writer apos s choice grammar and composition grade 6

... to support your answer Analyzing a Writer s Process Discuss these questions about Sandra Cisneros s writing process What inspired Cisneros to write to Gwendolyn Brooks? How might Cisneros s choice ... Utah State University Judith Summerfield Associate Professor of English Queens College, City University of New York Bonnie S Sunstein Associate Professor of English and Director, Master of Arts ... marking the copy she makes for herself She says she often uses a letter as a “runway” to the creative writing process She says, “Sometimes I’ll go through copies of my letters and I’ll underline...

Ngày tải lên: 27/08/2016, 17:09

... Viewing and Representing 62 8 Unit 23 Study Skills 568 Unit 27 Electronic Resources 64 4 Writing and Language Glossary Index 65 8 Spanish Glossary 66 7 Unit 25 Listening and Speaking ... consultant to schools and colleges on the teaching of English language arts iii Advisors Philip M Anderson Associate Professor of Secondary Education and Youth Services, and Director, English ... fish The fish were in huge tanks Jeff has his own tropical fish The fish were a present to Jeff See Lesson 11.1, page 361 , and Lesson 11.2, page 363 1.1 Writing as Self-Expression 11 LESSON 1.2...

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... 65 0 65 1 65 2 65 3 65 4 65 5 65 6 65 7 65 8 65 9 66 0 66 1 66 2 66 3 66 4 66 5 66 6 66 7 66 8 66 9 67 0 67 1 67 2 67 3 67 4 67 5 67 6 67 7 67 8 67 9 68 0 68 1 68 2 68 3 68 4 68 5 68 6 68 7 68 8 68 9 69 0 69 1 69 2 69 3 69 4 69 5 69 6 69 7 69 8 ... 60 2 60 3 60 4 60 5 60 6 60 7 60 8 60 9 61 0 61 1 61 2 61 3 61 4 61 5 61 6 61 7 61 8 61 9 62 0 62 1 62 2 62 3 62 4 62 5 62 6 62 7 62 8 62 9 63 0 63 1 63 2 63 3 63 4 63 5 63 6 63 7 63 8 63 9 64 0 64 1 64 2 64 3 64 4 64 5 64 6 64 7 64 8 64 9 65 0 ... effects does the repetition of consonant sounds have in the poem? Analyzing a Writer s Process Discuss these questions about Ella Jenkins s writing process What interests does Jenkins focus on...

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... 65 0 65 1 65 2 65 3 65 4 65 5 65 6 65 7 65 8 65 9 66 0 66 1 66 2 66 3 66 4 66 5 66 6 66 7 66 8 66 9 67 0 67 1 67 2 67 3 67 4 67 5 67 6 67 7 67 8 67 9 68 0 68 1 68 2 68 3 68 4 68 5 68 6 68 7 68 8 68 9 69 0 69 1 69 2 69 3 69 4 69 5 69 6 69 7 69 8 ... 60 2 60 3 60 4 60 5 60 6 60 7 60 8 60 9 61 0 61 1 61 2 61 3 61 4 61 5 61 6 61 7 61 8 61 9 62 0 62 1 62 2 62 3 62 4 62 5 62 6 62 7 62 8 62 9 63 0 63 1 63 2 63 3 63 4 63 5 63 6 63 7 63 8 63 9 64 0 64 1 64 2 64 3 64 4 64 5 64 6 64 7 64 8 64 9 65 0 ... Using Semicolons and Colons 60 7 20 .6 Using Quotation Marks and Italics 60 9 20.7 Using Apostrophes 61 1 20.8 Using Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses 61 3...

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... ideas, lists, titles, outlines, first sentences, sketches and photographs, ticket stubs, diagrams, quotations, newspaper clippings, letters, interesting dialogue, or notes As novelist and essayist ... 400 9.10 Missing or Misplaced Possessive Apostrophe 402 9.11 Missing Commas with Nonessential Element 404 9.12 Missing Commas in a Series 4 06 Business and Technical Writing ... report observations, record impressions in poetry, or invent characters and situations for a short story Several possible journal responses to seeing a street musician are illustrated below Personal...

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... brothers and sisters than I have brothers and sisters objective Jonathan s father understands his brothers better than Jonathan s father understands him nominative My eldest sister plays football ... popular than Mexico than those of Mexico Skiing in the Chilean Andes is just as exciting as the Swiss Alps as skiing in the Swiss Alps Tourists can visit historic sites in Peru that are older than ... her Possessive case pronouns (my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, and theirs) replace possessive nouns They have finally won It is he who sambas so well Objective case...

Ngày tải lên: 19/04/2017, 09:32

... brothers and sisters than I have brothers and sisters objective Jonathan s father understands his brothers better than Jonathan s father understands him nominative My eldest sister plays football ... popular than Mexico than those of Mexico Skiing in the Chilean Andes is just as exciting as the Swiss Alps as skiing in the Swiss Alps Tourists can visit historic sites in Peru that are older than ... her Possessive case pronouns (my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, and theirs) replace possessive nouns They have finally won It is he who sambas so well Objective case...

Ngày tải lên: 19/04/2017, 09:32

... a sentence about the space shuttle that includes the words weightlessness tests, six, landing, top-secret, smooth, safe, and successful The astronauts in the space shuttle carried out six successful, ... answers to our nation s growing trash problem There are many opinions ,and solutions are being sought The issue tops the agendas of many town council meetings and state legislature sessions , and ... said, “a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” Emerson said that we should not assume that consistency is always wise correct Emerson said, “a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin...

Ngày tải lên: 19/04/2017, 09:49

... a sentence about the space shuttle that includes the words weightlessness tests, six, landing, top-secret, smooth, safe, and successful The astronauts in the space shuttle carried out six successful, ... answers to our nation s growing trash problem There are many opinions ,and solutions are being sought The issue tops the agendas of many town council meetings and state legislature sessions , and ... said, “a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” Emerson said that we should not assume that consistency is always wise correct Emerson said, “a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin...

Ngày tải lên: 19/04/2017, 09:49

... Scientists still study the instincts of pigeons baffled for years Baffled for years, scientists still study the instincts of pigeons Studying birds, pigeons have keener senses than humans scientists have ... has a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a sentence A simple sentence has only one main clause and no subordinate clauses The game was close A complex sentence has one main clause and ... elements— participles, infinitives, and their phrases, adjective clauses, and appositives A nonessential element is not essential to the meaning of the sentence adjective clauses, and appositives...

Ngày tải lên: 19/04/2017, 13:56

... other changes to the sentences Scientists still study the instincts of pigeons baffled for years Studying birds, pigeons have keener senses than humans scientists have discovered Pigeons seem to ... _ Ships, seascapes, and bouquets of flowers were typical subjects for scrimshaw _ Subjects such as canes and workboxes were carved and polished with great care _ 10 Many fine examples of scrimshaw ... wore spats, long cloth coverings for the instep and ankle 10 Sugarcane, a type of tall tropical grass, is the main source of the sweetener sugar ■ B Using Appositives and Appositive Phrases Expand...

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... they also include solo instruments such as guitars and mandolins basses; they The string may be bowed, as with violins and cellos, plucked or strummed, as with guitars and banjos, or hammered, ... of grasses on flourishing(prairies.) Recently burnt(grasslands)were especially attractive to(buffalo, moose, and elk)searching for tender plants and grasses (Pioneers) looking for homesteads built ... clause is a group of words that has a subject and a predicate and that is used as a part of a sentence A main clause has a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a sentence Bruno dances...

Ngày tải lên: 19/04/2017, 14:34

... vibrate Stringed instruments include orchestral instruments such as violins, cellos, and basses, they also include solo instruments such as guitars and mandolins The string may be bowed, as with ... limiting its meaning old horse second class federal law this aim few quarrels leisurely stroll tragic play some money those coats Possessive pronouns and nouns are considered adjectives because they ... of grasses on flourishing prairies Recently burnt grasslands were especially attractive to buffalo, moose, and elk searching for tender plants and grasses Pioneers looking for homesteads built...

Ngày tải lên: 19/04/2017, 14:34

... land marks its boundaries, ship captains recognize the Sargasso Sailors know the Sargasso Sea because it has slow ocean currents and large patches of seaweed Since it grows small air sacs resembling ... Class Date 11.4–5 Possessive and Indefinite Pronouns Key Information A possessive pronoun shows who or what has something It may take the place of a possessive noun A possessive pronoun ... letters is not—isn’t ■ A Identifying Plurals, Possessives, and Contractions Write whether each underlined noun in the following sentences is a plural, a plural possessive, a singular possessive,...

Ngày tải lên: 19/04/2017, 14:58

... land marks its boundaries, ship captains recognize the Sargasso Sailors know the Sargasso Sea because it has slow ocean currents and large patches of seaweed Since it grows small air sacs resembling ... Class Date 11.4–5 Possessive and Indefinite Pronouns Key Information A possessive pronoun shows who or what has something It may take the place of a possessive noun A possessive pronoun ... letters is not—isn’t ■ A Identifying Plurals, Possessives, and Contractions Write whether each underlined noun in the following sentences is a plural, a plural possessive, a singular possessive,...

Ngày tải lên: 19/04/2017, 14:58

... plural nouns not ending in s, add an apostrophe and s sun men boss To form the possessive of plural nouns already ending in s, add only an apostrophe girls girls’ An apostrophe is also used to indicate ... school (Brad is) ■ A Forming Possessives and Contractions Add apostrophes where needed and indicate whether the word with the apostrophe is a singular possessive noun, a plural possessive noun, ... pronoun stands alone That uniform is my uniform That uniform is mine Do not use apostrophes with possessive pronouns Avoid confusing the possessive pronoun its with it s, the contraction for it is...

Ngày tải lên: 19/04/2017, 15:25

... uniform is mine Do not use apostrophes with possessive pronouns Avoid confusing the possessive pronoun its with it s, the contraction for it is or it has ■ Using Possessive Pronouns Rewrite each sentence ... Class Date 11.4 Possessive Pronouns Key Information A possessive pronoun shows who or what has something A possessive pronoun may take the place of a possessive noun Sonya s notebook ... plural nouns not ending in s, add an apostrophe and s sun men boss To form the possessive of plural nouns already ending in s, add only an apostrophe girls girls’ An apostrophe is also used to indicate...

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... to pass their tests They want to finish their assignments and satisfy teachers so they can achieve good grades Sometimes students set goals for completing their assignments For example, one student ... graphs show comparisons and trends in numbers and quantities over a period of time Diagrams show structures or processes Maps show distribution over a geographical area Thinking and Study Skills ... Establishing, Verifying, and Assessing Criteria 25 Katrina feels strongly about the use of pesticides She thinks the use of pesticides is dangerous and wants to present her opinion to her class...

Ngày tải lên: 09/02/2017, 09:33

... clause has a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a sentence A subordinate clause also has a subject and a predicate, but it cannot stand alone as a sentence clause Take the clause out ... that ends in-ing and is used as a noun We like fishing Singing can be difficult A gerund phrase consists of a gerund and its modifiers and complements Fishing for marlin is not easy I enjoy singing ... the sentence If the clause can stand as a grammatically complete sentence, it is a main clause If the clause cannot stand alone as a sentence, it is a subordinate clause This exercise provides...

Ngày tải lên: 19/04/2017, 09:33

... 13.2 Subordinate Clauses Key Information A main clause has a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a sentence A subordinate clause also has a subject and a predicate, but it cannot stand ... following the sentence Rewrite each sentence, using your answer to the question in place of the blank The sign says that _ shirt is on sale Which shirt? The sign says that this shirt is on sale A/An ... sentence Some imperative sentences, however, also have exclamation points because orders and requests are often shouted or exclaimed This exercise provides a way to classify these two kinds of sentences...

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