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I followed the narrow, worn path down toward the river, stepping carefully over knotted tree roots and slapping haphazardly at buzzing mosquitos. I had been warned that the tracks hadn’t been visible for years, but with the recent drought, I was hoping against the odds. The path narrowed to almost nothing, and then within a few yards, I reached the river bank. The river was low, so low that I reached the bank nearly 10 feet before I reached the brackish water.
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Memoir
Despite being born into an impoverished immigrant family, Al Capone lived a lavish adult life. As the leader of a prominent Chicago mafia, Capone was estimate to be worth approximately $100 million dollars at the height of his involvement in Prohibition Era bootlegging. Capone was a known criminal within law enforcement agencies at both the state and federal level. In March of 1930, Capone was arrested in New Jersey for carrying a concealed weapon. He was later released but arrested again on charges of tax evasion. In October of 1931, Al Capone was found guilty of tax evasion. He would serve several years in Alcatraz prison before being released on good behavior. He died at home with his wife at the age of 48.
Autobiography
Biography
Memoir
Biography
I was born in Dallas, Texas to a loving mother and a hard-working father. They tell me they were terrified those first few weeks after they brought me home from the hospital; I was their first child. “As much as you may want a kid,” my mother said, “nothing can really prepare you for one.” I know now that she is right. She stayed home with me through my toddler years, and my dad worked for a big oil company outside of Dallas. I didn’t see him much, but I was always glad when he came home.
Autobiography
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Marian Anderson can best be identified as which archetype? sage hero Mother Earth villain
hero
From the clues, guess which root is used in the word being described.
Most teenagers are required to take a course in this in high school. I create this when I write about my life.
Biology
Biography
I am the words an author uses. I am a book with many, many words.
Diction
Dictionary
I do this when I am panning for gold. I do this after products are created in a factory.
Prospect
Inspect
I am this when I hear that someone has died. I lack this when I am mad at someone.
Sympathy
Empathy
I am this when performers are on the stage. I am this when someone screams during a horror movie.
Audience
Audible
Review the following sentences. Identify the participial phrase or gerund in each sentence.
Fighting was an important concern of the royal families of ancient Greece.
Fighting
Review the following sentences. Identify the participial phrase or gerund in each sentence.
Isabella worries about the emotions expressed by Anna.
expressed by Anna
Review the following sentences. Identify the participial phrase or gerund in each sentence.
Running through the reception area, a messenger delivered the news to the executive.
Running through the reception area
Combine each pair of sentences by using a participial or gerund phrase.
Eugene hatched a plan. The plan shocked his family.
The plan hatched by Eugene shocked his family.
Combine each pair of sentences by using a participial or gerund phrase.
The goalie defends. The goalie comments on the plays of the game.
The goalie defends, commenting on the plays of the game.
My Plan
(1) Thirteen, sixteen, and eighteen: the three ages teenagers look forward to. At thirteen, a kid can finally claim the title “teenager.” (2) At sixteen, a teenager gains his or her independence. (3) Turning eighteen, a teenager can finally be looked upon as an adult. (4) My golden age was sixteen: my sophomore year of high school and the year everybody starts Driver’s Ed.
(5) During tenth grade, I’d already turned sixteen, finished driving school, and gotten my license. (6) The only problem was that I didn’t have a car. (7) I was anxious to drive. (8) There was no way my parents would ever let me drive their cars. (9) But, there was hope. (10) My older brother had just gone to college and left his car sitting in the garage. (11) I thought if I could show my parents how responsible I really was I could persuade them to let me drive my brother’s car until I got one of my own.
(12) The first step in getting my parents’ approval was getting a job. (13) I needed to have somewhere to drive to, right? (14) I began my search at the mall. (15) I figured pretty much every store in the mall needed help. (16) Boy, was I wrong. (17) I guess every other sixteen-year-old got there before I did. (18) However, the day wasn’t over yet.
In sentence 15, figured is not the most effective word to use. Which of the following could replace figured in this sentence?
assumed
imagined
guessed
calculated
assumed
My Plan
(1) Thirteen, sixteen, and eighteen: the three ages teenagers look forward to. At thirteen, a kid can finally claim the title “teenager.” (2) At sixteen, a teenager gains his or her independence. (3) Turning eighteen, a teenager can finally be looked upon as an adult. (4) My golden age was sixteen: my sophomore year of high school and the year everybody starts Driver’s Ed.
(5) During tenth grade, I’d already turned sixteen, finished driving school, and gotten my license. (6) The only problem was that I didn’t have a car. (7) I was anxious to drive. (8) There was no way my parents would ever let me drive their cars. (9) But, there was hope. (10) My older brother had just gone to college and left his car sitting in the garage. (11) I thought if I could show my parents how responsible I really was I could persuade them to let me drive my brother’s car until I got one of my own.
(12) The first step in getting my parents’ approval was getting a job. (13) I needed to have somewhere to drive to, right? (14) I began my search at the mall. (15) I figured pretty much every store in the mall needed help. (16) Boy, was I wrong. (17) I guess every other sixteen-year-old got there before I did. (18) However, the day wasn’t over yet.
How should sentence 5 be changed?
change gotten to received
change driving to drivers
change tenth grade to sophomore year
change sixteen to 16
change gotten to received
My Plan
(1) Thirteen, sixteen, and eighteen: the three ages teenagers look forward to. At thirteen, a kid can finally claim the title “teenager.” (2) At sixteen, a teenager gains his or her independence. (3) Turning eighteen, a teenager can finally be looked upon as an adult. (4) My golden age was sixteen: my sophomore year of high school and the year everybody starts Driver’s Ed.
(5) During tenth grade, I’d already turned sixteen, finished driving school, and gotten my license. (6) The only problem was that I didn’t have a car. (7) I was anxious to drive. (8) There was no way my parents would ever let me drive their cars. (9) But, there was hope. (10) My older brother had just gone to college and left his car sitting in the garage. (11) I thought if I could show my parents how responsible I really was I could persuade them to let me drive my brother’s car until I got one of my own.
(12) The first step in getting my parents’ approval was getting a job. (13) I needed to have somewhere to drive to, right? (14) I began my search at the mall. (15) I figured pretty much every store in the mall needed help. (16) Boy, was I wrong. (17) I guess every other sixteen-year-old got there before I did. (18) However, the day wasn’t over yet.
What change needs to be made to sentence 3?
change Turning to At
change be looked upon to is seen
change can finally be to is
change Turning to When
change Turning to At
My Plan
(1) Thirteen, sixteen, and eighteen: the three ages teenagers look forward to. At thirteen, a kid can finally claim the title “teenager.” (2) At sixteen, a teenager gains his or her independence. (3) Turning eighteen, a teenager can finally be looked upon as an adult. (4) My golden age was sixteen: my sophomore year of high school and the year everybody starts Driver’s Ed.
(5) During tenth grade, I’d already turned sixteen, finished driving school, and gotten my license. (6) The only problem was that I didn’t have a car. (7) I was anxious to drive. (8) There was no way my parents would ever let me drive their cars. (9) But, there was hope. (10) My older brother had just gone to college and left his car sitting in the garage. (11) I thought if I could show my parents how responsible I really was I could persuade them to let me drive my brother’s car until I got one of my own.
(12) The first step in getting my parents’ approval was getting a job. (13) I needed to have somewhere to drive to, right? (14) I began my search at the mall. (15) I figured pretty much every store in the mall needed help. (16) Boy, was I wrong. (17) I guess every other sixteen-year-old got there before I did. (18) However, the day wasn’t over yet.
What is the most effective way to combine sentences 14 and 15?
- Searching at the mall, I figured pretty much every store their needed help.
- My search began at the mall because I figured everyone needed help there.
- I began my search at the mall and figured pretty much every store in the mall needed help.
- Pretty much every store at the mall needs help so I began my search there.
My search began at the mall because I figured everyone needed help there.
My Plan
(1) Thirteen, sixteen, and eighteen: the three ages teenagers look forward to. At thirteen, a kid can finally claim the title “teenager.” (2) At sixteen, a teenager gains his or her independence. (3) Turning eighteen, a teenager can finally be looked upon as an adult. (4) My golden age was sixteen: my sophomore year of high school and the year everybody starts Driver’s Ed.
(5) During tenth grade, I’d already turned sixteen, finished driving school, and gotten my license. (6) The only problem was that I didn’t have a car. (7) I was anxious to drive. (8) There was no way my parents would ever let me drive their cars. (9) But, there was hope. (10) My older brother had just gone to college and left his car sitting in the garage. (11) I thought if I could show my parents how responsible I really was I could persuade them to let me drive my brother’s car until I got one of my own.
(12) The first step in getting my parents’ approval was getting a job. (13) I needed to have somewhere to drive to, right? (14) I began my search at the mall. (15) I figured pretty much every store in the mall needed help. (16) Boy, was I wrong. (17) I guess every other sixteen-year-old got there before I did. (18) However, the day wasn’t over yet.
What change needs to be made to sentence 11?
change brother’s to brothers
insert a comma after was
change parents to parent’s
change persuade to perswade
insert a comma after was
True Reward for Our Achievement
(1) Straight-A students have been rewarded in different ways for their hard work. (2) They have been given the chance to eat lunch with the principal, they have received gifts and certificates, and they have been publicly acknowledged. (3) School hope that these policies will not only serve as a reward to students, but also as an inspiration to others to do well in their classes. (4) However, these honor-roll students show little interest in the awards. (5) These students want something else. (6) These students should be exempt from taking the final exam because they have already demonstrated responsibility and dedication, they know the material, and most importantly they feel that other students will likely be inspired to achieve the ultimate honor-roll goal.
(7) Primarily, honor-roll students should be exempt from taking the final exam because they are responsible and dedicated. (8) These students have stayed on task, going out of their way to turn in a job well done. (9) Sometimes, they sacrifice by staying up late to finish homework assignments. (10) As one honor-roll student recalled, “One time, I stayed up literally all night so that I could finish a project. (11) The problem was not finishing it but making sure that it would come out perfect; it did.”
Sentence 8 needs to be revised to provide more sentence variety in the paragraph. What is the best way to revise sentence 8?
- The job has gone out of the way to stay on task and benefit these students.
- Staying on task, these students have gone out of their way to turn in a job well done.
- These students have done a good job and gone out of the way to stay on task.
- Honor-roll students have stayed on task, going out of their way to turn in a job well done.
Staying on task, these students have gone out of their way to turn in a job well done.
True Reward for Our Achievement
(1) Straight-A students have been rewarded in different ways for their hard work. (2) They have been given the chance to eat lunch with the principal, they have received gifts and certificates, and they have been publicly acknowledged. (3) School hope that these policies will not only serve as a reward to students, but also as an inspiration to others to do well in their classes. (4) However, these honor-roll students show little interest in the awards. (5) These students want something else. (6) These students should be exempt from taking the final exam because they have already demonstrated responsibility and dedication, they know the material, and most importantly they feel that other students will likely be inspired to achieve the ultimate honor-roll goal.
(7) Primarily, honor-roll students should be exempt from taking the final exam because they are responsible and dedicated. (8) These students have stayed on task, going out of their way to turn in a job well done. (9) Sometimes, they sacrifice by staying up late to finish homework assignments. (10) As one honor-roll student recalled, “One time, I stayed up literally all night so that I could finish a project. (11) The problem was not finishing it but making sure that it would come out perfect; it did.”
What change should be made in sentence 11?
change would come to came
add in before finishing
add a comma after it
omit not finishing it but
omit not finishing it but
True Reward for Our Achievement
(1) Straight-A students have been rewarded in different ways for their hard work. (2) They have been given the chance to eat lunch with the principal, they have received gifts and certificates, and they have been publicly acknowledged. (3) School hope that these policies will not only serve as a reward to students, but also as an inspiration to others to do well in their classes. (4) However, these honor-roll students show little interest in the awards. (5) These students want something else. (6) These students should be exempt from taking the final exam because they have already demonstrated responsibility and dedication, they know the material, and most importantly they feel that other students will likely be inspired to achieve the ultimate honor-roll goal.
(7) Primarily, honor-roll students should be exempt from taking the final exam because they are responsible and dedicated. (8) These students have stayed on task, going out of their way to turn in a job well done. (9) Sometimes, they sacrifice by staying up late to finish homework assignments. (10) As one honor-roll student recalled, “One time, I stayed up literally all night so that I could finish a project. (11) The problem was not finishing it but making sure that it would come out perfect; it did.”
What is the most effective way to combine sentences 4 and 5?
- Wanting something else, these honor-roll students show little interest in the awards.
- They want something else, because these honor-roll students show little interest in the awards.
- These honor-roll students, showing little interest, wanting something else.
- These honor-roll students, show little interest in the awards, however they are wanting.
Wanting something else, these honor-roll students show little interest in the awards.
True Reward for Our Achievement
(1) Straight-A students have been rewarded in different ways for their hard work. (2) They have been given the chance to eat lunch with the principal, they have received gifts and certificates, and they have been publicly acknowledged. (3) School hope that these policies will not only serve as a reward to students, but also as an inspiration to others to do well in their classes. (4) However, these honor-roll students show little interest in the awards. (5) These students want something else. (6) These students should be exempt from taking the final exam because they have already demonstrated responsibility and dedication, they know the material, and most importantly they feel that other students will likely be inspired to achieve the ultimate honor-roll goal.
(7) Primarily, honor-roll students should be exempt from taking the final exam because they are responsible and dedicated. (8) These students have stayed on task, going out of their way to turn in a job well done. (9) Sometimes, they sacrifice by staying up late to finish homework assignments. (10) As one honor-roll student recalled, “One time, I stayed up literally all night so that I could finish a project. (11) The problem was not finishing it but making sure that it would come out perfect; it did.”
What change should be made in sentence 3?
add a comma after will
change hope to hopes
change School to Schools
add a comma after others
change School to Schools
True Reward for Our Achievement
(1) Straight-A students have been rewarded in different ways for their hard work. (2) They have been given the chance to eat lunch with the principal, they have received gifts and certificates, and they have been publicly acknowledged. (3) School hope that these policies will not only serve as a reward to students, but also as an inspiration to others to do well in their classes. (4) However, these honor-roll students show little interest in the awards. (5) These students want something else. (6) These students should be exempt from taking the final exam because they have already demonstrated responsibility and dedication, they know the material, and most importantly they feel that other students will likely be inspired to achieve the ultimate honor-roll goal.
(7) Primarily, honor-roll students should be exempt from taking the final exam because they are responsible and dedicated. (8) These students have stayed on task, going out of their way to turn in a job well done. (9) Sometimes, they sacrifice by staying up late to finish homework assignments. (10) As one honor-roll student recalled, “One time, I stayed up literally all night so that I could finish a project. (11) The problem was not finishing it but making sure that it would come out perfect; it did.”
What change should be made in sentence 10?
No change necessary
add a comma before and after all night
add a comma after up
add a comma after night
No change necessary