WORD OF THE DAY: Week 11
1. Copy the part of speech and definition of the word (highlight the context clues in the sentence that help you understand the definition)
2. Find the error in the sentence and correct it. Record the grammar rule under the sentence.
3. Underline independent clauses and draw [brackets] around dependent clauses. Write the sentence structure.
ANFRACTUOUS
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):
Driving up the long, anfractuous mountain road had a very negative affect on my poor, weak
stomach.
-Grammar Rule: Grammar Error #15
-Sentence Structure:
SUBJUGATE
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In obedience school, they make dogs subjugate to authority through the use of dog treats.
-Grammar Rule: Grammar Error- pronoun error
-Sentence Structure:
ABSOLVE
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Alabama legislature is currently working to provide evidence to absolve the “Scottsboro boys”
who were convicted in the 1930’s.
-Grammar Rule: Grammar Error #14
-Sentence Structure:
BAROQUE
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):
Betty said that it wasn’t, but I am convinced that it was her who made up the baroque rules for
this silly game.
-Grammar Rule: Grammar Error #8
-Sentence Structure:
APOSIOPESIS
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):
A story with an aposiopesis is more difficult to read then a story that is more fluidly written.
-Grammar Rule: Grammar Error #15
-Sentence Structure:
WORD OF THE DAY: Week 12
1. Copy the part of speech and definition of the word (highlight the context clues in the sentence that help you understand the definition)
2. Find the error in the sentence and correct it. Record the grammar rule under the sentence.
3. Underline independent clauses and draw [brackets] around dependent clauses. Write the sentence structure.
SUPERCILIOUS
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):
She may be a prominent figure in the community and she may be wealthy, but she's not very
popular because of her supercilious attitude.
-Grammar Rule: Grammar Error #16c
-Sentence Structure:
NON SEQUITIR
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):
The professor's lecture was a jumble of non sequiturs, and irrelevant observations.
-Grammar Rule: Grammar Error #16
-Sentence Structure:
SEQUESTER
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She sequestered the two rowdy boys in a separate class which led to less disruptions.
-Grammar Rule: Grammar Error #15
-Sentence Structure:
DRAMATIC IRONY
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):
Arthur Miller uses dramatic irony in his play, The Crucible, by contradicting the view of Puritans as
representatives of strength and goodness.
-Grammar Rule: Grammar Error #16h
-Sentence Structure:
IMPERTINENT
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):
The impertinent child was forced to sit further away from the guest speaker than the other polite
students who would only make appropriate comments.
-Grammar Rule: Grammar Error #15
-Sentence Structure: