transicional words and frases

Although, even, though, while, whereas, despite, in spite of... 

*despite and *in spite (noun or -ing)

However, on the other hand, what's more...

wierd gramar rule

Rule: Put related words together
        Were the words are located in the sentence, is the principal way to find the relationship of the words

Game

there is a bord, with lots of spaces. Each space has a diferent color, yellow, red, blue, green, and white. There is a pile of card that match the color cards. The green: You have to make an example with the preposition in the card.  Yellow: there is a sentence, you have to tell the prepostrion of the sentence. Red: You choose another card. White: If you answer the question write, you can choose another card, if you have it wrong, you will loss a turn. for every Question wirte, you get a card. the one who finish with more cards wins.

vocabulary sentences

Of:  Every day of school, we have homeroom

       This book is of soccer

At:  Every day at the park i play soccer

      Back at my farm i play with my cousins

On: On each period of class, i have friends

       On December 4, i will be 14 years old

About: This homework is about this words

            This book is about Charlie Sheen

In: In my house i play video games

     In my grandmothers house, there is a old piano

For: This gift is for Nicolas

       This for me?

From: This package that just came, if from Cali

          This letter is from my sister 

In, from,to,about,etc

video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wubxMQBiTsU&feature=player_embedded

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vocabulary

1. Percussion- the sharp striking of one thing against another

2. Perennial- lasting for an indefinitely long time 

3. Permeate- to penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout


4. Persevere- to hold fast to a task or purpose despite handicaps or obstacles.


 5. Defer- to postpone; delay

6. Dilatory- tending ti delay or postpone

7. Elation- excited feelings to pride

8. Infer- to use available evidence to form a conclusion.

quiz #2

 Judy leads a charmed life she never seems to have a serious accident.

This sentence is correct

life, she

life; she

Responses:

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2. The airport is about to shut down because of the snow and if the plane doesn't land soon it will have to go on to Boston.

This sentence is correct

snow, and

snow; and

snow. And

Responses:

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3. The show begins at 7:30 make sure you're there before 7:15.

This sentence is correct

7:30, make

7:30. Make

Responses:

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4. Marcellino always knew his way around the woods this is something he could always depend on.

This sentence is correct

woods; this

woods, this

Responses:

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5. Having prepared himself well for the realtor exams and having exhausted everyone in the family with his requests that someone help him with the true-and-false drills, Jeffrey, who had never been a particularly good student in high school, knew he was ready to take on the greatest challenge of his life.

This sentence is correct

drills; Jeffrey

Jeffrey -- who had never been a particularly good student in high school -- knew

Responses:

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Questions 5 through 10 are based on an exercise on Fused Sentences in The Little, Brown Handbook by H. Ramsay Fowler and Jane E. Aaron, & Kay Limburg. 5th ed. HarperCollins: New York. 1995 (289). By permission of Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc.

6. Throughout history money and religion were closely linked there was little distinction between government and religion.

This sentence is correct

linked because there was

linked, there was

Responses:

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7. The head of state and the religious leader were often the same person all power rested in one ruler.

This sentence is correct

person, all

person; all

Responses:

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8. These powerful leaders decided what objects would serve as money their backing encouraged public faith in the money.

This sentence is correct

money. Their

money, their

Responses:

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9. Coins were minted of precious metals the religious overtones of money were then strengthened.

This sentence is correct

metals, the

When coins were minted of precious metals, the . . . .

Responses:

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10. People already believed the precious metals to be divine so their use in money intensified its allure.

This sentence is correct

divine, so

divine; so

divine their

Responses: 

At the bignning I was a little confused with the semi colon, but after i looked a explanation, i understood. 

That and Who

The difference between That and Who, is that Who is ousted with people. That is used with non human things.

EXAMPLES: 

THAT bag belongs to maria.

Santiago, the guy WHO scored the last gol.

test

 1. People ________ live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

who

which

that

Responses:

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2. Walden Pond, ______ was written in the mid-1800s, remains a popular book among romantic and individualistic Americans.

who

which

that

Responses:

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3. She prefers to watch movies ______ make her cry.

who

which

that

Responses:

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4. He bought all the books ________ are required for the course.

who

which

that

Responses:

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5. In the crowd were several recruits _______ are regarded as excellent prospects for next year's team.

who

which

that

Responses:

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6. The police were able to find no evidence against her, _____ surprised no one who knows her well.

who

which

that

Responses:

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7. Tashonda Viereck's children, ______ all graduated from college, came home for her eightieth birthday.

who

which

that

Responses:

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8. Predictably, the students _____ did best were not the ones who stayed up all night studying.

who

which

that

Responses:

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9. She wanted to buy a scarf _______ would complement her blue eyes.

who

which

that

Responses:

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10. The answers, ________ you can find in the back of the book, are sometimes incorrect.

who

which

that

I learned that WHO is referred to people, and THA to the rest. At the beginning I didn't understand, but when I came to opportunity, I understood.