3. In-class Journal 9/26 They say that a picture is worth a 1000 words---just give me a hundred or more on what this picture brings to mind. What’s going on? What will happen? Who did this?
6. The “bad” way to write the “Dear John” letterDear John: I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, and thoughtful people who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings whatsoever. When we’re apart, I can be forever happy. Will you let me be! Yours,Gloria
7. The “good” way to write the “Dear John” letterDear John, I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, and thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we’re apart. I can be forever happy—will you let me be yours? Gloria
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9. Exercise 22.3 page 627 I think we’ll just stick to the articles The rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees is legendary. These two teams have faced eachother in many dramatic playoff games. According to tradition, the rivalry began in 1918, when a financially strapped Red Sox owner sold his star player, Babe Ruth, to the Yankees. Up until 2004, the Yankees had won every decisive match the two teams had played. In 2004, what Red Sox fans call "the curse of the Bambino" was broken.
10. Exercise 22.5 page 628 Underline the verbs, including auxiliary verbs, in the following sentences.1. The chair of the committee explained the proposal.2. Everyone was talking at the same time.3. No one could understand the logic of the proposal.4. A similar proposal had been introduced a week ago.5. The motion did not pass.
11. Exercise 23.8 Identify the subjects and the predicates in the following proverbs. Practicemakes perfect. A rolling stone gathers no moss. A stitch in time saves nine.
12. Exercise 23.9 Rewrite each sentence so that the predicate occurs before the subject. 1. A group of protestors were standing by the door.Standing by the door was a group of protestors.2. Two of my friends were vying for first place.Vying for first place were two of my friends.3. A distant cloud of smoke was attracting everyone's attention.Everyone’s attention was attracted by a distant cloud of smoke.
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14. To be done before the next class Do the “Punctuation Exercise” as a post in your online journal
