2019-05-08 Writing: write about your partner

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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Homework: handout - Identify sentences and fragments, and then fix the fragments.
1 S
2 S
3 F - I went to the store. (Add a subject.)
4 F - She was singing loudly all day long. (Add a subject and [be].)
	Singing loudly all day long hurts your throat. (Add a predicate.)
5 F - Once they get here, they will eat something. (Add an independent clause.)
6 S
7 F - I went to the beach and it was fun. (Add a subject.)
8 F - Without increasing his test scores, he can’t get into college. (Add an independent clause.)
9 F - A high quality car is expensive. (Add a predicate.)
10 S
11 F - Annie and her best friend Julia eat together. (Add a predicate.)
12 S
13 F - She ate five slices of pizza. (Add a subject and verb.)
14 F - I studied English until 2:30 in the morning! (Add an independent clause.)
15 F - While Thomas was making dinner, his wife got home. (Add an independent clause.)
16 F - I didn’t have a care in the world. (Add a subject.)
17 F - All of the guards at the castle need clothes. (Add a predicate.)
18 S
19 S
20 F - Any day they want to come, they’re welcome. (Add an independent clause.)
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The part of a sentence that isn’t the subject is the predicate.
(The controlling idea is usually the predicate of the topic sentence, the topic is the subject.)
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Identify the objects in the sentences above.
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Paragraph organization
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p. 12 (on screen) - What’s wrong with this paragraph?
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Write a brief paragraph about the classmate you interviewed on Monday. Include a controlling idea with a description of the person (“My classmate has a very interesting life.”) Then write sentences with the information you learned in your interview.
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Homework: Finish your paragraph and try to make corrections if you find mistakes. In particular, check for any sentence fragments (make sure every sentence has a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete idea). In addition, make sure the first sentence includes a controlling idea and the last sentence is a conclusion.