Week 7
October 3-Oct 7
October 3
1st
Adverbs: words that modify/describe everything but nouns and pronouns.
Rule 1: Generally, if a word answers the question how, it is an adverb. If it can have an –ly
added to it, place it there.
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence.
I am going to apply that paint generously to cover the patched up walls.
2nd Adverbs
Which sentence is written correctly using an adverb?
a. I will never apply to your ridiculous expensive club.
b. I can’t apply to the new club because it is so expensive.
c. I won’t apply knowing that he is charging so much money.
d. I will never apply to your ridiculously expensive club.
3rd Rule 7: Use commas to set off an appositive. An appositive is a word or phrase that
explains or introduces the noun that precedes it.
Example: Mrs. Bowden, my favorite teacher, is wearing a hat.
**The phrase ‘my favorite teacher’ is the appositive in the sentence; it explains who Mrs.
Bowden is in the sentence.
Identify the appositive by placing commas where needed:
Ralphie the president of the student council is on probation.
4th Appositive
In the following sentence, which phrase would be the appositive:
My mother’s cat Mr Luigi is very large and fat.
a. Large and fat
b. Mr. Luigi
c. My mother’s cat
d. is very
5th
Appositive
In the following sentence, which phrase would be the appositive:
Erin the queen of candy makes sure that we have treats for vocabulary review games.
a. Makes sure that we have treats
b. for vocabulary
c. the queen of candy
6th
Appositive
In the following sentence, which phrase would be the appositive:
Her favorite book The Hunger Games is being made into a film.
a. Her favorite book
b. is being made
c. into a film
d. The Hunger Games
7th Adverbs: words that modify/describe everything but nouns and pronouns.
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence.
Where are you going to turn in your homework after you so carefully got it copied?
October 4th
1st Preposition---any member of a class of words that are used before nouns, pronouns, or
other substantives to form phrases functioning as modifiers of verbs, nouns, or adjectives, and
that typically express a spatial, temporal, or other relationship, as in, on, by, to, since.
For example, “She paused at the gate”; at indicates the spatial relationship as to where she
paused.
Select the correct preposition for the following sentence:
“This tomato is ripe __________ picking.”
a. So
b. for
c. to
d. in
2nd
Appositive
Use commas to set off an appositive. An appositive is a word or phrase that explains or
introduces the noun that precedes it.
Identify the appositive by placing commas where needed:
I cannot believe you think that Mari our awesome English teacher wouldn’t give you a treat if
you did your homework.
3rd
Adverbs
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:
Can you truly state without bias that your favorite band is U2?
4th
Appositive
Write a sentence that correctly uses an appositive phrase, about a favorite hobby you have.
5th
Antonym
An antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another. Fast is an antonym of slow.
Select an antonym that correctly fills in the underlined word of the following sentence.
I can’t believe you want to defeat their amazing team.
a. Awesome
b. Terrific
c. Horrible
d. Injury-ridden
6th Adverbs: words that modify/describe everything but nouns and pronouns.
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence.
Did you see how casually she slipped in that last detail about who she went out with last Friday
night?
7th
Preposition
Select the correct preposition for the following sentence:
“They talked the matter over head _________ head.”
a. For
b. so
c.
d. to
October 5th
1st
Antonym
An antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another. Select an antonym that correctly fills in
the underlined word of the following sentence.
Can you believe my mom is grounding me because of that silly stunt?
a. Crazy
b. fortunate
c. serious
d. funny
2nd
Appositive
Identify the appositive in the following sentence
I can’t believe you think Natalie the Weber State alum would want you to go to SLCC.
3rd Adverbs: words that modify/describe everything but nouns and pronouns.
Identify the correct use of adverb(s) in the following sentence.
a. I am going to courteously ask her for a new pencil.
b. There isn’t any way to cautiously that pen back from its owner.
c. I feel happy today.
d. Are you kidding me with that awful bad haircut?
4th
Preposition
Preposition---any member of a class of words that are used before nouns, pronouns, or other
substantives to form phrases functioning as modifiers of verbs, nouns, or adjectives, and that
typically express a spatial, temporal, or other relationship, as in, on, by, to, since.
Identify the correct preposition in the following sentence.
The girl was going to appear at the dance wearing head to toe purple sparkles.
5th
Antonym
Write in an antonym that correctly fills in and replaces the underlined word of the following
sentence.
I really want to find a magnificent car to pick up my date in.
6th
Adverbs
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:
How can you say you deeply love the science project that Nate assigned us to do this weekend?
7th
Appositive
Identify the appositive by placing commas where needed:
Can you imagine what we’d do if Haloti our PE teacher were to make us climb a rope up all 5
floors in the building?
October 6th
1st
Appositive
An appositive is a word or phrase that explains or introduces the noun that precedes it. Select
the sentence which correctly uses commas to set off an appositive word/phrase correctly.
a. My favorite film, Iron Man 2 is showing at the Gateway theaters..
b. The Gateway theaters is showing my favorite film Iron Man 2.
c. My favorite film, “Iron Man 2,” is showing at the Gateway theaters.
d. My Iron Man 2 favorite film is showing at the Gateway theaters.
2nd
Antonym
Write in an antonym that correctly fills in and replaces the underlined word of the following
sentence.
How in the world could you create a realistic painting like that?
3rd
Preposition
Identify the preposition in the following sentence:
I can’t believe you would ask me that after all we have been through.
4th Adverbs: words that modify/describe everything but nouns and pronouns.
Identify the correct use of adverb(s) in the following sentence.
a. Would you mind most terrible if we sat next to you?
b. Would you mind terrible if we sat next to you?
c. Would you mind if we were seated herely next to you?
d. Would you mind terribly if we sat next to you?
5th
Antonym
Identify which word is the antonym of the underlined word in the following sentence:
I am going to have to rise to the occasion and overlook his nefarious actions against me.
a. Awful
b. mean
c. kind
d. rude
6th Adverbs: words that modify/describe everything but nouns and pronouns.
Identify the correct use of adverb(s) in the following sentence.
a. How can you play that awful trumpet?
b. Is that trumpet ever going to sound lovely?
c. Will, stop playing that trumpet so horrible.
d. Juan, can you grab that trumpet off the cart in the hallway?
7th
Preposition
Identify the preposition in the following sentence:
I don’t think that the winner of the contest is among the remaining contestants in the room.
October 7th
1st
Appositive
Correctly identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence:
Mindi our amazing principal is trying to ensure every student has the best possible educational
experience.
a. Trying to ensure
b. every student has the best possible
c. Our amazing principal
d. Educational experience
2nd Adverbs: words that modify/describe everything but nouns and pronouns.
Identify the correct use of adverb(s) in the following sentence.
a. I can’t see your hat over the ugly hairstyle in front of me.
b. I do not want to see your lovely hat.
c. Can you imagine how horrible the hairstylist must feel about that haircut?
d. She got her hair styled well, but she just didn’t listen attentively to her stylist about
how to maintain it later on.
3rd
Preposition
Identify the preposition in the following sentence:
The leaves were swept along the driveway in all the crazy wind.
4th
Antonym
Write in an antonym that correctly fills in and replaces the underlined word of the following
sentence.
What did you mean when you said he was the world’s most predominant rap star in the music
industry today?
5th
Appositive
An appositive is a word or phrase that explains or introduces the noun that precedes it. Select
the sentence which correctly uses commas to set off an appositive word/phrase correctly.
a. My new pet German Shephard named Fido is crazy.
b. My new pet Fido is crazy a German Shephard.
c. My new pet, a German Shephard named Fido, is crazy.
d. My new pet a crazy German Shephard, named Fido.
6th
Adverbs
Write a sentence utilizing one adverb correctly.
7th
Antonym
Select the appropriate antonym that works to replace the word underlined in the following
sentence:
I will not be able to support your candidacy for class officer.
a. Promote
b. encourage
c. maintain
d. destroy