way to keep
you from hating your brother,” my grandma said.
Finals Day!