Bellringer

BELLRINGER

Please have your FORMAL LETTER FINAL DRAFT out on your desk, ready to be collected.

1. GRAB A RED PEN & YOUR YELLOW GRAMMAR BOOK (Warriner’s)

2. Fill out your Learning Plan.3. Put your proper heading on your test and wait for

further instructions.

(Guys, there is nothing to write down for the bellringer. You’re welcome.)

WORDLY WISE TEST #1

• Same testing procedures apply, obviously.• Part 1 Instructions:• Fill in either the correct vocabulary word or the

definition, depending upon where the blank is.

• Part 2 Instructions: • Fill the correct vocabulary word into the right

blank. Each word will only be used once.

PART 1 ANSWERS

• 1. antiseptic• 2. a stupid person• 3. to pass by (time)• 4. exemplary• 5. insignificant• 6. offal• 7. clever trick• To tempt

• 8. rite• 9. logical• 10. deliberate• 11. thankfulness• 12. inept• 13. nymph• 14. peaceful• 15. retaliate

PART 2 ANSWERS

• 1. negligible• 2. placid• 3. offal• 4. dolt• 5. gratitude• 6. antiseptic• 7. elapse• 8. exemplary

• 9. inept• 10. rite• 11.wile• 12. nymph• 13. coherent• 14. deliberate• 15. retaliate

WORDLY WISE LIST #2WE HAVE A NEW SET OF WORDS- TEST ON FRIDAY.

• Think about what you need to do this week in order to make sure you learn these words and are able to actually USE them in your day to day life.

AGITATE (V.)

• Make someone troubled or nervous

APPREHENSIVE (ADJ.)

• Fearful that something bad will happen

ASSET (N.)

• A useful or valuable thing

CAMOUFLAGE (N./V.)

• N: something that blends in with its surroundings

• V: disguise in order to hide

CANTER (N./V/)

• N: Walk of a horse between a trot and a gallop

• V: to walk between a brisk walk and a run

EMBEZZLE (V.)

• To steal or put where it doesn’t belong (usually money)

EQUINE (ADJ.)

• Relating to horses

FERRET (N./V.)

• N: a domesticated polecat

• V: to search out

GLOWER (N./V.)

• N: an angry stare

• V: to angrily stare

INFIRM (ADJ.)

• weak

NUTRIENT (N.)

• Substances having food value

OPPORTUNE (ADJ.)

• Just right for the purpose

PASTORAL (ADJ./N.)

• Adj: Priestly

• Adj: describing countryside that usually has grazing cattle and sheep

• N: work of literature suggestive of country life

RHETORIC (N.)

• N: the skillful use of words

• N: way with words/showy language

WREST (V.)

• Obtain after a struggle

HOMEWORK

1. Exercises A & C2. Warriner’s Ex. 4, 5

SUBJECT & PREDICATE

She was an excellent swimmer.

Ben ate the food, burped loudly, and patted his full stomach.

The excited and happy girls chatted and laughed.

Puppies, kittens, and ducklings are the cutest animals ever!

SUBJECT

• The subject of a sentence is the part about which something is being said

• Example:

• A line of people waited to see the movie.

• Standing in line were several sailors.

COMPLETE SUBJECT VS. SIMPLE SUBJECT

• The simple subject is the main word in the complete subject.

• My date for the dance arrived late.

• The long, hard trip across the desert was finally over.

• Pacing back and forth in the cage was a hungry tiger.

EXERCISES 4 & 5

• Exercise 4: • Write the complete subject in each sentence.

Then underline the simple subject.

• Exercise 5:• Number your paper 1-20. After the proper

number, write the simple subject of each sentence.

PREDICATE

• The predicate of a sentence is the part that says something about the subject.

• Ms. Sullivan wrote several books.

• My whole family heard Macklemore sing.

• On either side of me were my two friends.

COMPLETE PREDICATE VS. SIMPLE PREDICATE (VERB)

• The simple predicate, or verb, is the main word or group of words in the predicate.

• The movie star signed autographs for hours.

• A whirlwind swept through the town.

• The trees sagged beneath the weight of the ice.

VERB PHRASE

• Sometimes the simple predicate, or verb, may be more than one word.

• After the concert the guitarist will sign autographs.

• Your vocabulary can be increased.

• 8th grade will be amazing!

HOMEWORK

• Exercise 6:• Write the complete predicate from each of the

following sentences. Then underline the verb or phrase twice.

• 1. Such a big order is possible in the village of Pang.

YOUR HOMEWORK:IT’S A BIT. GET YOUR HARD WORK ON.

• 1. Wordly Wise list #2, Exercises A & C

• 2. Warriner’s Exercises 4, 5, 6