Coming up: vocabulary quiz on Friday, March 29; class handout / copy below)
In class: grammar practice: subject / verb agreement and fragments. This is due at the close of class; class handout/ copy below
Name__________________________________ Please rewrite the
following sentences, selecting the correct subject / verb agreement. (graded assignment; in order to receive full
credit for a sentence, there must be no errors.
The books from the library (needs, need ) to be returned by Friday.
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2. The parents and the child often (watch, watches ) Disney movies.
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3. The phone that belongs to the two friends (have, has ) finally run out of minutes.
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4. That pair of trousers (look, looks ) good on you.
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5. Either Matilda or her brothers (uses, use ) the symphony tickets each week.
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6. The crowd (was,
were ) cheering wildly for Tom.
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7. The politics of this campaign (seems, seem ) very complicated.
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8. Everyone at the company's headquarters (knows, know ) the code to the safe.
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9. Gulliver's Travels (is,
are ) one of my favorite books.
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10. Measles (cause,
causes ) a good deal of itching.
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Fragments Some of the following word groups are
fragments while others are simple sentences. Revise any fragment to make a
complete sentence. If the word group is a simple sentence, write
"correct"; otherwise, turn the fragment into a complete sentence. Make sure to use punctuation marks and capital
letters where needed.
11. it doesn't matter
anymore ____________________________________________________________________
12. the children
watching the movie
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13. as the weather
gets warmer each spring
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14. the dogs staying
at the kennel _________________________________________________________________
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15. do not drink that
water _____________________________________________________________________
16. after Marilyn
called the police __________________________________________________________________
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17. in the cabinet by
the sink
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18. did he return the
papers on time
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19. since George
doesn't feel well
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20. while you were sleeping
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Death and the King’s Horseman Vocabulary
Quiz on March 29th
1. raconteur:
A person skilled in telling anecdotes
2. retinue:
The group following and attending to some important person
3. divination:
The art or gift of prophecy by supernatural means
4. veneration:
A feeling of profound respect for someone or something
5. dirge:
a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
6. alari:
a rich, woven cloth, brightly colored
7. egungun:
ancestral masquerade
8. etutu:
placatory rites or medicine
9. tryst:
a private romantic rendezvous between lovers
10. forebears:
an ancestor
11. suppliant:
making a humble plea to someone in power or authority
12. acolyte:
person assisting the celebrant in a religious service or procession
13. hearth:
the floor/front area of a fireplace
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